Lyoto Machida vs Vitor Belfort — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Lyoto Machida vs Vitor Belfort

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Saturday, May 12, 2018 · Rio de Janeiro · Rio de Janeiro

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Result

Lyoto Machida def. Vitor Belfort

KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick) · Round 2 · 1:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 1:00

Lyoto MachidaRound 2Vitor Belfort

1 / 6Sig. strikes1 / 3

17%Accuracy33%

1 / 6Total strikes1 / 3

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

1.0Pace / min1.0

—Control share—

Lyoto Machida

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Vitor Belfort

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Striking edgeVitor Belfort struck at 33% accuracy to 17%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace downLyoto Machida's significant-strike pace moved -50% from R1 to R2, 1.0 against 2.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftLyoto Machida's significant-strike accuracy moved -46 pts, 17% against 63%.
Target shiftLyoto Machida's head share of landed strikes moved +90 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftLyoto Machida absorbed significant strikes +400% faster than in R1, 1.0 against 0.2 per minute.
Pace upVitor Belfort's significant-strike pace moved +400% from R1 to R2, 1.0 against 0.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftVitor Belfort's significant-strike accuracy moved +22 pts, 33% against 11%.

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.

Vitor Belfort

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

11Lyoto Machida sig. strikes

2Vitor Belfort sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+400%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Vitor Belfort)

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.