Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Luke Rockhold
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Lyoto Machida
Distance 76.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.0% (norm 10.6%)
Luke Rockhold
Distance 68.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 26.0% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lyoto Machida
Head 64.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 20.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 9.7%)
Luke Rockhold
Head 71.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Machida L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rockhold L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 509 / 1063 | 47.9% | 41.5% | 223 / 454 | 49.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 70.8% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 118 / 194 | 60.8% | 72.9% | 127 / 172 | 73.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 360 / 886 | 40.6% | 39.2% | 221 / 469 | 47.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 196 / 281 | 69.8% | 72.0% | 97 / 124 | 78.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 82.1% | 58 / 68 | 85.3% | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 178 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 Machida L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rockhold L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 301 / 996 | 30.2% | 40.6% | 216 / 470 | 46.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 111 / 162 | 68.5% | 68.8% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.4% | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 204 / 799 | 25.5% | 37.7% | 149 / 384 | 38.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 102 / 191 | 53.4% | 72.9% | 84 / 112 | 75.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 156 / 245 | 63.7% | 83.1% | 52 / 55 | 94.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Machida has more cage time on record.