Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 76: KNOCKOUT
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
“The Dragon”
24-8-0
RESULT

Lyoto Machida def. Kazuhiro Nakamura (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura
“Kaz”
21-13-0
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States

Lyoto Machida defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 76: KNOCKOUT, held Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Fight stats

Lyoto Machida
Kazuhiro Nakamura
0
Knockdowns
0
70 of 89
Significant strikes
15 of 31
79%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
134 of 153
Total strikes
27 of 44
2 of 3
Takedowns
2 of 10
67%
Takedown accuracy
20%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
9:10
Control time
1:46
Significant strikes by target
36 of 53
Head
6 of 21
26 of 27
Body
5 of 6
8 of 9
Leg
4 of 4
17 of 22
Distance
3 of 13
32 of 35
Clinch
12 of 17
21 of 32
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 31
Sig. str.
8 of 12
40 of 47
Total str.
15 of 19
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
3:06
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 30
Sig. str.
3 of 8
40 of 49
Total str.
6 of 12
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
1
Sub. att
0
3:18
Ctrl
0:54
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
25 of 28
Sig. str.
4 of 11
54 of 57
Total str.
6 of 13
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
2:46
Ctrl
0:43

Judges' Scorecards

Richard Bertrand
#MachidaNakamura
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Cecil Peoples
#MachidaNakamura
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Marcos Rosales
#MachidaNakamura
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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

3
Machida
–
0
Nakamura
●30–27 Machida×3
All 3 media scorecards▾
  • MMAJunkie.com30–27Machida
  • MMAWeekly.com30–27Machida
  • Sherdog.com30–27Machida

Fan Scorecards

100%
Machida
0%
Nakamura
6 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Machida100%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Machida
R2
100%
Machida
R3
100%
Machida

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-8-0
Record
21-13-0
2
Win Streak
0
48
Age
46
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.59
SLpM
1.56
53%
Str. Acc.
37%
1.57
SApM
1.83
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.21
TD Avg.
1.73
65%
TD Acc.
36%
75%
TD Def.
42%
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Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Lyoto Machida · 2-3
  • W
    Vitor Belfort
    UFC 224: Nunes vs PenningtonSun, May 13, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Eryk Anders
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs AndersSun, Feb 4, 2018
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Derek Brunson
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs MachidaSun, Oct 29, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 2:30 · Middleweight
  • L
    Yoel Romero
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs RomeroSat, Jun 27, 2015
    TKO · R3 · 1:38 · Middleweight
  • L
    Luke Rockhold
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs RockholdSat, Apr 18, 2015
    Submission · R2 · 2:31 · Middleweight
Kazuhiro Nakamura · 0-2
  • L
    Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
    UFC 84: ILL WILLSat, May 24, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Lyoto Machida
    UFC 76: KNOCKOUTSat, Sep 22, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 2 fights
29.8
Avg sig. strikes
10.5
0.58
Avg takedowns
1.00
1:52
Avg control time
0:53
70
Career high strikes
15
4
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Lyoto Machida
Strike target
Kazuhiro Nakamura
50%
Head
33%
27%
Body
48%
22%
Leg
19%
Lyoto Machida
Strike position
Kazuhiro Nakamura
71%
Distance
43%
12%
Clinch
57%
16%
Ground
0%