Wanderlei Silva vs Vitor Belfort prediction

UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil · Saturday, 17 October 1998 · Middleweight · main event

Wanderlei Silva35-14-1UFC wins: 4 KO, 0 SUB, 1 DECUFC debut
vs
Vitor Belfort26-14-0UFC wins: 12 KO, 2 SUB, 1 DECUFC debut

Result: Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO, R1 0:44.

Wanderlei Silva vs Vitor Belfort: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Wanderlei SilvaTale of the tapeVitor Belfort
35-14-1Record26-14-0
–Nationality–
12UFC fights26
22Age21
180 cmHeight183 cm
188 cmReach188 cm
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
4 / 0 / 1UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC12 / 2 / 1
3 / 0 / 4UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC7 / 1 / 2
3.2Sig. strikes landed per minute2.3
3.8Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.8
0.5Takedowns per 15 minutes0.2
1.15Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.98

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Wanderlei Silva: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Vitor Belfort: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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