Machida vs Rua actual numbers

This needed its own thread.

http://fightmetric.com/fights/Machida-Shogun.html

Shogun landed 82 strikes out of 149.
Lyoto landed 42 strikes out of 116.

Shogun had 55% accuracy
Lyoto had 36% accuracy

Shogun landed 17 shots to the head (12 power shots).
Lyoto landed 14 shots to the head (8 power shots).

Lyoto landed 24 shots to the body
Shogun landed 16 shots to the body

Shogun landed 49 leg kicks.
Lyoto landed 4 leg kicks.

Shogun landed 48 strikes from distance.
Lyoto landed 26 strikes from distance.

Shogun landed 34 strikes from the clinch.
Lyoto landed 16 strikes from the clinch.

Strikes landed per round;

Round 1

Total strikes:

Shogun: 19
Machida: 11


Round 2:

Shogun: 21
Machida: 7


Round 3:

Shogun: 19
Machida: 15


Round 4:

Shogun:10
Machida: 3


Round 5:

Shogun: 13
Machida: 6

Wow.

head explodes

Wow...At least some validation of what most of us feel about the fight. I think it's clear that Shogun won that fight.

everyone keeps saying this is the WORST decision of all time, but that's not true. It was a fairly close fight, not a landslide. It's probably the BIGGEST bad decision of all time in MMA because it was a big title fight, and the champ was a heavy favorite. But it was a fairly close fight. I even had Shogun winning all 5 rounds, but most of them were close, competitive rounds. I do think it was a bad decision.

But I thought Hamill-Bisping was worse, and there've been TONS of worse decisions in boxing.

CRE - 
bradu - there've been TONS of worse decisions in boxing.


I guess that's where the sport is headed then?


Let's hope not!

fuck me, I gotta watch the replay later this week... sounds like a terrible dec