Have this been posted in the thread before because it hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3xEIbptWU&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3xEIbptWU&feature=channel_page
Have this been posted in the thread before because it hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3xEIbptWU&feature=channel_page
Lyoto Machida
• Absorbs fewer strikes than any fighter in UFC history
• Second-most accurate striker in UFC
• Has never lost a round in the UFC
Here’s the deal: Going by stats alone, Machida is the best fighter in UFC. Here’s what he has going for him:
He absorbs fewer strikes than any fighter in UFC history (with a minimum of five fights). The best way to measure this is number of strikes taken per minute of fighting. Machida has spent about 74 minutes in the Octagon and has taken only 43 heavy strikes over that time. That works out to about 0.58 strikes per minute. That’s less than half what an average fighter takes and much better than even the most dominant fighters. The next closest fighter is Anderson Silva, whose total is 0.73 strikes per minute. Machida is 20% better than the second best.
He’s the second most accurate striker in the UFC (for fighters with at least 300 strike attempts) with a 65% hit rate, compared to the fighter average of 35%. The only one above him is Anderson Silva.
He has the second highest takedown success rate (among fighters with at least 10 attempts) with 82%. The only fighter above him is Gray Maynard.
His takedown defense rate is 84%. This puts him in the same class as Georges St. Pierre among the top takedown defenders in the game.
He has not lost a single round on a single judge’s scorecard since coming to the UFC. He has only won by scores of 30-27. You have to go back more than two years to find a round in which a judge said he lost. In his WFA fight against Vernon White, one of the judges called the bout 29-28. The other two still called it 30-27.
He has never been knocked down. His career striking total stands at 345-105. The closest anyone’s ever come to matching him is BJ Penn, which speaks more to Penn’s abilities than anything else. And while Machida did absorb those 105 strikes, he has still never been knocked down.
MMA is the safest one.
i didn't recognize Evans in this fight. he looked like he was fighting off his back foot from the start. I can't say he was intimidated, but this wasn't the brash Evans we had seen before. That said, Machida, despite being significantly smaller (I know, same weight, but...) was the aggressor and dominated. It was never a question of if he was going to win, but when. He punished Evans.
I sure hope "Rampage" is the 1 to solve the "the Dragons" style cuz Jackson is my definitely 1 of my FAVE UFC fighters. :hatsoff:
Good analysis. I knew he was good, but didn't realize he has never lost a round.
*VID* Lyoto Machida knockout of Rashad Evans
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Lyoto-Machida-Versus-Lyoto-Machida-Video-UFC-98-Results-Blog-24336
*VID* Lyoto Machida knockout of Rashad Evans
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Lyoto-Machida-Versus-Lyoto-Machida-Video-UFC-98-Results-Blog-24336
It will be a fun fight to watch but I don't think Rampage stands a chance. I think Machida will tear him a new one like he did Evans. Only one I see that can hang with Machida is Anderson Silva and GSP. GSP would have to move up and Machida down but I don't think right now GSP has the answer. It will take someone with strong Muay Thai or Karate to trade with him and one that can fight on the ground if needed. That description sounds like an Anderson Silva description. Then again I would like to see how a Dan Henderson matches up to Machida.
In those other fights, Evans attacked once in a while. Vs. Machida, Evans backpedalled the whole time. I think he lost that fight before he go in the ring.
I like Rampage, but I think his fans overrate him. He is good, but not great. Maybe he has been dealing with injuries the last few fights, but I don't see the little extra to put him in the rarified air of greatness.
Machida and Anderson Silva at 205 down the road maybe?