Lyoto Machida

Middleweight · 24-8 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
48
Elo Rating
1664.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.57 significant strikes per minute — better than 95% of Middleweight fighters
  • Avoids 61% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 90% of Middleweight fighters
  • Completes 65% of their takedown attempts — better than 89% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.59
    Bottom 28%
  • Striking accuracy
    53%
    Top 14%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.57
    Top 5%
  • Striking defense
    61%
    Top 10%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.21
    Bottom 41%
  • Takedown accuracy
    65%
    Top 11%
  • Takedown defense
    75%
    Top 25%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 42%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1614, higher than 87% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1665).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520257:31Rockhold11:38Romero2:30Brunson25:00Anders6:00Belfort
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WVitor Belfort
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2018-05-12 · KO/TKO, R2 1:00
WEryk Anders
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2018-02-03 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
LDerek Brunson
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-10-28 · KO/TKO, R1 2:30
LYoel Romero
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
2015-06-27 · KO/TKO, R3 1:38
LLuke Rockhold
UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2015-04-18 · Submission, R2 2:31
WCB Dollaway
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
2014-12-20 · KO/TKO, R1 1:02
LChris WeidmanTitle
UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida
2014-07-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WGegard Mousasi
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi
2014-02-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WMark Munoz
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz
2013-10-26 · KO/TKO, R1 3:10
LPhil Davis
UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
2013-08-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDan Henderson
UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
2013-02-23 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WRyan Bader
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
2012-08-04 · KO/TKO, R2 1:32
LJon JonesTitle
UFC 140: Jones vs Machida
2011-12-10 · Submission, R2 4:26
WRandy Couture
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
2011-04-30 · KO/TKO, R2 1:05
LQuinton Jackson
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
2010-11-20 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LMauricio RuaTitle
UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
2010-05-08 · KO/TKO, R1 3:35
WMauricio RuaTitle
UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
2009-10-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WRashad EvansTitle
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
2009-05-23 · KO/TKO, R2 3:57
WThiago Silva
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2
2009-01-31 · KO/TKO, R1 4:59
WTito Ortiz
UFC 84: Ill Will
2008-05-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRameau Thierry Sokoudjou
UFC 79: Nemesis
2007-12-29 · Submission, R2 4:20
WKazuhiro Nakamura
UFC 76: Knockout
2007-09-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDavid Heath
UFC 70: Nations Collide
2007-04-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSam Hoger
UFC 67: All or Nothing
2007-02-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00