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UFC 79: Nemesis
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
11-0 · BRA
VS
December 29, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Machida6/170/003:07
Thierry Sokoudjou3/112/400:22
R2 · 4:20
Machida15/310/012:26
Thierry Sokoudjou3/130/000:00
Total
Machida21/480/015:33
Thierry Sokoudjou6/242/400:22

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MachidaWin probabilityThierry Sokoudjou
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
18%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Machida, blue toward Thierry Sokoudjou. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Machida50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%28%
Submission8%17%
Decision28%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 21
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Thierry Sokoudjou50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%42%
Submission9%18%
Decision20%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 2
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R210%
R313%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Machida
70.2%-250
Thierry Sokoudjou
+25028.0%
Most takedownstie 54.0%
Machida
18.5%+149
Thierry Sokoudjou
-14927.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Machida
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
42.6%
+135
Under 34.5
57.4%
-135
04487
Thierry Sokoudjou
Expected: 21.2
21
Over 21
41.5%
+134
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
55.4%
-134
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Machida
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.4%
Exactly 0
75.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Thierry Sokoudjou
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
33.0%
+203
Under 0.5
67.0%
-203
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Machida50.2%48.8%+1.4-105
Thierry Sokoudjou49.8%51.2%−1.4-116

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MachidaThierry Sokoudjou
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1512
1574
Divisional
1512
1501
Striking offense
1482
1540
Striking defense
1500
1497
Grappling offense
1561
1519
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
29 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
78"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.42
Strikes landed / min
70%
Strike accuracy
0.76
Strikes absorbed / min
73%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
86%
Takedown accuracy
83%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+3
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lyoto Machida
  • WKazuhiro NakamuraU-DEC R3
    Close -2503mo before
  • WDavid HeathU-DEC R3
    Close -3558mo before
  • WSam HogerU-DEC R3
    Close -60011mo before
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
No prior UFC fights.
Machida — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Thierry Sokoudjou — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Machida
Thierry Sokoudjou
3
UFC fights
0
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Machida
Thierry Sokoudjou
26W–8L · 76.5%
Overall
26W–8L · 76.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Machida
Thierry Sokoudjou
62W–35L · 63.9%
Overall
34W–8L · 81.0%
62W–35L · 63.9%
Wins
30W–6L · 83.3%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–2L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Machida
Thierry Sokoudjou
4.84
Landed / min
66.7%
Accuracy
78.4%
Defense
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
41.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Machida
Thierry Sokoudjou
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
85.7%
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
Takedown defense
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
90.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Machida
  • Head56%(112)div 67%
  • Body24%(48)div 16%
  • Legs20%(39)div 17%
Thierry Sokoudjou
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Lyoto Machida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.