Lyoto Machida vs Sam Hoger
A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.
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Lyoto Machida and Sam Hoger met once (2007). Lyoto Machida won in 2007 by decision.
SOURCE·Lyoto Machida and Sam Hoger — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026
How this head-to-head is established
- This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
- Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
- Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
- Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.
Side by side
| Lyoto Machida | Sam Hoger | |
|---|---|---|
| 74″ (188 cm) | Reach | — |
| 73″ (185.4 cm) | Height | 75″ (190.5 cm) |
| +1.4% | Reach advantage | — |
| 27–11 | Record | 10–4 |
| 48% | Finish rate | 90% |
| 16 | Longest unbeaten run | 7 |
| 38 | Recorded bouts | 17 |
| Southpaw | Stance | — |
A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.
Common opponents
Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.
| Opponent | Lyoto Machida | Sam Hoger |
|---|---|---|
| Rashad Evans | W | L |
| Stephan Bonnar | W | L |
Both records, drawn
The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.
Lyoto Machida
Sam Hoger
Where this pairing leads
The full ledger: 38 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.
27–11 Sam HogerThe same, from the other corner — 17 bouts and the cohort Hoger is ranked inside.
10–4 Every confirmed matchupThe other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.
900 BOUTS