Belfort vs Gastelum

Who won Belfort vs Gastelum?

The fight between Vitor Belfort and Kelvin Gastelum finished in a no contest at UFC Fight Night 106 on Saturday 11th March 2017.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Belfort vs Gastelum 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.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Vitor Belfort's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Belfort had a massive power advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had an advantage over Belfort, with a 31% submission rate over Belfort's 12%.

Vitor Belfort was the older man by 15 years, at 48 years old.

Belfort had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Belfort was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 14 years and 2 months earlier than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 68 to Gastelum's 76.

Belfort vs Gastelum form

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Darren Till at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

He had beaten Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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