Belfort vs Marquardt

Who won Belfort vs Marquardt?

Vitor Belfort beat Nate Marquardt by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 212, on Saturday 3rd June 2017 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vitor Belfort.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Belfort vs Marquardt stats

Vitor Belfort stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Nate Marquardt made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 17 losses and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Vitor Belfort's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Nate Marquardt's came in at 13-12-0.

The stats suggested Belfort had a massive power advantage over Marquardt, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Marquardt's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marquardt had a large advantage over Belfort, boasting a 40% submission rate over Belfort's 12%.

Vitor Belfort was the older man by 2 years, at 47 years old.

Belfort was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Marquardt, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 68 to Marquardt's 116.

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