Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Anthony Johnson is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Vitor Belfort has lost 83% of fights by KO.
- Anthony Johnson has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Anthony Johnson has 24pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Vitor Belfort (53.5%).
- Anthony Johnson has a 10cm reach advantage.
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Vitor Belfort
oldest →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 18 Anthony Johnson
oldest →L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · May 15W
KOvs Jimi Manuwa · Sep 15W
KOvs Ryan Bader · Jan 16W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Aug 16L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · Apr 17 Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Vitor BelfortMetricAnthony Johnson
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)-1.24Δ 2.66 — meaningful gap+1.42
Statistical Profile
Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions
Vitor BelfortAnthony Johnson
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Vitor Belfort(10 fights)Anthony Johnson(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials
Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.
ELO Rating— Skill rating gap. Larger = bigger experience/performance gap between fighters.
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Recent Form— Weighted win-rate over recent fights. Positive = Red on hotter streak.
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score— Striking output & defense composite. Positive = Red has striking edge.
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score— Takedown & submission composite. Positive = Red has grappling edge.
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff— Days since last fight (Red − Blue). Positive = Red has been away longer.
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage
Strike Breakdown
Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.
Vitor BelfortTargetAnthony Johnson
Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)
Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.
Round 1Vitor Belfort edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control1:12
4Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:11Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.
