Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

WIN

Lyoto Machida

“The Dragon”

24-8-0

RESULT

Lyoto Machida def. Tito Ortiz (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz

“The People's Champ”

19-12-1

Saturday, May 24, 2008

MGM Grand Garden Arena

Lyoto Machida defeated Tito Ortiz by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 84: ILL WILL, held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Lyoto Machida won the decision.

Fight stats

Lyoto Machida

Tito Ortiz

Knockdowns

41 of 60

Significant strikes

16 of 53

68%

Sig. strike accuracy

30%

67 of 87

Total strikes

39 of 76

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 7

100%

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

Reversals

2:56

Control time

0:19

Significant strikes by target

18 of 34

Head

2 of 35

6 of 7

Body

11 of 11

17 of 19

Leg

3 of 7

34 of 47

Distance

5 of 38

1 of 1

Clinch

11 of 15

6 of 12

Ground

0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1

17 of 24

Sig. str.

0 of 18

23 of 30

Total str.

0 of 18

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 2

Sub. att

0:10

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

15 of 18

Sig. str.

3 of 16

17 of 20

Total str.

6 of 19

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 2

Sub. att

0:19

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

9 of 18

Sig. str.

13 of 19

27 of 37

Total str.

33 of 39

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 3

Sub. att

2:27

Ctrl

0:19

Judges' Scorecards

Douglas Crosby

#	Machida	Ortiz
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Glenn Trowbridge

#	Machida	Ortiz
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Tony Weeks

#	Machida	Ortiz
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Media Scores

Machida

Ortiz

●30-27 Machida×5●30-28 Machida

All 6 media scorecards▾

FightMetric.com30-27Machida
MMAWeekly.com30-27Machida
TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com30-27Machida
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Machida
Mike Fridley · Sherdog.com30-27Machida
MMAJunkie.com30-28Machida

Fan Scorecards

89%

Machida

11%

Ortiz

18 fan scorecards submitted

●30-27 Machida72.2%●29-28 Machida11.1%●30-27 Ortiz5.6%●30-25 Ortiz5.6%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

83%

Machida

89%

Machida

78%

Machida

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Lyoto Machida vs Tito Ortiz?

What were the judges' scorecards for Lyoto Machida vs Tito Ortiz?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Lyoto Machida won the decision.

Was Lyoto Machida vs Tito Ortiz a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 6 media scores picked Lyoto Machida.

Full robbery index →

Referee

Yves Lavigne

Time format

3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Lyoto Machida 59%41% Tito Ortiz

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Lyoto Machida

Knockout Artist

6 edges

Tito Ortiz

Grappling Specialist

5 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

97Power91

99Speed88

98Precision87

92Durability90

62Engine94

63Wrestling96

87Ground95

Biggest edge Tito Ortiz, Takedowns +33

Attribute by attribute

96Punch power92

98Kick power90

99Punch speed89

99Kick speed87

98Accuracy87

63Takedowns96

94Ground striking96

79Submissions94

87Chin90

97Body strength90

62Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

24-8-0

Record

19-12-1

1839

Power Index rating

1777

Win Streak

Age

6'1"

185 cm

Height

6'3"

191 cm

74"

188 cm

Reach

74"

188 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Light Heavyweight

Weight Class

Light Heavyweight

Brazil

Nationality

United States

Style Matchup

KarateOtherBJJ

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling

Lyoto Machida

1991Black belt · Karate · Yoshizo Machida
2009UFC Light Heavyweight Championship · UFC
2001Champion · Pan American Karate Championship
2000Runner-up · Brazilian Sumo Championship · 115 kg

Camp Machida Karate / Machida Academy · Brazil and Los Angeles, US

Tito Ortiz

2000Bronze · ADCC · -99 kg
Champion · California Community College State · California junior college state championships
All-American · Junior College All American · California junior college
4th Place · State HS · California high school

Camp Team Punishment · Huntington Beach, California, US

Striking Profile

2.59

SLpM

2.59

53%

Str. Acc.

46%

1.57

SApM

2.88

61%

Str. Def.

60%

Grappling Profile

1.21

TD Avg.

2.47

65%

TD Acc.

35%

75%

TD Def.

54%

0.40

Sub. Avg.

0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Lyoto Machida · 1-4

L
Fabian Edwards
Bellator 281 · May 13, 2022
TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Middleweight
L
Ryan Bader
Bellator 256 · Apr 9, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
L
Phil Davis
Bellator 245 · Sep 11, 2020
Split Decision · Light Heavyweight
L
Gegard Mousasi
Bellator 228 · Sep 28, 2019
Split Decision · Middleweight
W
Chael Sonnen
Bellator 222 · Jun 14, 2019
TKO · R2 · 0:22 · Light Heavyweight

Tito Ortiz · 3-2

L
Anderson Silva
Holyfield vs. Belfort · Sep 11, 2021
TKO
W
Alberto Rodriguez
Combate 51: Tito vs. Alberto · Dec 7, 2019
Submission · Catchweight
W
Chuck Liddell
Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 · Nov 24, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:24 · Light Heavyweight
W
Chael Sonnen
Bellator 170 · Jan 21, 2017
Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Light Heavyweight
L
Liam McGeary
Bellator 142 · Sep 19, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:41 · Light Heavyweight

Common Opponents

Lyoto Machida

Tito Ortiz

Head-to-Head History

Unanimous Decision

R3 · 5:00

UFC 84: ILL WILL

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 27 fights

29.8

Avg sig. strikes

26.2

0.58

Avg takedowns

2.15

1:52

Avg control time

5:12

Career high strikes

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Lyoto Machida

Strike target

Tito Ortiz

50%

Head

74%

27%

Body

13%

22%

Leg

13%

Lyoto Machida

Strike position

Tito Ortiz

71%

Distance

33%

12%

Clinch

22%

16%

Ground

45%