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Lyoto Machida

“The Dragon”

MiddleweightInactive
Career record
24–8–0
wins–losses–draws
UFC record
16–8–0
as stored in the database
Wins by
7KO1SUB8DEC
knockout · submission · decision
Losses by
3KO2SUB3DEC
knockout · submission · decision

Bio & physicals

Date of birth
1978-05-30 · age 48
Height
6′ 1″ (73 in)
Reach
74 in
Leg reach
42 in
Stance
Southpaw
Country
Brazil
Hometown
Salvador, Brazil
Gym / team
Black House MMA
Octagon debut
2007-02-03

Striking & grappling

Strikes landed per minute
2.59
Striking accuracy
53%
Strikes absorbed per minute
1.57
Striking defence
61%
Takedown average
1.21
Takedown accuracy
65%
Takedown defence
75%
Submission average
0.40

Career averages as stored. A dash is a value the database does not hold; a zero is a recorded zero. Nothing on this page is computed from the bouts below.

Bout history

24 recorded · newest first
DateOpponentResultMethodWeight classEvent
2018-05-12Vitor BelfortWinTKO · R2 · 1:00MiddleweightUFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2018-02-03Eryk AndersWinSplit Decision · R5 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2017-10-28Derek BrunsonLossTKO · R1 · 2:30MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2015-06-27Yoel RomeroLossTKO · R3 · 1:38MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
2015-04-18Luke RockholdLossSubmission · R2 · 2:31MiddleweightUFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2014-12-20CB DollawayWinTKO · R1 · 1:02MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
2014-07-05Chris WeidmantitleLossUnanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 175: Weidman vs Machida
2014-02-15Gegard MousasiWinUnanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi
2013-10-26Mark MunozWinTKO · R1 · 3:10MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz
2013-08-03Phil DavisLossUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
2013-02-23Dan HendersonWinSplit Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
2012-08-04Ryan BaderWinTKO · R2 · 1:32Light HeavyweightUFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
2011-12-10Jon JonestitleLossSubmission · R2 · 4:26Light HeavyweightUFC 140: Jones vs Machida
2011-04-30Randy CoutureWinTKO · R2 · 1:05Light HeavyweightUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
2010-11-20Quinton JacksonLossSplit Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
2010-05-08Mauricio RuatitleLossTKO · R1 · 3:35Light HeavyweightUFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
2009-10-24Mauricio RuaWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
2009-05-23Rashad EvansWinTKO · R2 · 3:57Light HeavyweightUFC 98: Evans vs Machida
2009-01-31Thiago SilvaWinTKO · R1 · 4:59Light HeavyweightUFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2
2008-05-24Tito OrtizWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 84: Ill Will
2007-12-29Rameau Thierry SokoudjouWinSubmission · R2 · 4:20Light HeavyweightUFC 79: Nemesis
2007-09-22Kazuhiro NakamuraWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 76: Knockout
2007-04-21David HeathWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 70: Nations Collide
2007-02-03Sam HogerWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 67: All or Nothing

Bouts are matched to this fighter on ID, never on name — 24 rows in the archive list Lyoto Machida as one of the two fighters. The bout count here is a count of rows in this archive and will not always equal the career record above, which is a separate stored field. The database also holds an Elo rating for each fighter; it is a current rating that already contains the results below, so it is not published on this page.

Roster data only — no prediction for this fighter is implied. Analysis and entertainment only. Not betting advice.
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