The Dragon
Lyoto Machida
26 - 12 - 0
Height
6'1"
Reach
74.0"
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Height
6'1"
Reach
74.0"
Born
1978-05-30
Birthplace
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Fighting Out Of
Los Angeles, California
Team(s)
Black House
Overall Record
26 - 12 - 0
Winning Method
50%
Dec.
Decision
13 / 26
7.7%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 26
42.3%
KO
KO
11 / 26
Losing Method
50%
Dec.
Decision
6 / 12
16.7%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 12
33.3%
KO
KO
4 / 12
Past Fights
13 May 2022
Bellator 281
Fabian Edwards
Loss (26–12)KO (elbow and punches) • Round 1 (3:18)
9 April 2021
Bellator 256
Ryan Bader
Loss (26–11)Decision (unanimous)
11 September 2020
Bellator 245
Phil Davis
Loss (26–10)Decision (split)
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13 May 2022
Bellator 281
Fabian Edwards
Loss (26–12)KO (elbow and punches) • Round 1 (3:18)
9 April 2021
Bellator 256
Ryan Bader
Loss (26–11)Decision (unanimous)
11 September 2020
Bellator 245
Phil Davis
Loss (26–10)Decision (split)
28 September 2019
Bellator 228
Gegard Mousasi
Loss (26–9)Decision (split)
14 June 2019
Bellator 222
Chael Sonnen
Win (26–8)TKO (flying knee and punches) • Round 2 (0:22)
15 December 2018
Bellator 213
Rafael Carvalho
Win (25–8)Decision (split)
12 May 2018
UFC 224
Vitor Belfort
Win (24–8)KO (front kick) • Round 2 (1:00)
3 February 2018
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
Eryk Anders
Win (23–8)Decision (split)
28 October 2017
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Derek Brunson
Loss (22–8)KO (punches) • Round 1 (2:30)
27 June 2015
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero
Yoel Romero
Loss (22–7)KO (elbows) • Round 3 (1:38)
18 April 2015
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold
Luke Rockhold
Loss (22–6)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (2:31)
20 December 2014
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway
C. B. Dollaway
Win (22–5)TKO (body kick and punches) • Round 1 (1:02)
5 July 2014
UFC 175
Chris Weidman
Loss (21–5)Decision (unanimous)
15 February 2014
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi
Win (21–4)Decision (unanimous)
26 October 2013
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz
Mark Muñoz
Win (20–4)KO (head kick) • Round 1 (3:10)
3 August 2013
UFC 163
Phil Davis
Loss (19–4)Decision (unanimous)
23 February 2013
UFC 157
Dan Henderson
Win (19–3)Decision (split)
4 August 2012
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
Ryan Bader
Win (18–3)KO (punches) • Round 2 (1:32)
10 December 2011
UFC 140
Jon Jones
Loss (17–3)Technical Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (4:26)
30 April 2011
UFC 129
Randy Couture
Win (17–2)KO (front kick) • Round 2 (1:05)
20 November 2010
UFC 123
Quinton Jackson
Loss (16–2)Decision (split)
8 May 2010
UFC 113
Maurício Rua
Loss (16–1)KO (punches) • Round 1 (3:35)
24 October 2009
UFC 104
Maurício Rua
Win (16–0)Decision (unanimous)
23 May 2009
UFC 98
Rashad Evans
Win (15–0)KO (punches) • Round 2 (3:57)
31 January 2009
UFC 94
Thiago Silva
Win (14–0)KO (punches) • Round 1 (4:59)
24 May 2008
UFC 84
Tito Ortiz
Win (13–0)Decision (unanimous)
29 December 2007
UFC 79
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Win (12–0)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (4:20)
22 September 2007
UFC 76
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Win (11–0)Decision (unanimous)
21 April 2007
UFC 70
David Heath
Win (10–0)Decision (unanimous)
3 February 2007
UFC 67
Sam Hoger
Win (9–0)Decision (unanimous)
22 July 2006
WFA: King of the Streets
Vernon White
Win (8–0)Decision (unanimous)
29 April 2006
Jungle Fight 6
Dimitri Wanderley
Win (7–0)TKO (exhaustion) • Round 3 (3:24)
26 March 2005
Hero's 1
B.J. Penn
Win (6–0)Decision (unanimous)
22 May 2004
K-1 MMA ROMANEX
Sam Greco
Win (5–0)Decision (split)
14 March 2004
K-1 Beast 2004 in Niigata
Michael McDonald
Win (4–0)Submission (forearm choke) • Round 1 (2:30)
31 December 2003
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003
Rich Franklin
Win (3–0)TKO (head kick and punches) • Round 2 (1:00)
13 September 2003
Jungle Fight 1
Stephan Bonnar
Win (2–0)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 1 (4:21)
2 May 2003
NJPW Ultimate Crush
Kengo Watanabe
Win (1–0)Decision (unanimous)
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