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26Professional wins
12Professional losses
0Draws
0No contests
FULL PROFESSIONAL CAREER
EVERY RECORDED BOUT
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26–12–038 professional boutsNo no-contest results
38 of 38 bouts shown
| Result | Date / record | Opponent | Event | Finish details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 26–12–0 after bout | Fabian EdwardsView status and profile → | Bellator 281 - MVP vs. Storley | KO (Elbow and Punches)Round 1 Time 3:18 Referee Jerin Valel |
| L | 26–11–0 after bout | Ryan BaderView status and profile → | Bellator 256 - Bader vs. Machida 2 | Decision (Unanimous)Round 5 Time 5:00 Referee Dan Miragliotta |
| L | 26–10–0 after bout | Phil DavisView status and profile → | Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 2 | Decision (Split)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Dan Miragliotta |
| L | 26–9–0 after bout | Gegard MousasiView status and profile → | Bellator 228 - Pitbull vs. Archuleta | Decision (Split)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Mike Beltran |
| W | 26–8–0 after bout | Chael SonnenView status and profile → | Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie | TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)Round 2 Time 0:22 Referee Todd Anderson |
| W | 25–8–0 after bout | Rafael CarvalhoView status and profile → | Bellator 213 - Macfarlane vs. Letourneau | Decision (Split)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Michael Bell |
| W | 24–8–0 after bout | Vitor BelfortView status and profile → | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | KO (Front Kick)Round 2 Time 1:00 Referee Marc Goddard |
| W | 23–8–0 after bout | Eryk AndersView status and profile → | UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders | Decision (Split)Round 5 Time 5:00 Referee Marc Goddard |
| L | 22–8–0 after bout | Derek BrunsonView status and profile → | UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida | KO (Punches)Round 1 Time 2:30 Referee Osiris Maia |
| L | 22–7–0 after bout | Yoel RomeroView status and profile → | UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs. Romero | KO (Elbows)Round 3 Time 1:38 Referee John McCarthy |
| L | 22–6–0 after bout | Luke RockholdView status and profile → | UFC on Fox 15 - Machida vs. Rockhold | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)Round 2 Time 2:31 Referee Keith Peterson |
| W | 22–5–0 after bout | C.B. DollawayView status and profile → | UFC Fight Night 58 - Machida vs. Dollaway | TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)Round 1 Time 1:02 Referee Jerin Valel |
| L | 21–5–0 after bout | Chris WeidmanView status and profile → | UFC 175 - Weidman vs. Machida | Decision (Unanimous)Round 5 Time 5:00 Referee Herb Dean |
| W | 21–4–0 after bout | Gegard MousasiView status and profile → | UFC Fight Night 36 - Machida vs. Mousasi | Decision (Unanimous)Round 5 Time 5:00 Referee Mario Yamasaki |
| W | 20–4–0 after bout | Mark MunozView status and profile → | UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz | KO (Head Kick)Round 1 Time 3:10 Referee Leon Roberts |
| L | 19–4–0 after bout | Phil DavisView status and profile → | UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Leon Roberts |
| W | 19–3–0 after bout | Dan HendersonView status and profile → | UFC 157 - Rousey vs. Carmouche | Decision (Split)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Herb Dean |
| W | 18–3–0 after bout | Ryan BaderView status and profile → | UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera | KO (Punches)Round 2 Time 1:32 Referee John McCarthy |
| L | 17–3–0 after bout | Jon JonesView status and profile → | UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)Round 2 Time 4:26 Referee John McCarthy |
| W | 17–2–0 after bout | Randy CoutureView status and profile → | UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields | KO (Front Kick)Round 2 Time 1:05 Referee Yves Lavigne |
| L | 16–2–0 after bout | Quinton JacksonView status and profile → | UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida | Decision (Split)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Herb Dean |
| L | 16–1–0 after bout | Mauricio RuaView status and profile → | UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2 | KO (Punches)Round 1 Time 3:35 Referee Yves Lavigne |
| W | 16–0–0 after bout | Mauricio RuaView status and profile → | UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun | Decision (Unanimous)Round 5 Time 5:00 Referee Herb Dean |
| W | 15–0–0 after bout | Rashad EvansView status and profile → | UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida | KO (Punches)Round 2 Time 3:57 Referee Mario Yamasaki |
| W | 14–0–0 after bout | Thiago SilvaView status and profile → | UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 | KO (Punches)Round 1 Time 4:59 Referee Yves Lavigne |
| W | 13–0–0 after bout | Tito OrtizView status and profile → | UFC 84 - Ill Will | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Yves Lavigne |
| W | 12–0–0 after bout | Rameau Thierry SokoudjouView status and profile → | UFC 79 - Nemesis | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)Round 2 Time 4:20 Referee Mario Yamasaki |
| W | 11–0–0 after bout | Kazuhiro NakamuraView status and profile → | UFC 76 - Knockout | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee John McCarthy |
| W | 10–0–0 after bout | David HeathView status and profile → | UFC 70 - Nations Collide | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Mario Yamasaki |
| W | 9–0–0 after bout | Sam HogerView status and profile → | UFC 67 - All or Nothing | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee John McCarthy |
| W | 8–0–0 after bout | Vernon WhiteView status and profile → | WFA 4 - King of the Streets | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Nelson Hamilton |
| W | 7–0–0 after bout | Dimitri WanderleyView status and profile → | Jungle Fight 6 - Manaus | TKO (Retirement)Round 3 Time 3:24 Referee Marcos Vinicius |
| W | 6–0–0 after bout | B.J. PennView status and profile → | K-1 - Hero's 1 | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Kenichi Serizawa |
| W | 5–0–0 after bout | Sam GrecoView status and profile → | K-1 MMA - Romanex | Decision (Split)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Yoshinori Umeki |
| W | 4–0–0 after bout | Michael McDonaldView status and profile → | K-1 - Beast 2004 | Submission (Forearm Choke)Round 1 Time 2:30 Referee Akira Okabayashi |
| W | 3–0–0 after bout | Rich FranklinView status and profile → | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival | TKO (Head Kick and Punches)Round 2 Time 1:03 Referee Soichi Hiroto |
| W | 2–0–0 after bout | Stephan BonnarView status and profile → | Jungle Fight 1 - Manaus | TKO (Doctor Stoppage)Round 1 Time 4:21 Referee Not listed |
| W | 1–0–0 after bout | Kengo WatanabeView status and profile → | NJPW - Ultimate Crush | Decision (Unanimous)Round 3 Time 5:00 Referee Keiji Shiozaki |
DATA CHECKEDAug 21, 2026
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