Vitor has always been one of the most underrated fighters...

[ovbious]

(22-10)


Vitor Belfort's Record vs Ranked Opponents:
(and all losses, draws)


WIN - Michael Bisping - Jan / 19 / 2013 -- UFC on FX 7
2 mw - 2013 - Jan 13 - MMA Weekly
4 mw - 2012 - Dec 31 - ScorecardMMA
4 mw - 2012 - Dec 31 - Sherdog
3 mw - 2012 - Dec 25 - Bloody Elbow-Meta

WIN - Anthony Johnson - Jan / 14 / 2012 -- UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes
10 ww - 2012 - Jan 2 - MMA Bay
8 ww - 2012 - Jan 2 - ESPN
11 ww - 2012 - Jan 1 - Fight Matrix-Published
11-15 ww - 2011 - Dec 20 - Sherdog

WIN - Yoshihiro Akiyama - Aug / 6 / 2011 -- UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2
20 mw - 2011 - Jul 29 - Bloody Elbow-Consensus

WIN - Rich Franklin - Sep / 19 / 2009 -- UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
6 lhw - 2009 - Sep 7 - Fight Matrix-Published
9 lhw - 2009 - Sep 3 - Sherdog
8 lhw - 2009 - Aug 28 - Bloody Elbow-Consensus
8 lhw - 2009 - Aug 18 (21) - Independent World MMA Rankings

WIN - Matt Lindland - Jan / 24 / 2009 -- Affliction - Day of Reckoning
3 mw - 2009 - Jan 20 - MMA Weekly
4 mw - 2009 - JAN - Full Contact Fighter
7 mw - 2009 - Jan 8 - Bloody Elbow-Meta
8 mw - 2009 - Jan 6 - Sports Illustrated/Josh Gross

WIN - Randy Couture - Jan / 31 / 2004 -- UFC 46 - Supernatural
2 P4P - 2003 - Oct 31 - Sherdog-Fan Vote
1 lhw - 2003 - DEC - Full Contact Fighter
1 lhw - 2003 - DEC - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
1 lhw - 2003 - NOV - MMA Fighting
1 lhw - 2003 - Oct 31 - Sherdog-Fan Vote

WIN - Marvin Eastman - Jun / 6 / 2003 -- UFC 43 - Meltdown
14 lhw - 2003 - APR - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
11 lhw - 2003 - Mar 17 - Stephen Quadros

WIN - Heath Herring - May / 27 / 2001 -- Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans
7 hw - 2001 - May 16 - MMA Media Top 10
4 hw - 2001 - Mar 26^- Stephen Quadros (typo)
8 hw - 2001 - JAN/DEC - MMA Writers Top Ten

WIN - Gilbert Yvel - Jun / 4 / 2000 -- Pride 9 - New Blood
6 hw - 2000? - May? - Sav's NHB-Chris Savarese
5 hw - 2000 - MAY^ - Black Belt Mag/Stephen Quadros (publ:AUG)
9 hw - 2000 - Apr 2wk - Bloody Knuckles-Fan Vote
7 hw - 2000 - Apr 1 - Fight Matrix-Generated*^^^
9 LHW - 2000 - Apr 5wk - MMA Writers Top Ten
16 LHW - 2000 - Apr 25 - Sherdog NHB

WIN - Wanderlei Silva - Oct / 16 / 1998 -- UFC 17.5 - Ultimate Brazil
4 lhw - 1998 - Oct 1 - Fight Matrix-Generated*^^^
10 lhw - 1998 - Mar 3 - Vale Tudo International Rankings (^1-0)



LOSS - Jon Jones - Sep / 22 / 2012 -- UFC 152 - Jones vs. Belfort
Top 3 P4P - 2012 - SEP... consensus^
1 lhw - 2012 - SEP... consensus^

LOSS - Anderson Silva - Feb / 5 / 2011 -- UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort
1 P4P - 2011 - Feb 1 - MMA Bay
2 P4P - 2011 - Jan 25 - 411Mania MMA
2 P4P - 2011 - Jan 20 - YAHOO
18 LHW - 2011 - Jan 27 - Bloody Elbow-Consensus
1 mw - 2011 - Feb 2 - MMA Weekly
1 mw - 2011 - Feb 1 - Fight Matrix-Published
1 mw - 2011 - Jan 27 - Bloody Elbow-Consensus
1 mw - 2011 - Jan 11 - MMA Torch

LOSS - Dan Henderson - Oct / 21 / 2006 -- Pride 32 - The Real Deal
5 mw - 2006 - Oct 17 - MMA Weekly
5 mw - 2006 - Sep 30 - MMA News
3 mw - 2006 - SEP (20) - Bloody Knux
3 mw - 2006 - SEP - Full Contact Fighter

LOSS - Alistair Overeem - Jun / 9 / 2006 -- Strikeforce - Revenge
9 lhw - 2006 - May 31 - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll

LOSS - Alistair Overeem - Apr / 23 / 2005 -- Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005

LOSS - Tito Ortiz - Feb / 5 / 2005 -- UFC 51 - Super Saturday
6 lhw - 2005 - Jan 1 - Fight Matrix-Generated*^^^
7 lhw - 2004 - Dec 20 - ADCC MMA Top Ten
6 lhw - 2004 - NOV - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
7 lhw - 2004 - Nov 14 - MMA Fighting

LOSS - Randy Couture - Aug / 21 / 2004 -- UFC 49 - Unfinished Business
2 lhw - 2004 - Jul 20 - ADCC MMA Top Ten
2 lhw - 2004 - JUL - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
2 lhw - 2004 - Jul 5 - MMA Fighting
2 lhw - 2004 - APR^ - Max Fighting/Josh Gross

LOSS - Chuck Liddell - Jun / 22 / 2002 -- UFC 37.5 - As Real As It Gets
7 P4P - 2001 - Dec 31 - ScorecardMMA (^1-0)
3 lhw - 2002 - Jun 11 - MMA Media Top 10
4 lhw - 2002 - May - Associated Fight Press-Fightsport
4 lhw - 2002 - MAY - Full Contact Fighter
3 lhw - 2002 - Jan 12 - Stephen Quadros

LOSS - Kazushi Sakuraba - Apr / 29 / 1999 -- Pride FC - Pride 5
7 m/lh - 1999 - Apr 20? - Fightingtalk - NHB home of the underground
5 m/lh - 1999 - Mar 6 - Stephen Quadros
8 m/lh - 1999 - Feb 24 - Sav's NHB-Chris Savarese
2 lhw - 1999 - Feb 2? - Tatame Vale Tudo Rankings

Yep, it seems like the guys become worse fighters just cause Vitor beat them.

 

[FlyThai**]

Bisping has one single win at MW to give him any credibility as a top win at MW and that is Stann.

you guys crack me up propping up Vitor for his win over Bisping while tearing down Weidman for his wins over Munoz and Maia both of which have comparable top wins to Bisping at MW.

Vitor showed he was good enough to beat a true gatekeeper at MW tonight. We need to see more to truly rank him. And saddest thing is that if Bisping wins a single fight over another borderline top 10 MW, you and others again will be calling him a top MW and calling for his title shot.

I've never tore down Weidmans competition straw man

 

[mattf]

Vitor has not been dominant in his career many ups and downs, no where close to Anderson in his consistency, there is a reason for this he is not as good. I like Vitor and he had a great win tonight.

 

[Bargey]

He's been pretty unstoppable since going to 185 bar one exception.

I still think a strong wrestler gives him problems eg. Sonnen.

 

[cabear]

vitor vs weidman.

 

[Overrated]

I remember when he was all the hype he was a big deal back in the day.

 

[PRIDEoftheUFC**]

Newer fans really should rent DVDs to watch the old guard before just putting them down.

Sadly it's probably not going to happen. MMA fans love to shit on the legends of this sport. It's a phenomenon that only seems to occur in MMA and no other sports.

 

[method115]

I seriously could not understand why people were so confident in Bisping in the first place. But yeah Vitor's awesome, man.

I didn't understand why people were so confident in Bisping either. The guy got beat by Wanderlei....I mean come on Wanderlei.

 

[TicoMMAfan]

Except for when he's not.

 

[Calvin42]

underrated by whom?

 

[Tchernobog]

Vitor has not been dominant in his career many ups and downs, no where close to Anderson in his consistency, there is a reason for this he is not as good. I like Vitor and he had a great win tonight.

To be fair, Anderson hasn't gone through the psychological trauma of having your sister kidnapped and murdered. You have to take that into account when talking about Vitor's consistency.

 

[CantoX]

I don't see how he hasn't earned another shot at Anderson, at MW he is on a 3 fight win streak.

 

[CatchOmega]

I seriously could not understand why people were so confident in Bisping in the first place. But yeah Vitor's awesome, man.

This.

I can't believe how many people had Bisping in this fight. I honestly didn't think he ever had a chance. Aside from better cardio, what could Bisping possible top Vitor with?

 

[GTS]

A large part of it I believe is people see an ugly streak in the middle of his record and don't know the full story.

 

[Cake4Breakfast]

Sadly it's probably not going to happen. MMA fans love to shit on the legends of this sport. It's a phenomenon that only seems to occur in MMA and no other sports.

I think losing Spike adds to this as well, as spike was always showing a lot of unleashed shows that showed how great and exciting the old guard was when they were younger and healthier. Now, newer fans mistake anything before UFC 100 as being old school, like people were still fighting in wrestling shoes in 2008 (not that the guys putting it on the line in wrestling shoes back in the 90's don't deserve respect as well). now people would rather read twitter to keep up with a fabricated and coordinated beefs than watch old fights.