Quinton Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Quinton Jackson
Full career not yet synced for Quinton Jackson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500
Lyoto Machida
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Quinton Jackson
Distance 72.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.4%)
Lyoto Machida
Distance 76.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 14.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Quinton Jackson
Head 81.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)
Lyoto Machida
Head 64.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jackson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Machida L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 303 / 862 | 35.2% | 41.4% | 509 / 1063 | 47.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 164 / 256 | 64.1% | 70.9% | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 72.3% | 118 / 194 | 60.8% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 327 / 971 | 33.7% | 38.9% | 360 / 886 | 40.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 133 / 159 | 83.6% | 71.9% | 196 / 281 | 69.8% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 56 | 96.4% | 81.8% | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Jackson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Machida L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 363 / 1038 | 35.0% | 40.4% | 301 / 996 | 30.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 129 / 189 | 68.3% | 68.7% | 111 / 162 | 68.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 92 / 138 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 303 / 993 | 30.5% | 37.5% | 204 / 799 | 25.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 115 / 164 | 70.1% | 72.3% | 102 / 191 | 53.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 166 / 208 | 79.8% | 83.0% | 156 / 245 | 63.7% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Machida has more cage time on record.