Mauricio Rua vs Lyoto Machida prediction

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 · Sunday, 9 May 2010 · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · main event

Mauricio Rua27-14-1UFC wins: 8 KO, 0 SUB, 3 DECUFC debut

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

Result: Mauricio Rua by KO/TKO, R1 3:35.

Mauricio Rua vs Lyoto Machida: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Mauricio Rua	Tale of the tape	Lyoto Machida
27-14-1	Record	26-12-0
–	Nationality	–
24	UFC fights	24
28	Age	31
185 cm	Height	185 cm
193 cm	Reach	188 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Southpaw
8 / 0 / 3	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	7 / 1 / 8
6 / 2 / 4	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	3 / 2 / 3
3.4	Sig. strikes landed per minute	2.6
3.5	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	1.7
1.5	Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.8
0.77	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.71

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

Mauricio Rua: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Lyoto Machida: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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