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Lyoto Machida vs Vítor Belfort

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Lyoto Machida and Vítor Belfort met once (2018). Lyoto Machida won in 2018 by ko.

SOURCE·Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Lyoto MachidaVítor Belfort
74″ (188 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
73″ (185.4 cm)Height72″ (182.9 cm)
+1.4%Reach advantage+2.79%
27–11Record26–14
48%Finish rate81%
16Longest unbeaten run7
38Recorded bouts43
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 11. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentLyoto MachidaVítor Belfort
Gegard Mousasi W L
Dan Henderson W W
Chris Weidman L L
Dan Henderson W W
Luke Rockhold L W
Jon Jones L L
Rich Franklin W W
Dan Henderson W L
Tito Ortiz W L
Randy Couture W L
Randy Couture W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Lyoto Machida

200020102020win v Rich Franklin, 2003, kowin v Stephan Bonnar, 2003, kowin v Kengo Watanabe, 2003, decisionwin v Sam Greco, 2004, decisionwin v Michael McDonald, 2004, submissionwin v B.J. Penn, 2005, decisionwin v Vernon White, 2006, decisionwin v Dimitri Wanderley, 2006, kowin v Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, 2007, submissionwin v Kazuhiro Nakamura, 2007, decisionwin v David Heath, 2007, decisionwin v Sam Hoger, 2007, decisionwin v Tito Ortiz, 2008, decisionwin v Maurício Rua, 2009, decisionwin v Rashad Evans, 2009, kowin v Thiago Silva, 2009, koloss v Quinton Jackson, 2010, decisionloss v Maurício Rua, 2010, koloss v Jon Jones, 2011, submissionwin v Randy Couture, 2011, kowin v Ryan Bader, 2012, kowin v Mark Muñoz, 2013, koloss v Phil Davis, 2013, decisionwin v Dan Henderson, 2013, decisionwin v C. B. Dollaway, 2014, koloss v Chris Weidman, 2014, decisionwin v Gegard Mousasi, 2014, decisionloss v Yoel Romero, 2015, koloss v Luke Rockhold, 2015, submissionloss v Derek Brunson, 2017, kowin v Rafael Carvalho, 2018, decisionwin v Vitor Belfort, 2018, kowin v Eryk Anders, 2018, decisionloss v Gegard Mousasi, 2019, decisionwin v Chael Sonnen, 2019, koloss v Phil Davis, 2020, decisionloss v Ryan Bader, 2021, decisionloss v Fabian Edwards, 2022, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2022
2010 2020 win vs Rich Franklin (2003)win vs Stephan Bonnar (2003)win vs Kengo Watanabe (2003)win vs Sam Greco (2004)win vs Michael McDonald (2004)win vs B.J. Penn (2005)win vs Vernon White (2006)win vs Dimitri Wanderley (2006)win vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (2007)win vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (2007)win vs David Heath (2007)win vs Sam Hoger (2007)win vs Tito Ortiz (2008)win vs Maurício Rua (2009)win vs Rashad Evans (2009)win vs Thiago Silva (2009)loss vs Quinton Jackson (2010)loss vs Maurício Rua (2010)loss vs Jon Jones (2011)win vs Randy Couture (2011)win vs Ryan Bader (2012)win vs Mark Muñoz (2013)loss vs Phil Davis (2013)win vs Dan Henderson (2013)win vs C. B. Dollaway (2014)loss vs Chris Weidman (2014)win vs Gegard Mousasi (2014)loss vs Yoel Romero (2015)loss vs Luke Rockhold (2015)loss vs Derek Brunson (2017)win vs Rafael Carvalho (2018)win vs Vitor Belfort (2018)win vs Eryk Anders (2018)loss vs Gegard Mousasi (2019)win vs Chael Sonnen (2019)loss vs Phil Davis (2020)loss vs Ryan Bader (2021)loss vs Fabian Edwards (2022)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2022

Vítor Belfort

1990200020102020UNFILEDwin v Jon Hess, 1996, kowin v Joe Charles, 1997, submissionloss v Randy Couture, 1997, kowin v Tank Abbott, 1997, kowin v Scott Ferrozzo, 1997, kowin v Wanderlei Silva, 1998, koloss v Kazushi Sakuraba, 1999, decisionwin v Daijiro Matsui, 2000, decisionwin v Gilbert Yvel, 2000, decisionwin v Heath Herring, 2001, decisionwin v Bobby Southworth, 2001, submissionloss v Chuck Liddell, 2002, decisionwin v Marvin Eastman, 2003, koloss v Randy Couture, 2004, kowin v Antony Rea, 2005, koloss v Alistair Overeem, 2005, submissionloss v Tito Ortiz, 2005, decisionloss v Dan Henderson, 2006, decisionwin v Kazuo Takahashi, 2006, koloss v Alistair Overeem, 2006, decisionwin v Josemario Neves, 2006win v James Zikic, 2007, decisionwin v Ivan Serati, 2007, kowin v Terry Martin, 2008, kowin v Rich Franklin, 2009, kowin v Matt Lindland, 2009, kowin v Yoshihiro Akiyama, 2011, koloss v Anderson Silva, 2011, koloss v Jon Jones, 2012, submissionwin v Anthony Johnson, 2012, submissionwin v Dan Henderson, 2013, kowin v Luke Rockhold, 2013, kowin v Michael Bisping, 2013, kowin v Dan Henderson, 2015, koloss v Chris Weidman, 2015, koloss v Gegard Mousasi, 2016, koloss v Ronaldo Souza, 2016, kowin v Nate Marquardt, 2017, decisionnc v Kelvin Gastelum, 2017loss v Lyoto Machida, 2018, kowin v Evander Holyfield, 2021win v Ronaldo Souza, 2023win v Tra Telligman, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1996–2023 · 1 UNDATED
2000 2010 2020 win vs Jon Hess (1996)win vs Joe Charles (1997)loss vs Randy Couture (1997)win vs Tank Abbott (1997)win vs Scott Ferrozzo (1997)win vs Wanderlei Silva (1998)loss vs Kazushi Sakuraba (1999)win vs Daijiro Matsui (2000)win vs Gilbert Yvel (2000)win vs Heath Herring (2001)win vs Bobby Southworth (2001)loss vs Chuck Liddell (2002)win vs Marvin Eastman (2003)loss vs Randy Couture (2004)win vs Antony Rea (2005)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2005)loss vs Tito Ortiz (2005)loss vs Dan Henderson (2006)win vs Kazuo Takahashi (2006)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2006)win vs Josemario Neves (2006)win vs James Zikic (2007)win vs Ivan Serati (2007)win vs Terry Martin (2008)win vs Rich Franklin (2009)win vs Matt Lindland (2009)win vs Yoshihiro Akiyama (2011)loss vs Anderson Silva (2011)loss vs Jon Jones (2012)win vs Anthony Johnson (2012)win vs Dan Henderson (2013)win vs Luke Rockhold (2013)win vs Michael Bisping (2013)win vs Dan Henderson (2015)loss vs Chris Weidman (2015)loss vs Gegard Mousasi (2016)loss vs Ronaldo Souza (2016)win vs Nate Marquardt (2017)nc vs Kelvin Gastelum (2017)loss vs Lyoto Machida (2018)win vs Evander Holyfield (2021)win vs Ronaldo Souza (2023)
winlossdraw / NC1996–2023
Cross-references
Lyoto Machida

The full ledger: 38 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

27–11 Vítor Belfort

The same, from the other corner — 43 bouts and the cohort Belfort is ranked inside.

26–14 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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DATA · JUL 2026 amitsharma.co.nz

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