Middleweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Chris Weidman won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, May 23, 2015·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Model Prediction: Chris Weidman wins(64.8%)
Actual result: Chris Weidman wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Vitor Belfort is a KO finisher (71% of wins). Chris Weidman has lost 88% of fights by KO.
- Chris Weidman has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Vitor Belfort (53.5%).
- Chris Weidman has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Chris Weidman
Red Corner
VS
Vitor Belfort
Blue Corner
-420
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+335
(23%)
41
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
6'0"
198.12 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Chris Weidman
oldest →latest
W
vs Omari Akhmedov · Aug 20L
KOvs Uriah Hall · Apr 21L
vs Brad Tavares · Aug 23W
vs Bruno Silva · Mar 24L
KOvs Eryk Anders · Dec 24Vitor 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.
Chris WeidmanMetricVitor Belfort
3.11
Strikes / min
1.59
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
51%
Strike defense
50%
3.27
TDs / 15 min
1.02
72%
Takedown defense
53%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.26evenly matched on net striking-1.24
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Chris WeidmanVitor Belfort
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Chris Weidman(10 fights)Vitor Belfort(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+78.4-78.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-238.0238.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.9-0.9
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
Chris Weidman
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights20
Vitor Belfort
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights13