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Lyoto Machida

Brazilian mixed martial artist

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Born
30 May 1978, Salvador
Citizenship
Brazil
Sport
karate, mixed martial arts
Occupation
rikishi, mixed martial arts fighter, karateka, kickboxer, Thai boxer
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
84 kg (185 lb)
Team / club
Black House

Lyoto Carvalho Machida (Brazilian Portuguese: [liˈotu maˈʃidɐ]; Japanese: 町田龍太, romanized: Machida Ryōto; born 30 May 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, as well as a UFC Middleweight Championship title challenger. He most recently competed in Bellator MMA in the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions.

Films

FilmYearCredit
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown2011cast

Teachers

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q369167 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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