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Lyoto Machida vs Vitor Belfort

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 3 rounds

Sat, May 12, 2018
Lyoto Machida def. Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO, round 2 (1:00)
 
Lyoto
Machida
Middleweight
Photo: Marcos Joel Reis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
23-8
UFC
15-8
Age
39
Height
6'1"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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MachidaBelfort
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Vitor
Belfort
Middleweight
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiagoluiz/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
26-13
UFC
15-9
Age
41
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Lyoto MachidaVitor Belfort
Significant strikes11 of 222 of 12
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:000:00
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.

12
5
Round 1
13
8
Round 2
■ Lyoto Machida ■ Vitor Belfort

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Gegard Mousasi
Lyoto Machida
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Feb 2014 · Mousasi landed 0.3 more a minute
Vitor Belfort
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Oct 2016 · Mousasi landed 6.3 more a minute
Dan Henderson
Lyoto Machida
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Feb 2013 · landed 0.5 more significant strikes a minute
Vitor Belfort
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2015 · landed 1.4 more significant strikes a minute
Chris Weidman
Lyoto Machida
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Jul 2014 · Weidman landed 0.3 more a minute
Vitor Belfort
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
May 2015 · Weidman landed 9.7 more a minute
Luke Rockhold
Lyoto Machida
Lost · submission, round 2
Apr 2015 · Rockhold landed 1.3 more a minute
Vitor Belfort
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
May 2013 · landed 1.2 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

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