Machida vs Belfort

Who won Machida vs Belfort?

Lyoto Machida beat Vitor Belfort by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 224, on Saturday 12th May 2018 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Machida vs Belfort stats

Lyoto Machida stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Vitor Belfort made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Lyoto Machida's UFC record stood at 16-8-0, while Vitor Belfort's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Belfort had a large advantage in power over Machida, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Machida's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Belfort had a slight advantage over Machida, with a 12% submission rate over Machida's 9%.

Lyoto Machida was the younger man by 1 year, at 46 years old.

Machida had a height advantage of 1 inch over Belfort. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Machida was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2003, 6 years and 6 months later than Belfort, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 99 to Belfort's 68.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lyoto Machida had been fighting more than Vitor Belfort.

Going to this contest, Lyoto Machida had last fought 6 years, 9 months and 25 days ago, while Vitor Belfort's last outing had been 7 years, 5 months and 25 days ago.

Machida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Belfort's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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