Lyoto Machida

"The Dragon"

AGE	46 / May 30, 1978
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	185 lbs / 83.91 kg

ASSOCIATION
APAM / Team Machida

CLASS
Middleweight

STYLE
Karate

Wins 26

KO / TKO

42%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

50%

Losses 12

KO / TKO

33%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

50%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Fabian Edwards	Bellator 281 - MVP vs. Storley May / 13 / 2022	KO (Elbow and Punches) Jerin Valel VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:18
loss	Ryan Bader	Bellator 256 - Bader vs. Machida 2 Apr / 09 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Phil Davis	Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 2 Sep / 11 / 2020	Decision (Split) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
loss	Gegard Mousasi	Bellator 228 - Pitbull vs. Archuleta Sep / 28 / 2019	Decision (Split) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Chael Sonnen	Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie Jun / 14 / 2019	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Todd Anderson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:22
win	Rafael Carvalho	Bellator 213 - Macfarlane vs. Letourneau Dec / 15 / 2018	Decision (Split) Michael Bell	3	5:00
win	Vitor Belfort	UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington May / 12 / 2018	KO (Front Kick) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:00
win	Eryk Anders	UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders Feb / 03 / 2018	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Derek Brunson	UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida Oct / 28 / 2017	KO (Punches) Osiris Maia VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:30
loss	Yoel Romero	UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs. Romero Jun / 27 / 2015	KO (Elbows) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:38
loss	Luke Rockhold	UFC on Fox 15 - Machida vs. Rockhold Apr / 18 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:31
win	C.B. Dollaway	UFC Fight Night 58 - Machida vs. Dollaway Dec / 20 / 2014	TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches) Jerin Valel VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:02
loss	Chris Weidman	UFC 175 - Weidman vs. Machida Jul / 05 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Gegard Mousasi	UFC Fight Night 36 - Machida vs. Mousasi Feb / 15 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Mark Munoz	UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz Oct / 26 / 2013	KO (Head Kick) Leon Roberts	1	3:10
loss	Phil Davis	UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Aug / 03 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Dan Henderson	UFC 157 - Rousey vs. Carmouche Feb / 23 / 2013	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Ryan Bader	UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera Aug / 04 / 2012	KO (Punches) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:32
loss	Jon Jones	UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida Dec / 10 / 2011	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:26
win	Randy Couture	UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields Apr / 30 / 2011	KO (Front Kick) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:05
loss	Quinton Jackson	UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida Nov / 20 / 2010	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Mauricio Rua	UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2 May / 08 / 2010	KO (Punches) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:35
win	Mauricio Rua	UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun Oct / 24 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Rashad Evans	UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida May / 23 / 2009	KO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:57
win	Thiago Silva	UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 Jan / 31 / 2009	KO (Punches) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:59
win	Tito Ortiz	UFC 84 - Ill Will May / 24 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne	3	5:00
win	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	UFC 79 - Nemesis Dec / 29 / 2007	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Mario Yamasaki	2	4:20
win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	UFC 76 - Knockout Sep / 22 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	3	5:00
win	David Heath	UFC 70 - Nations Collide Apr / 21 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki	3	5:00
win	Sam Hoger	UFC 67 - All or Nothing Feb / 03 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	3	5:00
win	Vernon White	WFA 4 - King of the Streets Jul / 22 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Nelson Hamilton	3	5:00
win	Dimitri Wanderley	JF - Jungle Fight 6 Apr / 29 / 2006	TKO (Exhaustion) Marcus Vinicius	3	3:24
win	B.J. Penn	K-1 - Hero's 1 Mar / 26 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Kenichi Serizawa	3	5:00
win	Sam Greco	K-1 MMA - Romanex May / 22 / 2004	Decision (Split) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Michael McDonald	K-1 - Beast 2004 Mar / 14 / 2004	Submission (Forearm Choke) Akira Okabayashi	1	2:30
win	Rich Franklin	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival Dec / 31 / 2003	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	2	1:03
win	Stephan Bonnar	JF - Jungle Fight 1 Sep / 13 / 2003	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	4:21
win	Kengo Watanabe	NJPW - Ultimate Crush May / 02 / 2003	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

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