Middleweight 1 Rnd + OT (12-3)
Vitor Belfort v Wanderlei Silva
UFC - Ultimate Brazil, Fri, Oct 16, 1998, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Vitor Belfort won by KO/TKO, R1 0:44. Punches to Head At Distance
“The Phenom”
Height 6'0", Reach 74", Stance Southpaw, Age 21 on the night
Coming in 4-1-0 in the UFC over 5 fights
“The Axe Murderer”
Height 5'11", Reach 74", Stance Orthodox, Age 22 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
1 of 1 Rnd + OT (12-3)
| Vitor Belfort | Wanderlei Silva | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 10:44 | 7 of 13 | 0 of 0 | not recorded | 1 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 0 | not recorded | 0 |
| Fight, 0:44 | 7 of 13 | 0 of 0 | not recorded | 1 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 0 | not recorded | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 0.7 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.