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Welterweight · “Red King”

Rory MacDonald

9-4-0
6'0"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1989-07-22Born
3KO wins
1Sub wins
44.4%Finish rate
13:41Avg 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

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.75
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.8
Striking accuracy42.5%
Striking defense62.5%
Takedowns / 15 min1.77
Takedown accuracy47.7%
Takedown defense88.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.42
Control time16.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

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

2012-12-08 vs BJ Penn — 7.73/min (W) 12-12 2013-07-27 vs Jake Ellenberger — 3.07/min (W) 13-07 2013-11-16 vs Robbie Lawler — 2.47/min (L) 13-11 2014-02-22 vs Demian Maia — 5.0/min (W) 14-02 2014-06-14 vs Tyron Woodley — 3.27/min (W) 14-06 2014-10-04 vs Tarec Saffiedine — 4.1/min (W) 14-10 2015-07-11 vs Robbie Lawler — 4.1/min (L) 15-07 2016-06-18 vs Stephen Thompson — 2.44/min (L) 16-06
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

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

L Stephen Thompson 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · 2016-06-18
61/152Sig. strikes
110/259Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robbie Lawler 10-4 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 1:00 — UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · 2015-07-11
86/222Sig. strikes
70/156Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tarec Saffiedine 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · 2014-10-04
47/111Sig. strikes
42/136Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyron Woodley 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · 2014-06-14
49/150Sig. strikes
26/81Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Demian Maia 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · 2014-02-22
75/213Sig. strikes
51/120Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robbie Lawler 6-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · 2013-11-16
37/107Sig. strikes
44/102Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
3:05Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jake Ellenberger 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · 2013-07-27
46/118Sig. strikes
19/97Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W BJ Penn 12-7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · 2012-12-08
116/203Sig. strikes
24/89Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Che Mills 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:20 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · 2012-04-21
47/69Sig. strikes
6/22Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Pyle 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:54 — UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · 2011-08-06
24/37Sig. strikes
3/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Nate Diaz 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · 2011-04-30
42/99Sig. strikes
26/62Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
5:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Carlos Condit 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:53 — UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · 2010-06-12
29/70Sig. strikes
72/170Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
3:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Guymon 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:27 — UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 2010-01-11
8/19Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:50Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub 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.

9-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 13

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 Welterweight average, over 190 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 3.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 42.5% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 62.5% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 47.7% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 88.9% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 16.2% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 44.4% avg 53.7%