Lyoto Machida
24 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (50%)
Lyoto Machida UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Lyoto Machida is 16-8 in the UFC across 24 fights, with 7 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 26-12, 10-4 of it outside the UFC. Machida competes at light heavyweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 6'1" with a 74" reach at 48 years old. The last bout was a loss to Fabian Edwards by knockout in May 2022.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 96th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.6/min).
Lyoto Machida's UFC win rate is 67% (16 of 24 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Machida averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 64% accuracy and stops 77% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 26-12
- UFC Record
- 16-8
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 48
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Fabian Edwards · KO (Elbow and Punches) · May 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Lyoto Machida's Last 5 Fights
Machida is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO · R2 1:00 · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 2018
- Win vs Eryk Anders · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · Feb 2018
- Loss vs Derek Brunson · KO/TKO · R1 2:30 · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · Oct 2017
- Loss vs Yoel Romero · KO/TKO · R3 1:38 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero · Jun 2015
- Loss vs Luke Rockhold · Submission · R2 2:31 · UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 2015
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Lyoto Machida vs Average
Lyoto Machida lands 11.5 strikes in R1 but 11.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Lyoto Machida's UFC Fight History
24 UFC fights on record (16-8), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Vitor Belfort | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:00 | UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington | 2018-05-12 |
| W | Eryk Anders | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | 2018-02-03 |
| L | Derek Brunson | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:30 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | 2017-10-28 |
| L | Yoel Romero | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero | 2015-06-27 |
| L | Luke Rockhold | Submission | R2 · 2:31 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | 2015-04-18 |
| W | CB Dollaway | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway | 2014-12-20 |
| L★ | Chris Weidman | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida | 2014-07-05 |
| W | Gegard Mousasi | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi | 2014-02-15 |
| W | Mark Munoz | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:10 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz | 2013-10-26 |
| L | Phil Davis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung | 2013-08-03 |
| W | Dan Henderson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche | 2013-02-23 |
| W | Ryan Bader | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:32 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
| L★ | Jon Jones | Submission | R2 · 4:26 | UFC 140: Jones vs Machida | 2011-12-10 |
| W | Randy Couture | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:05 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields | 2011-04-30 |
| L | Quinton Jackson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida | 2010-11-20 |
| L★ | Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:35 | UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 | 2010-05-08 |
| W★ | Mauricio Rua | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun | 2009-10-24 |
| W★ | Rashad Evans | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:57 | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida | 2009-05-23 |
| W | Thiago Silva | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:59 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
| W | Tito Ortiz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 84: Ill Will | 2008-05-24 |
| W | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Submission | R2 · 4:20 | UFC 79: Nemesis | 2007-12-29 |
| W | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 76: Knockout | 2007-09-22 |
| W | David Heath | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 70: Nations Collide | 2007-04-21 |
| W | Sam Hoger | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 67: All or Nothing | 2007-02-03 |
How Machida Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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