Lyoto Machida is a veteran of 19 professional MMA fight, and in his 20th, he’ll get a second shot at the UFC light heavyweight title.
Machida first won the title at UFC 98 by knocking out Rashad Evans, then controversially defended the title by unanimous decision at UFC 104 against Mauricio Rua.
Machida was sitting at 16-0 as a professional, and was on top of the world, but then at UFC 113, in a rematch against Shogun, it all came crashing down.
He lost against Shogun via first round knockout, then lost a split decision to Rampage Jackson.
At UFC 129, he delivered one of the best wins in his career, as he front kicked Randy Couture into retirement.
I’ve already listed a few big wins here, but let’s take a look at Machida’s top five career victories.