Association: Blackzilians
Pro Debut Date: 1996-10-11
Pro Record: 26-14-0
Win Finish %: 80.7%
Quality Perf. %: 50.0%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2018

#10 Middleweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2004

#2 Light Heavyweight

Last Loss Date: 5/12/2018
Last Loss: [NR] Lyoto Machida
UFC Record: 15-10-0 , 1 NC
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2013)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (1997)
UFC Debut: 1997-02-07
Last UFC Fight: 2018-05-12

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2018   #10 Middleweight 26-13-0
486
01/01/2018   #10 Middleweight 26-13-0
488
10/01/2017 1 #10 Middleweight 26-13-0
492
07/01/2017 2 #11 Middleweight 26-13-0
494
04/01/2017 1 #9 Middleweight 25-13-0
497
01/01/2017 1 #8 Middleweight 25-13-0
506
10/01/2016   #7 Middleweight 25-12-0
595
07/01/2016 3 #7 Middleweight 25-12-0
595
04/01/2016   #4 Middleweight 25-11-0
787
01/01/2016 2 #4 Middleweight 25-11-0
787
10/01/2015 1 #6 Middleweight 24-11-0
631
07/01/2015 NR #7 Middleweight 24-11-0
649
01/01/2015   #3 Middleweight 24-10-0
839
10/01/2014   #3 Middleweight 24-10-0
923
07/01/2014   #3 Middleweight 24-10-0
923
04/01/2014 1 #3 Middleweight 24-10-0
923
01/01/2014 1 #2 Middleweight 24-10-0
923
10/01/2013 1 #3 Middleweight 23-10-0
668
07/01/2013   #2 Middleweight 23-10-0
668
04/01/2013 3 #2 Middleweight 22-10-0
521
01/01/2013   #5 Middleweight 21-10-0
405
10/01/2012 2 #5 Middleweight 21-10-0
405
07/01/2012   #3 Middleweight 21-9-0
405
04/01/2012 2 #3 Middleweight 21-9-0
405
01/01/2012 2 #5 Middleweight 20-9-0
341
10/01/2011 3 #3 Middleweight 20-9-0
342
07/01/2011 1 #6 Middleweight 19-9-0
302
04/01/2011 NR #7 Middleweight 19-9-0
322
10/01/2010 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
322
07/01/2010 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
332
04/01/2010   #9 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
332
01/01/2010 2 #9 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
332
10/01/2009 NR #7 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
332
07/01/2009   #7 Middleweight 18-8-0
258
04/01/2009 7 #7 Middleweight 18-8-0
258
01/01/2009 4 #14 Middleweight 17-8-0
203
10/01/2008 NR #10 Middleweight 17-8-0
203
07/01/2008 1 #14 Light Heavyweight 16-8-0
146
04/01/2008 1 #15 Light Heavyweight 16-8-0
146
01/01/2008   #16 Light Heavyweight 16-8-0
146
10/01/2007 1 #16 Light Heavyweight 16-8-0
146
07/01/2007   #15 Light Heavyweight 15-8-0
141
04/01/2007 1 #15 Light Heavyweight 14-8-0
143
01/01/2007 4 #14 Light Heavyweight 14-8-0
145
10/01/2006 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 14-7-0
170
07/01/2006   #9 Light Heavyweight 14-7-0
174
04/01/2006 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
178
01/01/2006 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
181
10/01/2005 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 12-6-0
184
07/01/2005 4 #8 Light Heavyweight 12-6-0
188
04/01/2005 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
243
01/01/2005   #3 Light Heavyweight 12-4-0
276
10/01/2004 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 12-4-0
276
07/01/2004   #2 Light Heavyweight 12-3-0
345
04/01/2004 8 #2 Light Heavyweight 12-3-0
345
01/01/2004 2 #10 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
120
10/01/2003 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
120
07/01/2003 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
120
04/01/2003   #10 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
109
01/01/2003   #10 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
111
10/01/2002 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
114
07/01/2002 NR #9 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
117
04/01/2002 1 #5 Heavyweight 10-2-0
132
01/01/2002   #4 Heavyweight 10-2-0
132
10/01/2001 2 #4 Heavyweight 10-2-0
132
07/01/2001 NR #6 Heavyweight 10-2-0
132
04/01/2001   #3 Light Heavyweight 9-2-0
157
01/01/2001   #3 Light Heavyweight 8-2-0
157
10/01/2000 NR #3 Light Heavyweight 8-2-0
157
07/01/2000 NR #7 Heavyweight 7-2-0
125
04/01/2000 2 #11 Light Heavyweight 6-2-0
38
01/01/2000 3 #13 Light Heavyweight 6-2-0
38
10/01/1999 2 #10 Light Heavyweight 6-2-0
39
07/01/1999 3 #8 Light Heavyweight 6-2-0
39
04/01/1999 3 #5 Light Heavyweight 6-1-0
54
01/01/1999 NR #2 Light Heavyweight 6-1-0
54
10/01/1998 4 #42 Heavyweight 5-1-0
32
07/01/1998 2 #46 Heavyweight 5-1-0
32
04/01/1998 6 #44 Heavyweight 5-1-0
32
01/01/1998 13 #38 Heavyweight 5-1-0
32
10/01/1997 4 #25 Heavyweight 4-0-0
40
07/01/1997 1 #21 Heavyweight 4-0-0
40
04/01/1997 NR #20 Heavyweight 3-0-0
33


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Lyoto Machida
#22 Middleweight
  UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington
Saturday, May 12th 2018
KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
W Nate Marquardt
#34 Middleweight
  UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway
Saturday, June 3rd 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
NC Kelvin Gastelum
#9 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Saturday, March 11th 2017
NC
Round 1
L Gegard Mousasi
#6 Middleweight
  UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Saturday, October 8th 2016
TKO
Round 2
L Ronaldo Souza
#5 Middleweight
  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic
Saturday, May 14th 2016
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Dan Henderson
#10 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night 77 - Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Saturday, November 7th 2015
KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Chris Weidman
#1 Middleweight
  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Dan Henderson
#9 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 32 - Belfort vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 9th 2013
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Luke Rockhold
#5 Middleweight
  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold
Saturday, May 18th 2013
KO (Spinning Heel Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Michael Bisping
#7 Middleweight
  UFC on FX 7 - Belfort vs. Bisping
Saturday, January 19th 2013
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
L Jon Jones
#1 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 152 - Jones vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 22nd 2012
Submission (Keylock)
Round 4
W Anthony Johnson
#12 Welterweight
  UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes
Saturday, January 14th 2012
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Yoshihiro Akiyama
#35 Middleweight
  UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2
Saturday, August 6th 2011
KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Anderson Silva
#1 Middleweight
  UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort
Saturday, February 5th 2011
KO (Front Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Rich Franklin
#6 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 19th 2009
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Matt Lindland
#20 Middleweight
  Affliction - Day of Reckoning
Saturday, January 24th 2009
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Terry Martin
#46 Middleweight
  Affliction - Banned
Saturday, July 19th 2008
KO (Punches)
Round 2
W James Zikic
#44 Light Heavyweight
  Cage Rage 23 - Unbelievable
Saturday, September 22nd 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ivan Serati   Cage Rage 21 - Judgement Day
Saturday, April 21st 2007
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Dan Henderson
#4 Middleweight
  Pride 32 - The Real Deal
Saturday, October 21st 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Kazuo Takahashi
#55 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
Saturday, July 1st 2006
KO (Punch)
Round 1
L Alistair Overeem
#6 Heavyweight
  Strikeforce: Revenge
Friday, June 9th 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Antony Rea
#66 Light Heavyweight
  Cage Rage 14 - Punishment
Saturday, December 3rd 2005
KO (Punches)
Round 2
L Alistair Overeem
#15 Light Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005
Saturday, April 23rd 2005
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
L Tito Ortiz
#7 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 51 - Super Saturday
Saturday, February 5th 2005
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Randy Couture
#3 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 49 - Unfinished Business
Saturday, August 21st 2004
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
W Randy Couture
#1 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 46 - Supernatural
Saturday, January 31st 2004
TKO (Cut)
Round 1
W Marvin Eastman
#30 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 43 - Meltdown
Friday, June 6th 2003
TKO (Knees and Punches)
Round 1
L Chuck Liddell
#5 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 37.5 - As Real As It Gets
Saturday, June 22nd 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Heath Herring
#26 Heavyweight
  Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans
Sunday, May 27th 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Bobby Southworth   Pride 13 - Collision Course
Sunday, March 25th 2001
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Daijiro Matsui
#105 Heavyweight
  Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
Sunday, August 27th 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Gilbert Yvel
#7 Heavyweight
  Pride 9 - New Blood
Sunday, June 4th 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Kazushi Sakuraba
#14 Light Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Pride 5
Thursday, April 29th 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Wanderlei Silva
#6 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 17.5 - Ultimate Brazil
Friday, October 16th 1998
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Joe Charles   UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1
Sunday, December 21st 1997
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Randy Couture   UFC 15 - Collision Course
Friday, October 17th 1997
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tank Abbott
#46 Heavyweight
  UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force
Friday, May 30th 1997
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Scott Ferrozzo
#38 Heavyweight
  UFC 12 - Judgement Day
Friday, February 7th 1997
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tra Telligman   UFC 12 - Judgement Day
Friday, February 7th 1997
TKO (Cut)
Round 1
W Jon Hess   SB 2 - SuperBrawl 2
Friday, October 11th 1996
KO (Punches)
Round 1