Lightweight · “The Bull”
John Makdessi
11-9-0
5'8"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
27.3%Finish rate
12:08Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.52
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.15
Striking accuracy49.8%
Striking defense68.0%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense86.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time1.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
20 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Jamie Mullarkey 4-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09-09
83/188Sig. strikes
88/179Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nasrat Haqparast 5-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · 2022-09-03
73/196Sig. strikes
64/173Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ignacio Bahamondes 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · 2021-04-10
124/232Sig. strikes
112/312Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Francisco Trinaldo 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · 2020-03-14
67/123Sig. strikes
55/126Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jesus Pinedo 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · 2019-03-23
73/137Sig. strikes
37/113Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ross Pearson 12-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · 2018-07-28
131/261Sig. strikes
79/224Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Abel Trujillo 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · 2017-12-16
47/104Sig. strikes
29/91Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Lando Vannata 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:40 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · 2016-12-10
11/13Sig. strikes
10/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mehdi Baghdad 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · 2016-07-07
84/152Sig. strikes
60/193Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yancy Medeiros 2-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 2015-12-12
114/196Sig. strikes
80/268Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Donald Cerrone 14-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:44 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · 2015-05-23
72/129Sig. strikes
71/171Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shane Campbell 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:53 — UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · 2015-04-25
47/98Sig. strikes
25/57Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:07Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alan Patrick 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · 2014-02-01
61/129Sig. strikes
40/134Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Renee Forte 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:01 — UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · 2013-09-21
20/39Sig. strikes
7/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Daron Cruickshank 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz · 2013-03-16
86/195Sig. strikes
51/198Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Stout 7-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · 2012-11-17
84/157Sig. strikes
63/369Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Njokuani 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · 2012-04-21
39/116Sig. strikes
73/152Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dennis Hallman 3-5 walk-in Submission · R1 2:58 — UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · 2011-12-10
0/0Sig. strikes
20/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kyle Watson 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:27 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · 2011-04-30
50/98Sig. strikes
25/141Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pat Audinwood 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 · 2010-12-11
74/127Sig. strikes
19/162Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
20
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.