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Lightweight · “BullDawg”

David Michaud

17-6-0 UFC 1-2-0
Positional Grappler Hard To Take Down
5'9"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
13:51Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 33.6 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 40.0 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 31.2 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 44.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 52.1 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 56.8 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 65.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Average 66
  2. TD Defense Average 57
  3. Wrestling Average 52
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. Durability Average 45
  6. Accuracy Below avg 40
  7. Striking Below avg 34
  8. Striking D Below avg 31

Built on 41 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler average control — rates 66 of 100 among UFC veterans
Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 57 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.25
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.45
Striking accuracy43.1%
Striking defense54.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.53
Takedown accuracy58.3%
Takedown defense77.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.72
Control time26.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
May 24, 2014 vs Li Jingliang — 2.73/min (L) May '14 December 13, 2014 vs Garett Whiteley — 5.13/min (W) Dec '14 April 25, 2015 vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier — 1.47/min (L) Apr '15

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Olivier Aubin-Mercier 5-1 walk-in Submission · R3 1:35 — UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · April 25, 2015
17/52Sig. strikes
49/86Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Garett Whiteley 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · December 13, 2014
77/140Sig. strikes
75/161Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
7:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Li Jingliang 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
41/121Sig. strikes
61/156Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
3:31Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-6-0Pro record
MMA LabGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 5
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

PFL 4
UFC 3
LFA 2
Victory FC 2
Fury Fights 2
Combate Americas 1
Bellator 1
Sparta Combat League 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ray Cooper III TKO (punches) PFL 10 (2019)
December 31, 2019
 PFL 2 2:56
W Glaico França Decision (majority) PFL 7 (2019)
October 11, 2019
 PFL 3 5:00
W Handesson Ferreira TKO (punches) PFL 4 (2019)
July 11, 2019
 PFL 1 4:37
L Sadibou Sy TKO (body kick and punches) PFL 1 (2019)
May 9, 2019
 PFL 1 0:17
W Christian Aguilera TKO (punches) LFA 59
February 1, 2019
 LFA 1 4:14
W Fernando Gonzalez Trevino TKO (punches) Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA
October 13, 2018
 Combate Americas 2 1:07
W Corey Davis KO (punches) Bellator 204
August 17, 2018
 Bellator 1 1:42
W Tyler Milner Submission (rear-naked choke) Sparta Combat League 63
October 28, 2017
 Sparta Combat League 1 2:01
L Ciro Rodrigues TKO (punches) LFA 19
August 18, 2017
 LFA 1 1:57
W Jake Lindsey TKO (injury) LFA Fight Night 1
April 29, 2017
 LFA Fight Night 3 1:14
W Cody Wilson KO (punch) EB: Beatdown 20
March 18, 2017
 EB 3 0:15
L Dhiego Lima Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 39
June 10, 2016
 Titan FC 5 5:00
W Chris Hugh Submission (guillotine choke) RFA 37
April 15, 2016
 RFA 1 1:44
L Olivier Aubin-Mercier Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 186
April 25, 2015
 UFC 3 3:24
W Garett Whiteley Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
December 13, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Li Jingliang Decision (split) UFC 173
May 24, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Carey Vanier Submission (guillotine choke) Dakota FC 17
January 11, 2014
 Dakota FC 1 4:30
W Ian Stonehouse Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 2
November 2, 2013
 Victory FC 2 3:00
W Mark Scudder Decision (unanimous) Victory FC: Rapid City Fight Night 1
June 1, 2013
 Victory FC 3 5:00
W Derek Abram TKO (punches) Crowbar MMA: Rumble at the Fair
June 25, 2011
 Crowbar MMA 1 4:04
W Cody Skidmore TKO (punches) Fury Fights: Battle in Brookings 8
October 3, 2009
 Fury Fights 1 0:42
W Bryant Craven Submission (kimura) Eminent Domain Productions: Vindication
September 26, 2009
 Eminent Domain Productions 1 1:56
W Curtis Johnson TKO (punches) Fury Fights: Battle in Brookings 7
April 25, 2009
 Fury Fights 1 0:40

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (David Michaud) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 4.5 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 43.1% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 54.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 58.3% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 77.3% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.6
Control time 26.5% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 50.7%