Lyoto Machida
Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter and karateka
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| 2022 | Retired from professional mixed martial arts competition. |
| May 13 2022 | Returned to Middleweight, faced Fabian Edwards at Bellator 281, losing via first-round knockout. |
| April 9 2021 | Faced Ryan Bader in Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal at Bellator 256, losing via unanimous decision after initially having success with kicks. |
| February 9 2021 | Announced participation in the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. |
| September 11 2020 | Headlined Bellator 245 in a rematch against Phil Davis, losing by split decision. |
| September 28 2019 | Rematched Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 228, losing via split decision. |
| June 14 2019 | Defeated Chael Sonnen via TKO in the second round at Bellator 222 at Madison Square Garden. |
| April 4 2019 | Announced to face Chael Sonnen in a light heavyweight bout at Bellator 222. |
| 2018 | Signed with Bellator MMA after compiling a 16-8 record in UFC across 24 appearances. |
| September 12 2018 | Announced to make promotional debut against Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 213, defeating Carvalho by split decision. |
| June 22 2018 | Signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. |
| May 12 2018 | Machida knocked out Vitor Belfort in the second round at UFC 224, earning the Performance of the Night award. |
| February 3 2018 | Machida defeated Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 125 via split decision, ending his 3-fight losing streak. |
| October 28 2017 | Machida faced Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 119, losing the fight via knockout in the first round. |
| August 13 2016 | Machida participated in a grappling event called Submit Cancer, losing to Jake Shields by submission via inside heel hook. |
| June 27 2015 | Machida lost to Yoel Romero via knockout in the third round at UFC Fight Night 70. |
| April 18 2015 | Machida lost to Luke Rockhold via submission in the second round at UFC on Fox 15. |
| 2014 | Appeared in the action drama film 'Tapped Out'. |
| December 20 2014 | Machida defeated C. B. Dollaway via TKO in 62 seconds at UFC Fight Night 58, winning a Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| July 5 2014 | Machida lost a UFC Middleweight Championship title fight against Chris Weidman via unanimous decision at UFC 175, earning his third Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| February 15 2014 | Machida won via unanimous decision against Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 36, earning his second Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| October 26 2013 | Machida defeated Mark Muñoz via head kick KO at UFC Fight Night 30, earning his fourth Knockout of the Night award. |
| August 21 2013 | Dana White announced Machida would be moving down to the middleweight division. |
| August 3 2013 | Lost to Phil Davis by unanimous decision at UFC 163 in a controversial fight, with most media outlets and UFC President Dana White believing Machida had actually won the bout. |
| February 23 2013 | Defeated Dan Henderson via split decision at UFC 157, with the winner expected to get a title shot, though Alexander Gustafsson was ultimately chosen instead. |
| August 4 2012 | Defeated Ryan Bader at UFC on Fox 4 by knockout in the second round, which was expected to lead to another title shot. |
| 2011 | Appeared in the documentary 'Like Water'. |
| December 10 2011 | Challenged Jon Jones for the Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 140, losing by technical submission in the second round after being choked unconscious, though winning Fight of the Night honors. |
| April 30 2011 | Defeated Randy Couture at UFC 129 via knockout with a jumping front kick to the face, earning his third Knockout of the Night bonus award and receiving praise for the spectacular technique. |
| 2010 | Published his book 'Machida Karate-Do Mixed Martial Arts Techniques'. |
| November 20 2010 | Machida competed against Rampage Jackson at UFC 123 |
| May 8 2010 | In a highly anticipated rematch at UFC 113 in Montreal, Maurício Rua defeated Machida, knocking him out at 3:35 of round 1 and ending Machida's undefeated streak, taking the Light Heavyweight Championship. |
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