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Middleweight
5 Rounds
Lyoto Machida won · U-DEC R5
Elo1491
Elo1491
Gegard Mousasi

Lyoto MachidavsGegard MousasiUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · Saturday, February 15, 2014Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Official fight result

Lyoto Machida won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupLyoto Machida: Well-roundedvsGegard Mousasi: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Gegard Mousasi wins(51.7%)

Actual result: Lyoto Machida wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Gegard Mousasi at +190 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Gegard Mousasi enters on a 5-fight win streak.
  • Lyoto Machida has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Lyoto Machida (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Lyoto Machida
Red Corner
VS
Gegard Mousasi
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1491
Elo
1491
48
Age
40
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
Gegard MousasiW5 streak
oldest →
W
vs Thales Leites · Feb 16
W
KOvs Thiago Santos · Jul 16
W
KOvs Vitor Belfort · Oct 16
W
KOvs Uriah Hall · Nov 16
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Apr 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Lyoto MachidaMetricGegard Mousasi
2.59
Strikes / min
3.75
1.57
Strikes absorbed / min
1.21
61%
Strike defense
68%
1.21
TDs / 15 min
1.59
75%
Takedown defense
59%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.02Δ 1.52 — meaningful gap+2.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1518 vs 1516Strikes31.1 vs 80.0Takedowns0.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form0.3 vs 1.0
Lyoto MachidaGegard Mousasi

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Lyoto Machida(10 fights)Gegard Mousasi(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 +0.3|Blue -0.3
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +2.4|Blue -2.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -203.0|Blue +203.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Lyoto MachidaTargetGegard Mousasi

By target zone

16
21% acc · 57%
Head
19
24% acc · 53%
6
35% acc · 21%
Body
4
44% acc · 11%
6
67% acc · 21%
Leg
13
76% acc · 36%

By position

25
26% acc · 89%
Distance
28
31% acc · 78%
0
0% acc
Clinch
3
38% acc · 8%
3
100% acc · 11%
Ground
5
63% acc · 14%

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
1
even
3
Gegard Mousasi rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:00
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Gegard Mousasi edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:00
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Gegard Mousasi edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:03
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 4Gegard Mousasi edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns1
Control1:02
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:39Control
Round 5Lyoto Machida edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control2:05
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
28 / 101
Sig Strikes
36 / 106
28.6%
Sig Str %
34%
35 / 108
Total Strikes
66 / 138
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 3
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
3:10
Ctrl Time
1:43

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Gegard Mousasi5 / 135 / 130 / 00
1Lyoto Machida5 / 185 / 180 / 00
2Gegard Mousasi10 / 3110 / 310 / 00
2Lyoto Machida6 / 266 / 260 / 00
3Gegard Mousasi9 / 2311 / 250 / 10
3Lyoto Machida7 / 298 / 300 / 10
4Lyoto Machida3 / 95 / 111 / 10
4Gegard Mousasi7 / 1919 / 320 / 10
5Gegard Mousasi5 / 2021 / 370 / 10
5Lyoto Machida7 / 1911 / 230 / 00

Lyoto Machida

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights16

Gegard Mousasi

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights12