Kristian Rothaermel vs. Rob MacDonald
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kristian Rothaermel
Full career not yet synced for Kristian Rothaermel — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Rob MacDonald
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kristian Rothaermel
Distance 66.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 33.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)
Rob MacDonald
Distance 40.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 43.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kristian Rothaermel
Head 50.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 9.7%)
Rob MacDonald
Head 93.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rothaermel L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | MacDonald L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 41.5% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 39.2% | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Rothaermel L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs MacDonald L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 40.6% | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 37.7% | 8 / 21 | too few to rate | 37.7% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — MacDonald has more cage time on record.