Lyoto Machida vs. Mark Munoz
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
Mark Munoz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 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%)
Mark Munoz
Distance 45.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 33.9% (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%)
Mark Munoz
Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.9% (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 | Munoz L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 509 / 1063 | 47.9% | 41.5% | 124 / 355 | 34.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 70.8% | 98 / 162 | 60.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 118 / 194 | 60.8% | 72.9% | 172 / 265 | 64.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 360 / 886 | 40.6% | 39.2% | 231 / 586 | 39.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 196 / 281 | 69.8% | 72.0% | 114 / 134 | 85.1% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 82.1% | 49 / 62 | 79.0% | 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 Munoz L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 301 / 996 | 30.2% | 40.6% | 161 / 484 | 33.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 111 / 162 | 68.5% | 68.8% | 91 / 144 | 63.2% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.4% | 55 / 78 | 70.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 204 / 799 | 25.5% | 37.7% | 186 / 554 | 33.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 102 / 191 | 53.4% | 72.9% | 82 / 109 | 75.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 156 / 245 | 63.7% | 83.1% | 39 / 43 | 90.7% | 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.