Lyoto Machida

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Association: APAM
Pro Debut Date: 2003-05-02
Pro Record: 26-12-0
Win Finish %: 50.0%
Quality Perf. %: 65.8%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2022

#12 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2010

#1 Light Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#21 Absolute

#7 Light Heavyweight

#23 Middleweight
Last Loss Date: 5/13/2022
Last Loss: [#14 MW] Fabian Edwards
Opponent's Last 5: W W L W L
UFC Record: 16-8-0
Octagon Time: 4:45:45
Title Bouts: 2-3-0
Longest Win Streak: 8 (2007-2009)
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2018)
UFC Debut: 2007-02-03
Last UFC Fight: 2018-05-12

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Fabian Edwards
#122 Middleweight 		KO (Elbow and Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator 281 - MVP vs. Storley
Friday, May 13th 2022
L Ryan Bader
#11 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  Bellator 256 - Bader vs. Machida 2
Friday, April 9th 2021
L Phil Davis
#5 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 2
Friday, September 11th 2020
L Gegard Mousasi
#5 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 228 - Pitbull vs. Archuleta
Saturday, September 28th 2019
W Chael Sonnen
#31 Heavyweight 		TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Round 2
  Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie
Friday, June 14th 2019
W Rafael Carvalho
#20 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 213 - Macfarlane vs. Letourneau
Saturday, December 15th 2018
W Vitor Belfort
#10 Middleweight 		KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
  UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington
Saturday, May 12th 2018
W Eryk Anders
#32 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders
Saturday, February 3rd 2018
L Derek Brunson
#9 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017
L Yoel Romero
#7 Middleweight 		KO (Elbows)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero
Saturday, June 27th 2015
L Luke Rockhold
#6 Middleweight 		SUB
Round 2
  UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold
Saturday, April 18th 2015
W C.B. Dollaway
#14 Middleweight 		TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Dollaway
Saturday, December 20th 2014
L Chris Weidman
#1 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
Saturday, July 5th 2014
W Gegard Mousasi
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 36 - Machida vs. Mousasi
Saturday, February 15th 2014
W Mark Munoz
#5 Middleweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz
Saturday, October 26th 2013
L Phil Davis
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, August 3rd 2013
W Dan Henderson
#4 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 157 - Rousey vs. Carmouche
Saturday, February 23rd 2013
W Ryan Bader
#6 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera
Saturday, August 4th 2012
L Jon Jones
#1 Light Heavyweight 		Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida
Saturday, December 10th 2011
W Randy Couture
#7 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
  UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields
Saturday, April 30th 2011
L Quinton Jackson
#4 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Saturday, November 20th 2010
L Mauricio Rua
#5 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2
Saturday, May 8th 2010
W Mauricio Rua
#4 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Saturday, October 24th 2009
W Rashad Evans
#2 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida
Saturday, May 23rd 2009
W Thiago Silva
#14 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2
Saturday, January 31st 2009
W Tito Ortiz
#9 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 84 - Ill Will
Saturday, May 24th 2008
W Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
#4 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 79 - Nemesis
Saturday, December 29th 2007
W Kazuhiro Nakamura
#14 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 76 - Knockout
Saturday, September 22nd 2007
W David Heath
#28 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 70 - Nations Collide
Saturday, April 21st 2007
W Sam Hoger
#53 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 67 - All or Nothing
Saturday, February 3rd 2007
W Vernon White
#27 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WFA - King of the Streets
Saturday, July 22nd 2006
W Dimitri Wanderley
#108 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Exhaustion)
Round 3
  JF 6 - Jungle Fight 6
Saturday, April 29th 2006
W B.J. Penn
#1 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  K-1 - Heros 1
Saturday, March 26th 2005
W Sam Greco Decision (Split)
Round 3
  K-1 MMA - Romanex
Saturday, May 22nd 2004
W Michael McDonald Submission (Forearm Choke)
Round 1
  K-1 - Beast 2004
Sunday, March 14th 2004
W Rich Franklin
#11 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
  Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival
Wednesday, December 31st 2003
W Stephan Bonnar
#63 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  JF - Jungle Fight 1
Saturday, September 13th 2003
W Kengo Watanabe Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  NJPW - Ultimate Crush
Friday, May 2nd 2003
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Fabian Edwards
#122 Middleweight 		  Bellator 281 - MVP vs. Storley
Friday, May 13th 2022 		KO (Elbow and Punches)
Round 1
L Ryan Bader
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 256 - Bader vs. Machida 2
Friday, April 9th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Phil Davis
#5 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 2
Friday, September 11th 2020 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Gegard Mousasi
#5 Middleweight 		  Bellator 228 - Pitbull vs. Archuleta
Saturday, September 28th 2019 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Chael Sonnen
#31 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie
Friday, June 14th 2019 		TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Round 2
W Rafael Carvalho
#20 Middleweight 		  Bellator 213 - Macfarlane vs. Letourneau
Saturday, December 15th 2018 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Vitor Belfort
#10 Middleweight 		  UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington
Saturday, May 12th 2018 		KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
W Eryk Anders
#32 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
L Derek Brunson
#9 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Yoel Romero
#7 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero
Saturday, June 27th 2015 		KO (Elbows)
Round 3
L Luke Rockhold
#6 Middleweight 		  UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold
Saturday, April 18th 2015 		SUB
Round 2
W C.B. Dollaway
#14 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Dollaway
Saturday, December 20th 2014 		TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
L Chris Weidman
#1 Middleweight 		  UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
Saturday, July 5th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Gegard Mousasi
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 36 - Machida vs. Mousasi
Saturday, February 15th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Mark Munoz
#5 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz
Saturday, October 26th 2013 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
L Phil Davis
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Dan Henderson
#4 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 157 - Rousey vs. Carmouche
Saturday, February 23rd 2013 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Ryan Bader
#6 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera
Saturday, August 4th 2012 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
L Jon Jones
#1 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida
Saturday, December 10th 2011 		Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Randy Couture
#7 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields
Saturday, April 30th 2011 		KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
L Quinton Jackson
#4 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Saturday, November 20th 2010 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Mauricio Rua
#5 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2
Saturday, May 8th 2010 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Mauricio Rua
#4 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Saturday, October 24th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Rashad Evans
#2 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida
Saturday, May 23rd 2009 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Thiago Silva
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2
Saturday, January 31st 2009 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tito Ortiz
#9 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 84 - Ill Will
Saturday, May 24th 2008 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
#4 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 79 - Nemesis
Saturday, December 29th 2007 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Kazuhiro Nakamura
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 76 - Knockout
Saturday, September 22nd 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W David Heath
#28 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 70 - Nations Collide
Saturday, April 21st 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Sam Hoger
#53 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 67 - All or Nothing
Saturday, February 3rd 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Vernon White
#27 Light Heavyweight 		  WFA - King of the Streets
Saturday, July 22nd 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Dimitri Wanderley
#108 Light Heavyweight 		  JF 6 - Jungle Fight 6
Saturday, April 29th 2006 		TKO (Exhaustion)
Round 3
W B.J. Penn
#1 Welterweight 		  K-1 - Heros 1
Saturday, March 26th 2005 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Sam Greco   K-1 MMA - Romanex
Saturday, May 22nd 2004 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Michael McDonald   K-1 - Beast 2004
Sunday, March 14th 2004 		Submission (Forearm Choke)
Round 1
W Rich Franklin
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival
Wednesday, December 31st 2003 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
W Stephan Bonnar
#63 Light Heavyweight 		  JF - Jungle Fight 1
Saturday, September 13th 2003 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Kengo Watanabe   NJPW - Ultimate Crush
Friday, May 2nd 2003 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2022 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
409
01/01/2022 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
418
10/01/2021 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
429
07/01/2021 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
424
04/01/2021   #10 Light Heavyweight 26-10-0
434
01/01/2021   #10 Light Heavyweight 26-10-0
434
10/01/2020 NR #10 Light Heavyweight 26-10-0
434
07/01/2020   #11 Middleweight 26-9-0
554
04/01/2020   #11 Middleweight 26-9-0
554
01/01/2020   #11 Middleweight 26-9-0
554
10/01/2019 NR #11 Middleweight 26-9-0
554
07/01/2019 NR #9 Light Heavyweight 26-8-0
417
04/01/2019 1 #13 Middleweight 25-8-0
418
01/01/2019 1 #12 Middleweight 25-8-0
429
10/01/2018 1 #11 Middleweight 24-8-0
484
07/01/2018 12 #10 Middleweight 24-8-0
484
04/01/2018 11 #22 Middleweight 23-8-0
297
01/01/2018 NR #33 Middleweight 22-8-0
198
07/01/2016   #8 Middleweight 22-7-0
582
04/01/2016 2 #8 Middleweight 22-7-0
604
01/01/2016 1 #6 Middleweight 22-7-0
617
10/01/2015 1 #5 Middleweight 22-7-0
631
07/01/2015 4 #6 Middleweight 22-7-0
649
04/01/2015   #2 Middleweight 22-5-0
952
01/01/2015   #2 Middleweight 22-5-0
952
10/01/2014   #2 Middleweight 21-5-0
924
07/01/2014   #2 Middleweight 21-4-0
997
04/01/2014 1 #2 Middleweight 21-4-0
997
01/01/2014 NR #3 Middleweight 20-4-0
919
10/01/2013 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 19-4-0
666
07/01/2013   #2 Light Heavyweight 19-3-0
844
04/01/2013   #2 Light Heavyweight 19-3-0
844
01/01/2013 1 #2 Light Heavyweight 18-3-0
760
10/01/2012 2 #3 Light Heavyweight 18-3-0
760
07/01/2012   #5 Light Heavyweight 17-3-0
582
04/01/2012 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 17-3-0
582
01/01/2012   #6 Light Heavyweight 17-3-0
542
10/01/2011 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 17-2-0
542
07/01/2011   #5 Light Heavyweight 17-2-0
596
04/01/2011 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 16-2-0
521
01/01/2011 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 16-2-0
521
10/01/2010   #3 Light Heavyweight 16-1-0
593
07/01/2010 2 #3 Light Heavyweight 16-1-0
593
04/01/2010   #1 Light Heavyweight 16-0-0
778
01/01/2010   #1 Light Heavyweight 16-0-0
778
10/01/2009   #1 Light Heavyweight 15-0-0
725
07/01/2009 3 #1 Light Heavyweight 15-0-0
725
04/01/2009   #4 Light Heavyweight 14-0-0
437
01/01/2009 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 13-0-0
401
10/01/2008   #3 Light Heavyweight 13-0-0
401
07/01/2008 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 13-0-0
401
04/01/2008   #4 Light Heavyweight 12-0-0
353
01/01/2008 6 #4 Light Heavyweight 12-0-0
353
10/01/2007 3 #10 Light Heavyweight 11-0-0
214
07/01/2007 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 10-0-0
164
04/01/2007 1 #14 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
154
01/01/2007 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 8-0-0
154
10/01/2006 NR #12 Light Heavyweight 8-0-0
154
07/01/2006 2 #14 Heavyweight 7-0-0
115
04/01/2006 2 #12 Heavyweight 6-0-0
122
01/01/2006 1 #10 Heavyweight 6-0-0
124
10/01/2005   #9 Heavyweight 6-0-0
124
07/01/2005   #9 Heavyweight 6-0-0
124
04/01/2005 12 #9 Heavyweight 6-0-0
124
01/01/2005 4 #21 Heavyweight 5-0-0
83
10/01/2004   #17 Heavyweight 5-0-0
83
07/01/2004 5 #17 Heavyweight 5-0-0
83
04/01/2004 1 #12 Heavyweight 4-0-0
88
01/01/2004 72 #13 Heavyweight 3-0-0
88
10/01/2003 NR #85 Heavyweight 2-0-0
26