Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tito Ortiz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 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)
Tito Ortiz
Distance 51.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 34.9% (norm 10.4%)
Lyoto Machida
Distance 76.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 14.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tito Ortiz
Head 85.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 9.7%)
Lyoto Machida
Head 64.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.3% (norm 11.7%) · 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 | Ortiz L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Machida L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 235 / 767 | 30.6% | 41.4% | 509 / 1063 | 47.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 153 / 213 | 71.8% | 70.9% | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 319 / 525 | 60.8% | 72.3% | 118 / 194 | 60.8% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 526 / 1282 | 41.0% | 38.9% | 360 / 886 | 40.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 71.9% | 196 / 281 | 69.8% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 91 / 112 | 81.2% | 81.8% | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Ortiz L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Machida L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 411 / 1245 | 33.0% | 40.4% | 301 / 996 | 30.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 164 | 62.8% | 68.7% | 111 / 162 | 68.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 184 / 323 | 57.0% | 70.4% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 479 / 1431 | 33.5% | 37.5% | 204 / 799 | 25.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 114 / 154 | 74.0% | 72.3% | 102 / 191 | 53.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 105 / 147 | 71.4% | 83.0% | 156 / 245 | 63.7% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ortiz has more cage time on record.