

Lyoto Machida defeated Eryk Anders by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders, held Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Mangueirinho Arena, Belem. The judges scored it 48-47, 47-48, 49-46, Lyoto Machida won the decision.
Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 23 media scorecards
- MMAJunkie.com49-46Machida
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com48-47Machida
- Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com48-47Machida
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com48-47Machida
- MMAMania.com48-47Machida
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48-47Machida
- Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com48-47Machida
- José Youngs · FanSided.com48-47Anders
- Michael Silver · OC Weekly48-47Anders
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com48-47Anders
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com48-47Anders
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Anders
- Rob Young · CombatPress.com48-47Anders
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno48-47Anders
- Tony Fagnano · MMA-Today.com48-47Anders
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Anders
- Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com48-47Anders
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com48-47Anders
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48-47Anders
- Kendrick Johnson · The Ring48-47Anders
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com48-47Anders
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Anders
- Gabriel Carvalho · MMABrasil.com.br49-46Anders
Fan Scorecards
291 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Lyoto Machida | Eryk Anders |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +210 | -250 |
| Bookmaker | +220 | -265 |
| Bovada | +215 | -275 |
| Pinnacle | +225 | -259 |
| sports-interaction | +175 | -235 |
| unibet | +230 | -286 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Lyoto Machida's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
- 1991Black belt · KarateYoshizo Machida
- 2009UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2001Champion · Pan American Karate Championship
- 2000Runner-up · Brazilian Sumo Championship115 kg Catchweight
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2017LFA Middleweight Championship (inaugural)Legacy Fighting Alliance
- —Champion · Golden GlovesAlabama
- —Silver · IBJJF Nogi Pans
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Recent form · last 5
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- WUFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN· Oct 24, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- WGarrick JamesSHP 42· May 14, 2016TKO · R3 · 4:07 · Middleweight
- WDeMarcus SharpeSFC: Southern Explosion· Oct 10, 2015Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WJosh RaspberrySHP 40· Aug 22, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Middleweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders?
Lyoto Machida defeated Eryk Anders by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders, held Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Mangueirinho Arena, Belem. The judges scored it 48-47, 47-48, 49-46, Lyoto Machida won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders?
The judges scored it 48-47, 47-48, 49-46, Lyoto Machida won the decision.
Was Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders a robbery?
Many scored it for Eryk Anders: 53% of 291 fan cards scored it for Eryk Anders; 70% of 23 media scores picked Eryk Anders. The judges gave it to Lyoto Machida.
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