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Middleweight
5 Rounds
Lyoto Machida won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1491
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CB Dollaway

Lyoto MachidavsCB DollawayUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · Saturday, December 20, 2014Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Lyoto Machida won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:02

Style matchupLyoto Machida: Well-roundedvsCB Dollaway: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Lyoto Machida wins(52.8%)

Actual result: Lyoto Machida wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Lyoto Machida at -860 American odds

+$12 profit

$112 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Lyoto Machida is a KO finisher (63% of wins). CB Dollaway has lost 71% of fights by KO.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Lyoto Machida (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Lyoto Machida
Red Corner
VS
CB Dollaway
Blue Corner
-860
(90%)
Vegas Odds
+675
(13%)
1491
Elo
1491
48
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'2"
187.96 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Lyoto MachidaW2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Luke Rockhold · Apr 15
L
KOvs Yoel Romero · Jun 15
L
KOvs Derek Brunson · Oct 17
W
vs Eryk Anders · Feb 18
W
KOvs Vitor Belfort · May 18
latest
CB Dollaway
oldest →
L
vs Michael Bisping · Apr 15
L
KOvs Nate Marquardt · Dec 15
W
vs Ed Herman · Jul 17
W
vs Hector Lombard · Mar 18
L
KOvs Khalid Murtazaliev · Sep 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Lyoto MachidaMetricCB Dollaway
2.59
Strikes / min
2.65
1.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.58
61%
Strike defense
54%
1.21
TDs / 15 min
3.55
75%
Takedown defense
62%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.02evenly matched on net striking+0.07

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1523 vs 1544Strikes32.4 vs 21.6Takedowns0.8 vs 2.1Sub Atts0.44 vs 0.64Form0.1 vs 0.6
Lyoto MachidaCB Dollaway

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Lyoto Machida(10 fights)CB Dollaway(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +1.3|Blue -1.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -35.0|Blue +35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Lyoto MachidaTargetCB Dollaway

By target zone

10
59% acc · 83%
Head
0
0% acc
1
100% acc · 8%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 8%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

4
67% acc · 33%
Distance
0
0% acc
2
50% acc · 17%
Clinch
0
6
67% acc · 50%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Lyoto Machida rounds
0
even
0
CB Dollaway rounds
Round 1Lyoto Machida edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
12 / 19
Sig Strikes
0 / 2
63%
Sig Str %
0%
12 / 19
Total Strikes
0 / 2
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1CB Dollaway0 / 20 / 20 / 00
1Lyoto Machida12 / 1912 / 190 / 00

Lyoto Machida

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights16

CB Dollaway

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14