Lyoto Machida vs Quinton Jackson

Lyoto Machida vs Quinton Jackson: Matchup Breakdown

Lyoto Machida is 16-8 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 66.7% win rate. Quinton Jackson is 8-5 at Light Heavyweight, winning 61.5% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Quinton Jackson leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida on Nov 20, 2010, won by Quinton Jackson by Decision - Split in round 3.

Lyoto Machida holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,099 to 1,064. Career peaks are 1,279 for Lyoto Machida and 1,189 for Quinton Jackson. Lyoto Machida has 7 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 16 victories, a 50.0% finish rate. Quinton Jackson has 3 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 37.5% of the time.

Lyoto Machida stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights southpaw. Quinton Jackson is 6' 1" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Lyoto Machida. Lyoto Machida is 48, Quinton Jackson is 48.

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. Quinton Jackson has landed 514 at 43.3% with 6 takedowns and 23:00 of control.

Lyoto Machida has 5 title fights (2 won) against 4 (2 won) for Quinton Jackson. They share 4 common opponents: Dan Henderson, Ryan Bader, Jon Jones, Rashad Evans.