Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua

Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua: Matchup Breakdown

Lyoto Machida is 16-8 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 66.7% win rate. Mauricio Rua is 11-12-1 at Light Heavyweight, winning 45.8% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 2 times. The series is level at 1-1. Their most recent meeting was UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 on May 8, 2010, won by Mauricio Rua by KO/TKO in round 1.

Lyoto Machida holds the higher ELO rating, 1,092 to 870. Career peaks are 1,257 for Lyoto Machida and 1,072 for Mauricio Rua. Lyoto Machida has 7 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 16 victories, a 50% finish rate. Mauricio Rua has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 72.7% of the time.

Lyoto Machida stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights southpaw. Mauricio Rua is 6' 1" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Mauricio Rua. Lyoto Machida is 48, Mauricio Rua is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Lyoto Machida has landed 716 significant strikes at 51.7% accuracy with 14 takedowns and 44:41 of control time. Mauricio Rua has landed 888 at 51.5% with 27 takedowns and 1h 1m of control.

Lyoto Machida has 5 title fights (2 won) against 3 (1 won) for Mauricio Rua. They share 2 common opponents: Dan Henderson, Jon Jones.