Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“The Dragon”

Lyoto Machida

24-824 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 2W

Inactive

11× Title

12× 5R

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'1"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·47age

Last fightWVitor Belfort·KO/TKO·R2·7yr ago

Fighter Context

16–8UFC·

7KO

1Sub

8Dec

11.9min/fight

286UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

13–7(20 fights)

54%finish rate

+1.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

6–2(8 fights)

83%finish rate

+2.1str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

2–0(2 fights)

100%finish rate

+1.6str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.02

Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.274

Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

57%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Machida

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.59

Str. Accuracy53%

716UFC landed/1,384attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−2.0 vs avg1.57

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.58

14UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.13

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

24%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance65%

Clinch13%

Ground22%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 124 rounds	Round 219 rounds	Round 312 rounds	Round 44 rounds	Round 54 rounds
Avg. Landed	12	11	13	8	12
Avg. Absorbed	6	7	7	8	12
Avg. Net	+5	+3	+5	0	0

Grappling

Machida

G&P Threat

·112s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.21

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.15

TD Accuracy65%

14UFC landed/22attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense75%

65UFC defended/85opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

div avg 61%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 16

Submission1 / 16

Decision8 / 16

KD → Finish

7/11Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 8

Submission2 / 8

Decision3 / 8

Loss Pattern

4 of 8 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 8 of 8 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

43%

3 of 7 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W5 dec

1.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

3SD

0MD

27%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 10 less in second half of career

24 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=24

R2n=19

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

2.6

2.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.4

1.8

1.6

Diff

+1.1

+0.8

+1.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.50 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Machida — 24 UFC Fights

Result

Method

24 fights

Vitor BelfortElite

KO/TKO R2 · 1:00May '18

·11 SS (50%)·2 abs·1 kd landed

Eryk Anders

TITLE

S-DEC R5Feb '18

+30

·62 SS (55%)·32 abs·3 td taken·138s ctrl

Derek BrunsonVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 2:30Oct '17

-7

·3 SS (30%)·10 abs·1 kd taken

↵ 28mo layoff

Yoel Romero

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:38Jun '15

-11

·31 SS (48%)·42 abs·1 td taken

Luke Rockhold

SUB R2 · 2:31Apr '15

-10

·13 SS (48%)·23 abs·1 td taken·85s ctrl

CB DollawayVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 1:02Dec '14

+12

·12 SS (63%)·1 kd landed

Chris Weidman

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '14

-7

·58 SS (42%)·65 abs·5 td taken·19s ctrl

Gegard Mousasi

TITLE

U-DEC R5Feb '14

-8

·28 SS (28%)·36 abs·1/2 td·190s ctrl

Mark MunozVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:10Oct '13

·5 SS (50%)·1 kd landed

Phil Davis

U-DEC R3Aug '13

·27 SS (44%)·21 abs·2 td taken·22s ctrl

Machida — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WKengo WatanabeOtherU-DECR3—

WMichael McDonaldK-1SUBR1—

WBJ PennK-1U-DECR3—

WDimitiri WanderleyOtherKO/TKOR3—

WVernon WhiteOtherU-DECR3—

WSam GrecoK-1S-DECR3—

WRich FranklinOtherKO/TKOR2—

WStephan BonnarOtherKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Middleweight

“The Dragon”

Lyoto Machida

24-824 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·47age

Last fightWVitor Belfort·KO/TKO·7yr ago

Fighter Context

16–8UFC·

7KO

1Sub

8Dec

11.9min/fight

286UFC min

vs. Winning Record13–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)6–2

vs. Elite (15+ W)2–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.02

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.274

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

57%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Machida

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.59

Str. Accuracy53%

716UFC landed/1,384attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−2.0 vs avg1.57

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.58

14UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.13

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

24%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist65%

Clinch13%

Ground22%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=24	R2 n=19	R3 n=12	R4 n=4	R5 n=4
Landed	12	11	13	8	12
Absorbed	6	7	7	8	12
Net	+5	+3	+5	0	0

Grappling

Machida

Middleweight avg

G&P Threat

112s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.21

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.15

TD Accuracy65%

14UFC landed/22attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense75%

65UFC defended/85opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 7 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

1Sub

8Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

2Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

43%3 of 7 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W5 dec

1.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

3SD

0MD

27%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=24

R2n=19

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

2.6

2.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.4

1.8

1.6

Diff

+1.1

+0.8

+1.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Machida — UFC Fight Log

Vitor BelfortElite

KO/TKO·R2·May '18

11 SS (50%)·2 abs·1 kd

Eryk AndersTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Feb '18

62 SS (55%)·32 abs·3 td taken·138s ctrl

Derek BrunsonVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '17

3 SS (30%)·10 abs·1 kd taken

Yoel RomeroTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Jun '15

31 SS (48%)·42 abs·1 td taken

Luke Rockhold

SUB·R2·Apr '15

13 SS (48%)·23 abs·1 td taken·85s ctrl

CB DollawayVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '14

12 SS (63%)·1 kd

Chris WeidmanTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '14

58 SS (42%)·65 abs·5 td taken·19s ctrl

Gegard MousasiTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Feb '14

28 SS (28%)·36 abs·1/2 td·190s ctrl

Machida — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WKengo WatanabeOtherU-DECR3

WMichael McDonaldK-1SUBR1

WBJ PennK-1U-DECR3

WDimitiri WanderleyOtherKO/TKOR3

WVernon WhiteOtherU-DECR3

WSam GrecoK-1S-DECR3

WRich FranklinOtherKO/TKOR2

WStephan BonnarOtherKO/TKOR1

Round 124 rounds

Round 219 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Round 44 rounds

Round 54 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=24

n=19

n=12

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net