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Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture: UFC 129, Apr 30, 2011

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields · Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lyoto Machida8-2-0
SatApr 30KO/TKO · R2Light Heavyweight
Randy Couture16-7-0
45.4% (Elo 1585)(Elo 1618) 54.6%

Result

Lyoto Machida wins by KO/TKO (crane kick)

round 2, 1:05

Pre-fight Elo gave Randy Couture 54.6%: missed

Elo prediction

Elo
Lyoto Machida 1585, Randy Couture 1618: a 33-point gap.
Common opponents
Tito Ortiz (Machida: Win; Couture: Win).
Form
Lyoto Machida won 3 of the last 5, Randy Couture won 3 of 5. Form is level.
Verdict
Close fight · Randy Couture 54.6% by Elo.
Lyoto Machida45.4%ELO54.6%Randy Couture
1585 · Pre-fight Elo · 1618

Common opponents

OpponentLyoto MachidaRandy Couture
Tito Ortiz
WinDecision (unanimous), May 24, 2008
WinDecision (unanimous), Sep 26, 2003

Recent form

Lyoto Machida · won 3 of last 5Randy Couture · won 3 of last 5
15001550160016501998200020022004200620082010Lyoto Machida 2007-02-03: 1516Lyoto Machida 2007-04-21: 1533Lyoto Machida 2007-09-22: 1547Lyoto Machida 2007-12-29: 1561Lyoto Machida 2008-05-24: 1580Lyoto Machida 2009-01-31: 1595Lyoto Machida 2009-05-23: 1612Lyoto Machida 2009-10-24: 1625Lyoto Machida 2010-05-08: 1604Lyoto Machida 2010-11-20: 1585Lyoto Machida 2011-04-30: 16031603Randy Couture 1997-05-30: 1516Randy Couture 1997-05-30: 1532Randy Couture 1997-10-17: 1549Randy Couture 1997-12-21: 1564Randy Couture 2000-11-17: 1579Randy Couture 2001-05-04: 1595Randy Couture 2001-11-02: 1609Randy Couture 2002-03-22: 1590Randy Couture 2002-09-27: 1573Randy Couture 2003-06-06: 1590Randy Couture 2003-09-26: 1607Randy Couture 2004-01-31: 1589Randy Couture 2004-08-21: 1604Randy Couture 2005-04-16: 1589Randy Couture 2005-08-20: 1602Randy Couture 2006-02-04: 1588Randy Couture 2007-03-03: 1604Randy Couture 2007-08-25: 1618Randy Couture 2008-11-15: 1597Randy Couture 2009-08-29: 1578Randy Couture 2009-11-14: 1593Randy Couture 2010-02-06: 1606Randy Couture 2010-08-28: 1618Randy Couture 2011-04-30: 16001600

Elo after each UFC fight, first to latest. Hollow dots are losses.

Lyoto Machida
Randy Couture

Tale of the tape

32Age47
185.4 cmHeightno data yet
188.0 cmReachno data yet
SouthpawStanceno data yet
8-2-0UFC record16-7-0
1627Peak Elo1618

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More fights at UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

Full card »
Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake ShieldsDecisionJosé Aldo vs. Mark HominickDecisionVladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason BrilzKO/TKOBenson Henderson vs. Mark BocekDecisionRory MacDonald vs. Nate DiazDecisionJake Ellenberger vs. Sean PiersonKO/TKOClaude Patrick vs. Daniel RobertsDecisionIvan Menjivar vs. Charlie ValenciaKO/TKO

FAQ

When and where is UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields?

Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

How many rounds is this fight?

Standard UFC fights are three rounds of five minutes.

How does eloline's Elo work?

Every fighter starts at 1500. Wins add points, losses take them away, and beating a stronger opponent adds more. The win probability comes from the pre-fight Elo gap. Only UFC fights are counted for now.

Source: Wikipedia: UFC 129 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Records and Elo count UFC fights only.