MARTIAL ARTS

Vitor Belfort

1977 - Today

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Vítor Vieira Belfort (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitoʁ viˈejɾɐ bɛwˈfɔʁ]; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian professional boxer and retired mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, and Middleweight divisions. He is the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, as well as a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion. Known for his explosive knockout power, Belfort is tied for fifth for the most finishes in UFC history with 14. Belfort also competed for MMA promotions Pride FC, Strikeforce, and Affliction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Vitor Belfort is the 78th most popular martial arts (down from 69th in 2024), the 886th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 837th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Vitor Belfort ranks 78 out of 179. Before him are Melvin Manhoef, Alexander Volkanovski, Francois Botha, José Aldo, Mark Coleman, and Zhang Weili. After him are Cris Cyborg, Hongman Choi, Chuck Liddell, Stipe Miocic, Anthony Johnson, and Sean O'Malley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Vitor Belfort ranks 281. Before him are Andrejs Prohorenkovs, Park Yong-ha, Manolo Cardona, Paul Pierce, Liza Weil, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. After him are Ian Watkins, Raylene, Scoot McNairy, Zuleikha Robinson, Adam Saitiev, and Félix Sánchez.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vitor Belfort ranks 884 out of 2,236. Before him are Fábio Aurélio (1979), Adriano Gerlin da Silva (1974), Edevaldo de Freitas (1958), and Sávio (2004). After him are Andrey Gustavo dos Santos (1974), David Neres (1997), Edu (1981), Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1922), Beto Almeida (1955), Júnior (1973), Guga (1964), and Afonso Alves (1981).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Brazil

Among martial arts born in Brazil, Vitor Belfort ranks 12. Before him are Fabrício Werdum (1977), Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), Lyoto Machida (1978), Charles Oliveira (1989), Wanderlei Silva (1976), and José Aldo (1986). After him are Cris Cyborg (1985), Amanda Nunes (1988), Maurício Rua (1981), Junior dos Santos (1984), Rafael dos Anjos (1984), and Edson Barboza (1986).

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