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Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, May 8, 2010
Mauricio Rua def. Lyoto Machida · KO/TKO, round 1 (3:35)
 
Lyoto
Machida
Light Heavyweight
Photo: Marcos Joel Reis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
16-0
UFC
8-0
Age
31
Height
6'1"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Mauricio
Rua
Light Heavyweight
Record
18-4
UFC
2-2
Age
28
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Lyoto MachidaMauricio Rua
Significant strikes9 of 1117 of 28
Knockdowns01
Takedowns2 of 20 of 1
Control time0:530:35
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

15
18
Round 1
17
19
Round 2
■ Lyoto Machida ■ Mauricio Rua Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Their other meetings

Lyoto Machida won by decision, 5 roundsOct 24, 2009

Other fights that night

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