Middleweight · “The Dragon”
Lyoto Machida
16-8-0
6'1"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
1978-05-30Born
7KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:54Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.51
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.62
Striking accuracy51.7%
Striking defense62.6%
Takedowns / 15 min0.73
Takedown accuracy63.6%
Takedown defense76.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.42
Control time15.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents13-7
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
24 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Vitor Belfort 15-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:00 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · 2018-05-12
11/22Sig. strikes
2/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Eryk Anders 2-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · 2018-02-03
62/112Sig. strikes
32/77Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derek Brunson 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · 2017-10-28
3/10Sig. strikes
10/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yoel Romero 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero · 2015-06-27
31/64Sig. strikes
42/70Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Luke Rockhold 3-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:31 — UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · 2015-04-18
13/27Sig. strikes
23/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W CB Dollaway 9-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:02 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · 2014-12-20
12/19Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Weidman 7-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · 2014-07-05
58/139Sig. strikes
65/177Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gegard Mousasi 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · 2014-02-15
28/101Sig. strikes
36/106Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mark Munoz 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:10 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · 2013-10-26
5/10Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Phil Davis 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung · 2013-08-03
27/61Sig. strikes
21/90Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Henderson 6-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · 2013-02-23
27/54Sig. strikes
20/64Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Bader 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:32 — UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · 2012-08-04
21/31Sig. strikes
7/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 8-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 4:26 — UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · 2011-12-10
13/38Sig. strikes
24/53Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Randy Couture 16-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:05 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · 2011-04-30
15/47Sig. strikes
5/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Quinton Jackson 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · 2010-11-20
33/51Sig. strikes
16/49Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
4:36Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Mauricio Rua 2-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:35 — UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · 2010-05-08
9/11Sig. strikes
17/28Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mauricio Rua 2-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · 2009-10-24
35/108Sig. strikes
80/146Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rashad Evans 8-0-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:57 — UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · 2009-05-23
28/46Sig. strikes
4/24Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:31Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Silva 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · 2009-01-31
24/40Sig. strikes
2/10Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:27Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tito Ortiz 14-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05-24
41/60Sig. strikes
16/53Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:56Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:20 — UFC 79: Nemesis · 2007-12-29
21/48Sig. strikes
6/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:33Control
1Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
W Kazuhiro Nakamura 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 76: Knockout · 2007-09-22
70/89Sig. strikes
15/31Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
9:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W David Heath 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · 2007-04-21
67/101Sig. strikes
8/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:37Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sam Hoger 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · 2007-02-03
62/95Sig. strikes
11/47Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
7:46Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
1
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
24
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.