UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort

Title fight

Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort

· Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · 11 fights

1 title fight💥 55% finish rate🥊 4 knockdowns⚖️ Avg pre-fight C-ELO 1,086
4 KO/TKO2 Submission5 Decision

UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort took place on February 5, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In the main event, Anderson Silva defeated Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO in round 1 (3:25). The card featured 11 fights: 6 finishes (4 KO/TKO, 2 submissions) and 5 decisions.

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🏆Title fight

Middleweight title

Anderson Silva won the Middleweight title against Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO.

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📈Biggest C-ELO™ gain of the night

+70 C-ELO

Donald Cerrone gained the most rating on the card against Paul Kelly.

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🎯Biggest C-ELO™ upset

104 C-ELO gap

Forrest Griffin (1,186) beat Rich Franklin (1,290) despite the lower pre-fight C-ELO.

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⚡Fastest finish

R1 · 0:21

Kyle Kingsbury finished Ricardo Romero by KO/TKO.

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🔥Hottest streak

13 wins in a row

Anderson Silva extended their UFC win streak to 13.

🆕UFC debuts

7 debuts · 4 won

Kenny Robertson (lost), Donald Cerrone (won), Miguel Torres (won), Antonio Banuelos (lost), Norifumi Yamamoto (lost), Demetrious Johnson (won) and Chad Mendes (won).

👊Most significant strikes

73 landed

Miguel Torres out-landed everyone on the card against Antonio Banuelos.

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🤼Most takedowns

10 takedowns

Demetrious Johnson took Norifumi Yamamoto down 10 times.

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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Results

🎯 Fights sorted by importance
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UFC Middleweight Title Bout

Title Fight

Feb 5, 2011

KO/TKO
Round 1 • 3:25
1224
(-14)
Vitor Belfort
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Light Heavyweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00
1245
(-45)
Rich Franklin
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1251
(+46)
Jon Jones

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Light Heavyweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Submission
Round 2 • 4:20
1147
(-43)
Ryan Bader
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1150
(+29)
Mike Pierce

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Welterweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

KO/TKO
Round 2 • 0:29
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Welterweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Decision - Split
Round 3 • 5:00
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Lightweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Submission
Round 2 • 3:48
1026
(-66)
Paul Kelly
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Light Heavyweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

KO/TKO
Round 1 • 0:21
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1031
(+31)
Miguel Torres

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Bantamweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00
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Bantamweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00
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1033
(+33)
Chad Mendes

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Featherweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00
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1008
(+43)
Paul Taylor

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Lightweight Bout

Feb 5, 2011

KO/TKO
Round 2 • 1:42
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