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- Lyoto Machida vs Rashad Evans
Light Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 98: Evans vs Machida
Saturday, May 23, 2009 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 3:57 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Mario YamasakiSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 3:57
Lyoto MachidaRound 2Rashad Evans
16 / 31Sig. strikes3 / 14
52%Accuracy21%
21 / 38Total strikes3 / 14
2Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:15Control0:00
4.1Pace / min0.8
100%Control share0%
Lyoto Machida
Targethead 75% · body 6% · leg 19%
Phasedistance 88% · clinch 13% · ground 0%
Rashad Evans
Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeLyoto Machida landed 16 significant strikes to 3.Striking edgeLyoto Machida struck at 52% accuracy to 21%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upLyoto Machida's significant-strike pace moved +69% from R1 to R2, 4.1 against 2.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftLyoto Machida's significant-strike accuracy moved -28 pts, 52% against 80%.
- Target shiftLyoto Machida's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 75% head with 6% body and 19% leg.
- Phase shiftLyoto Machida's ground share of landed strikes moved -17 pts, to 0% on the ground against 88% at distance.
- Defensive driftLyoto Machida absorbed significant strikes +280% faster than in R1, 0.8 against 0.2 per minute.
- Pace upRashad Evans's significant-strike pace moved +280% from R1 to R2, 0.8 against 0.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRashad Evans's significant-strike accuracy moved +11 pts, 21% against 10%.
- Target shiftRashad Evans's head share of landed strikes moved +67 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
- Defensive driftRashad Evans absorbed significant strikes +69% faster than in R1, 4.1 against 2.4 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Lyoto Machida
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Rashad Evans
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
28Lyoto Machida sig. strikes
4Rashad Evans sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+280%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Rashad Evans)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · UFC Stats
28 / 46Sig. strikes4 / 24
61%Accuracy17%
37 / 58Total strikes5 / 26
3Knockdowns0
0 / 2Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
0:31Control0:00
17Head2
5Body1
6Leg1
Lyoto MachidaRashad Evans
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
24-8-0Record19-8-1
30Age29
6'1"Height6'0"
74"Reach75"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
2.59Sig. str./min2.14
1.21TD / 15 min2.98
Lyoto Machida14-8 in archive
6KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
50%Finish rate
