Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva prediction

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 · Sunday, 1 February 2009 · Light Heavyweight · main event

Lyoto Machida26-12-0UFC wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB, 8 DECUFC debut

Thiago Silva21-9-0UFC wins: 6 KO, 0 SUB, 1 DECUFC debut

Result: Lyoto Machida by KO/TKO, R1 4:59.

Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Lyoto Machida	Tale of the tape	Thiago Silva
26-12-0	Record	21-9-0
–	Nationality	–
24	UFC fights	12
30	Age	26
185 cm	Height	185 cm
188 cm	Reach	188 cm
Southpaw	Stance	Orthodox
7 / 1 / 8	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	6 / 0 / 1
3 / 2 / 3	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	1 / 0 / 2
2.6	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.1
1.7	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.1
0.8	Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.0
0.71	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.57

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Lyoto Machida: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Thiago Silva: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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