Take a closer look at Fight Night Hollywood in this edition of By The Numbers.
4
Current ranking of Lyoto Machida as a UFC middleweight
3
Knockouts by “The Dragon” stemming from a kick - Randy Couture, Mark Munoz, C.B. Dollaway - inside the Octagon, only one of five UFC fighters to do so
13
Knockdowns by Machida, tied for 3rd with Melvin Guillard for most knockdowns in UFC history behind Chuck Liddell’s 14 and Anderson Silva’s 17
51.8
Significant striking accuracy percentage by The Dragon across his UFC career as a middleweight and light heavyweight, UFC average is 42%
1.56
Significant strikes absorbed per minute rate by Machida, tied for 8th best among active UFC fighters and UFC average is 2.83
77.8
Takedown defense percentage by Machida as a UFC middleweight and light heavyweight, UFC average 60.5%
6
Consecutive UFC main events by Machida including his upcoming bout against Yoel Romero
6
Current ranking of Yoel Romero as a UFC middleweight
5
Wins by “Soldier of God” and 0 losses inside the Octagon
+1.56
Significant strike differential per minute rate by Romero, 2nd best among active UFC middlweights behind Michael Bisping’s +1.87 (min. 5 fights)
14
Flying knee knockouts in UFC history including Romero’s Octagon debut against Clifford Starks at UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez earning a Knockout of the Night bonus
3
Third round KO/TKO finishes by Romero - over Ronny Markes, Derek Brunson and Tim Kennedy - inside the Octagon, 2nd most such wins in UFC history behind Randy Couture’s 5
4
Knockdowns landed by Romero, tied for 4th most among active UFC middleweights
1.14
Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting by Romero, 4th best among active UFC middleweights (min. 5 fights)
56.8
Significant striking accuracy percentage by Soldier of God, UFC average is 42%
10
Takedowns by Romero in his last two UFC bouts against Brad Tavares (7) and Tim Kennedy (3)
75
Takedown defense percentage by Romero, 4th best among active UFC middlweights (min. 5 fights and 20 opp.)
2000
Year that Romero won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the Olympic Games representing Cuba
