Chris Weidman vs Lyoto Machida
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (6)
Chris Weidman vs Lyoto Machida: Matchup Breakdown
Chris Weidman is 12-8 in the Middleweight division with a 60% win rate. Lyoto Machida is 16-8 at Light Heavyweight, winning 66.7% of the time. Chris Weidman is listed as active. Lyoto Machida is listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Chris Weidman leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida on Jul 5, 2014, won by Chris Weidman by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.
Lyoto Machida holds the higher ELO rating, 1,092 to 966. Career peaks are 1,329 for Chris Weidman and 1,257 for Lyoto Machida. Chris Weidman has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 12 victories, a 58.3% finish rate. Lyoto Machida has 7 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 50% of the time.
Chris Weidman stands 6' 2" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Lyoto Machida is 6' 1" with a reach of 74", southpaw. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Chris Weidman. Chris Weidman is 42, Lyoto Machida is 48.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Chris Weidman has landed 626 significant strikes at 45.1% accuracy with 44 takedowns and 1h 4m of control time. Lyoto Machida has landed 716 at 51.7% with 14 takedowns and 44:41 of control.
Chris Weidman has 5 title fights (4 won) against 5 (2 won) for Lyoto Machida. They share 6 common opponents: Eryk Anders, Gegard Mousasi, Yoel Romero, Luke Rockhold, Vitor Belfort, Mark Munoz.