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Bantamweight · “Mayday”

Michael McDonald

6-3-0
One-Punch Power Finisher
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
2KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
8:54Avg 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 40.2 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 36.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 66.0 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 34.7 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 30.5 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 32.9 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 20.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 66
  2. Grappling Average 63
  3. Striking Below avg 40
  4. Accuracy Below avg 36
  5. Durability Below avg 35
  6. TD Defense Below avg 33
  7. Wrestling Below avg 30
  8. Control Weak 20

Built on 80 minutes of tracked cage time across 9 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

One-Punch Power 5 knockdowns · 0.94 per 15 min
Finisher 67% of wins by knockout or submission (2 KO, 2 sub)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.7
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.82
Striking accuracy42.7%
Striking defense57.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.94
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
May 28, 2011 vs Chris Cariaso — 2.13/min (W) May '11 November 19, 2011 vs Alex Soto — 12.86/min (W) — only 0.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '11 April 21, 2012 vs Miguel Torres — 4.85/min (W) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '12 February 16, 2013 vs Renan Barao — 1.37/min (L) Feb '13 August 17, 2013 vs Brad Pickett — 5.85/min (W) Aug '13 December 14, 2013 vs Urijah Faber — 1.08/min (L) Dec '13 January 2, 2016 vs Masanori Kanehara — 0.7/min (W) Jan '16 July 13, 2016 vs John Lineker — 5.15/min (L) — only 2.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '16

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L John Lineker 25-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:43 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · July 13, 2016
14/30Sig. strikes
26/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Masanori Kanehara 23-9-5 walk-in Submission · R2 2:09 — UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · January 2, 2016
5/13Sig. strikes
15/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Urijah Faber 29-6 walk-in Submission · R2 3:22 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · December 14, 2013
9/27Sig. strikes
29/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brad Pickett 23-7 walk-in Submission · R2 3:43 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
51/87Sig. strikes
17/78Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:29Control
2Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Renan Barao 29-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R4 3:57 — UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · February 16, 2013
26/92Sig. strikes
36/112Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Miguel Torres 40-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · April 21, 2012
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 · November 19, 2011
12/24Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chris Cariaso 11-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · May 28, 2011
32/67Sig. strikes
44/85Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Edwin Figueroa 7-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · March 26, 2011
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

UFC bouts in this database
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

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.7 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 42.7% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 57.2% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 66.7% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 52.6% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.3 avg 0.5
Control time 8.7% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 48.2%