Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jon Jones
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 22 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.19 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 21-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.9 wins over .500
Lyoto Machida
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jon Jones
Distance 72.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 10.6%)
Lyoto Machida
Distance 76.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jon Jones
Head 60.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 21.3% (norm 9.7%)
Lyoto Machida
Head 64.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 20.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jones L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Machida L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1012 / 1918 | 52.8% | 41.5% | 509 / 1063 | 47.9% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 250 / 346 | 72.3% | 70.8% | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 302 / 391 | 77.2% | 72.9% | 118 / 194 | 60.8% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 759 / 1595 | 47.6% | 39.2% | 360 / 886 | 40.6% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 375 / 494 | 75.9% | 72.0% | 196 / 281 | 69.8% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 430 / 566 | 76.0% | 82.1% | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 82.1% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Jones L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Machida L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 637 / 1921 | 33.2% | 40.6% | 301 / 996 | 30.2% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 154 / 289 | 53.3% | 68.8% | 111 / 162 | 68.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 385 / 1573 | 24.5% | 37.7% | 204 / 799 | 25.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 217 / 367 | 59.1% | 72.9% | 102 / 191 | 53.4% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 196 / 282 | 69.5% | 83.1% | 156 / 245 | 63.7% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jones has more cage time on record.