Middleweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Anderson Silva won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, February 5, 2011·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Model Prediction: Anderson Silva wins(71.1%)
Actual result: Anderson Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Anderson Silva enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Anderson Silva is a KO finisher (57% of wins). Vitor Belfort has lost 83% of fights by KO.
- Vitor Belfort is a KO finisher (71% of wins). Anderson Silva has lost 57% of fights by KO.
- Anderson Silva has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Anderson Silva has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Anderson Silva
Red Corner
VS
Vitor Belfort
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
51
Age
49
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
6'0"
195.58 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Anderson SilvaL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Daniel Cormier · Jul 16W
vs Derek Brunson · Feb 17L
vs Israel Adesanya · Feb 19L
KOvs Jared Cannonier · May 19L
KOvs Uriah Hall · Oct 20Vitor Belfort
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Dan Henderson · Nov 15L
KOvs Jacare Souza · May 16L
KOvs Gegard Mousasi · Oct 16W
vs Nate Marquardt · Jun 17L
KOvs Lyoto Machida · May 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Anderson SilvaMetricVitor Belfort
3.05
Strikes / min
1.59
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
60%
Strike defense
50%
0.50
TDs / 15 min
1.02
69%
Takedown defense
53%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.00Δ 2.24 — meaningful gap-1.24
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Anderson SilvaVitor Belfort
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Anderson Silva(10 fights)Vitor Belfort(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+36.0-36.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.0-1.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-47.847.8
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.949.9
Anderson Silva
StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights14
Vitor Belfort
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights13