Lyoto Carvalho Machida (Japanese: 町田龍太, Machida Ryōto, Portuguese pronunciation: [liˈotu maˈʃidɐ]; born 30 May 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka. [5] Nicknamed "The Dragon", he was known for his unorthodox style in MMA that mainly combined Shotokan karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

UFC 224: Belfort vs Machida - Jimmy Smith, Dominick Cruz and Daniel Cormier Preview Stats Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.

Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida (26-12-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Los Angeles, California and the #236th ranked Top Middleweight MMA fighter. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

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Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is a former ‘Ultimate Fighting Championship’ (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion. Machida was discovered by ‘New Japan Pro-Wrestling’ (NJPW) legend Antonio Inoki and was trained by well-known wrestlers, such as Kazuyuki Fujita, Wallid Ismail, and Marco Ruas.

Lyoto Machida Rich Franklin 2 0 24 9 1 0 0 0 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Dec. 31, 2003 KO/TKO Punches 2 1:03 win. Lyoto Machida Stephan Bonnar 0 0 17 8 0 0 0 0 Jungle Fight 1 ...

Machida began his pro MMA career in 2003 and proceeded to win 16 straight fights, which included winning the UFC’s light-heavyweight title in 2009, by knocking out Rashad Evans. In 2003, Machida became the first person to defeat Rich Franklin.

Lyoto Carvalho Machida (born May 30, 1978), nicknamed "The Dragon", is a mixed martial arts fighter from Salvador, Brazil. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight champion. He is a third degree black belt in Machida Karate .

Light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida improved to 11-0 with a shutout unanimous decision win over PRIDE veteran and UFC newcomer Kazuhiro Nakamura. Scores for Machida were 30-27 across the...