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Bantamweight · “Mayday”

Michael McDonald

6-3-0
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1991-01-15Born
2KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
8:54Avg fight
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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

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.7
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.82
Striking accuracy42.7%
Striking defense57.2%
Takedowns / 15 min1.12
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense52.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.31
Control time8.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2011-05-28 vs Chris Cariaso — 2.13/min (W) 11-05 2011-11-19 vs Alex Soto — 12.86/min (W) 11-11 2012-04-21 vs Miguel Torres — 4.85/min (W) 12-04 2013-02-16 vs Renan Barao — 1.37/min (L) 13-02 2013-08-17 vs Brad Pickett — 5.85/min (W) 13-08 2013-12-14 vs Urijah Faber — 1.08/min (L) 13-12 2016-01-02 vs Masanori Kanehara — 0.7/min (W) 16-01 2016-07-13 vs John Lineker — 5.15/min (L) 16-07
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

9 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L John Lineker 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:43 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · 2016-07-13
14/30Sig. strikes
26/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Masanori Kanehara 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:09 — UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 2016-01-02
5/13Sig. strikes
15/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Urijah Faber 5-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:22 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · 2013-12-14
9/27Sig. strikes
29/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brad Pickett 3-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:43 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · 2013-08-17
51/87Sig. strikes
17/78Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:29Control
2Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Renan Barao 4-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R4 3:57 — UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · 2013-02-16
26/92Sig. strikes
36/112Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Miguel Torres 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · 2012-04-21
16/59Sig. strikes
8/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alex Soto 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:56 — UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · 2011-11-19
12/24Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chris Cariaso 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · 2011-05-28
32/67Sig. strikes
44/85Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Edwin Figueroa 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · 2011-03-26
51/107Sig. strikes
45/98Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
3:59Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub 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

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.

6-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9

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 Bantamweight average, over 118 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.

Striking volume /min 2.7 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 42.7% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 57.2% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 66.7% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 52.6% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.3 avg 0.5
Control time 8.7% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 47.4%