Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: Matchup Breakdown

Lyoto Machida is 16-8 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 66.7% win rate. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is 1-2 at Light Heavyweight, winning 33.3% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Lyoto Machida leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 79: Nemesis on Dec 29, 2007, won by Lyoto Machida by Submission in round 2.

Lyoto Machida holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,088 to 941. Career peaks are 1,267 for Lyoto Machida and 1,000 for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. Lyoto Machida has 7 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 16 victories, a 50.0% finish rate. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 100.0% of the time.

Lyoto Machida stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights southpaw. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is 5' 10" with a reach of 78", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. Lyoto Machida is 48, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is 42.

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. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has landed 60 at 39.5% with 2 takedowns and 0:25 of control.

Lyoto Machida has 5 title fights (2 won) against 0 (0 won) for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. They share 1 common opponent: Kazuhiro Nakamura.