Lyoto Machida, Unanimous decision, 5 rounds.
Title fight
Walking in
Lyoto Machida
Record7-0
StreakWon 7 straight
Strikes landed / min3.76Mid-pack
Strike defence74%Elite
Takedowns / 15 min1.62Mid-pack
Takedown defence84%Top third
Mauricio Rua
Record2-1
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min3.34Mid-pack
Strike defence56%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min2.66Top third
Takedown defence17%Bottom
What happened
Lyoto MachidaMauricio Rua
35/108Sig. strikes80/146
39/113Total strikes82/148
0/0Takedowns0/4
0:23Control2:44
Target
11/62Head15/46
21/32Body16/29
3/14Leg49/71
Position
25/87Distance48/105
10/21Clinch32/41