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Rob MacDonald vs. Kristian Rothaermel

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
48
AgeΔ 6 yrs
54
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
78"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
241.8
Layoff (months)Δ 1.9 mo
243.7
LWL
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rob MacDonald is a submission threat — 5.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Rob MacDonald hunts takedowns — 7.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Kristian Rothaermel's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rob MacDonald

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 42

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

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

151.80/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
30.75/min · norm 3.48
172.04/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
102.49/min · norm 3.37
50.0%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 48.45%
46.9%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
41.2%norm 52.75%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Rob MacDonald

Distance 40.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 43.3% (norm 10.6%)

Kristian Rothaermel

Distance 66.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 33.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Rob MacDonald

Head 93.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 9.7%)

Kristian Rothaermel

Head 50.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone MacDonald L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Rothaermel L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 12 too few to rate 41.5% 2 / 4 too few to rate 41.5%
In the clinch 2 / 5 too few to rate 70.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 9 / 13 too few to rate 72.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 28 46.4% 39.2% 1 / 3 too few to rate 39.2%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.0% 0 / 1 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 MacDonald L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Rothaermel L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 18 too few to rate 40.6% 1 / 4 too few to rate 40.6%
In the clinch 6 / 10 too few to rate 68.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 9 / 13 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 8 / 21 too few to rate 37.7% 9 / 16 too few to rate 37.7%
To the body 2 / 3 too few to rate 72.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 83.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
480.0% acc · 7.19/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
480.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:0837.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 17.1%
2:294:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
2:4810:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
35.39/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — MacDonald has more cage time on record.