Rory MacDonald Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#2Stephen Thompson Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson	Jun 18, 2016
L	CRobbie LawlerTitle Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R5	1:00	UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor	Jul 11, 2015
W	#9Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R3	1:28	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine	Oct 4, 2014
W	#3Tyron Woodley Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov	Jun 14, 2014
W	#6Demian Maia Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann	Feb 22, 2014
L	#10Robbie Lawler Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks	Nov 16, 2013
W	#4Jake Ellenberger Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga	Jul 27, 2013
W	BJ Penn Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz	Dec 8, 2012
W	Che Mills Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R2	2:20	UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans	Apr 21, 2012
W	Mike Pyle Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	3:54	UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2	Aug 6, 2011
W	Nate Diaz Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields	Apr 30, 2011
L	Carlos Condit Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R3	4:53	UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin	Jun 12, 2010
W	Mike Guymon Welterweight	Submission	Armbar From Side Control	R1	4:27	UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz	Jan 11, 2010

Outside the UFC

14-6-1across 21 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 8 sub · 2 decKOTC · PFL · Bellator · RITC · EFC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Dilano Taylor14-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:59	PFL	Aug 13, 2022
L	Sadibou Sy17-9-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PFL	Jul 1, 2022
W	Brett Cooper28-17	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:23	PFL	May 6, 2022
L	Ray Cooper III26-14-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PFL	Aug 13, 2021
L	Gleison Tibau40-19	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	PFL	Jun 17, 2021
W	Curtis Millender22-13	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:38	PFL	Apr 29, 2021
L	Douglas Lima33-12	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Oct 26, 2019
W	Neiman Gracie13-6	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Jun 14, 2019
D	Jon Fitch32-8-2	Draw	Majority	R5	5:00	Bellator	Apr 27, 2019
L	Gegard Mousasi49-9-2	KO/TKO	Elbows and Punches	R2	3:23	Bellator	Sep 29, 2018
W	Douglas Lima33-12	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Jan 20, 2018
W	Paul Daley43-18-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:45	Bellator	May 19, 2017
W	Nick Hinchliffe19-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:08	KOTC	Sep 25, 2009
W	Elmer Waterhen16-18	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:27	KOTC	May 8, 2009
W	Clay French19-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:26	KOTC	Nov 28, 2008
W	Kajan Johnson23-13-1	KO/TKO	Elbows and Punches	R3	1:48	KOTC	Dec 15, 2007
W	Yoon Heo7-9-1	KO/TKO	Knee	R2	0:19	KOTC	Nov 3, 2006
W	Quinton Moreno0-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	—	KOTC	Oct 6, 2006
W	Jordan Mein34-15	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:04	RITC	Jun 17, 2006
W	Ken Tran2-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:33	KOTC	Feb 11, 2006
W	Terry Thiara2-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:11	EFC	Oct 15, 2005

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

7 wins, 4 losses

W7

L4

Submission

9 wins, 0 losses

W9

L0

Decision

7 wins, 6 losses

W7

L6

Finishes

UFC KOs

3

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.08

Below avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

1

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.38

Below avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Rory MacDonald

PowerChin

Knockout rate

23%

3 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

1

0.20 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

2

0.62 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Rory MacDonald

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 0 of 1 coin-flip decision — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls. Judges have given them 0 of 1 round they disagreed on (0%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

0–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

0–1

Won – Lost

0% went their way

Unanimous4 decisions · 80%

3W1L

Split1 decision · 20%

1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

2 rounds total

2

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB60th

42%667 / 1,570

Striking accuracy

62%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.95 differential

Landed3.75

Absorbed2.80

75%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+4%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head75%80th499
Body19%63rd125
Leg6%36th43

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

76%Standing

Standing76%509
Clinch8%55
Ground15%103

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Rory MacDonald

Landed per 15

Head

A

84th

42.0

84th

Body

B

65th

10.5

65th

Leg

D

28th

3.6

28th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

B

59th

27.2

59th

Body

A

75th

6.1

75th

Leg

D

35th

8.8

35th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	42.0	499	1,302	38%
Body	10.5	125	213	59%
Leg	3.6	43	55	78%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	27.2	323	1,073	30%
Body	6.1	72	126	57%
Leg	8.8	104	130	80%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Rory MacDonald

48%

Takedown accuracy

89%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+0.7 min net

On top2.4

On bottom1.8

Offense

Takedowns

B

66th

1.8

66th

TD accuracy

B

64th

48%

64th

Sub attempts

B

59th

0.4

59th

Control

C

50th

2.4 min

50th

Defense

TD defense

A+

87th

89%

87th

Controlled

1.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	21 / 44
Submission attempts	5
Control time	28:52

Defense

TDs defended	40 / 45
Control absorbed	20:47

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (178min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Rory MacDonald

13 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 178 min

160%

R3 pace · 10 bouts

MacDonald fades (-4% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, MacDonald lifts to 160% of round-1 output by round 3 (10 bouts).

MacDonald ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

MacDonaldlanded / min

Takedown attempts

MacDonaldattempts / min

Control time

MacDonald% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.3	2.9	2.0	0.21	20%	13
R2	6.2	4.8	2.6	0.27	14%	11
R3	5.3	3.6	3.1	0.30	20%	10
R4	4.5	3.9	4.4	0.20	0%	2
R5	4.2	3.7	7.5	0.17	0%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Rory MacDonald

13 resolved UFC bouts · 7 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

72/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

94th

73%

94th

Win quality

A+

89th

58%

89th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

3

4

3

2

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	3	1-2	33%
Top-5	4	2-2	50%
Top-15	3	3-0	100%
Building	2	2-0	100%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Stephen Thompson#2	Top-5	89	Jun 18, 2016
L	Robbie LawlerCHAMP	Champion	100	Jul 11, 2015
W	Tarec Saffiedine#9	Top-15	71	Oct 4, 2014
W	Tyron Woodley#3	Champion	94	Jun 14, 2014
W	Demian Maia#6	Top-5	85	Feb 22, 2014
L	Robbie Lawler#10	Champion	89	Nov 16, 2013
W	Jake Ellenberger#4	Top-5	81	Jul 27, 2013
W	BJ Penn	Building	33	Dec 8, 2012
W	Che Mills	Building	15	Apr 21, 2012
W	Mike Pyle	Top-15	49	Aug 6, 2011
W	Nate Diaz	Top-15	65	Apr 30, 2011
L	Carlos Condit	Top-5	59	Jun 12, 2010
W	Mike Guymon	Unproven	8	Jan 11, 2010

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

13 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-0

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-2

4 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

4-2

6 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-1

3 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

6-3

9 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-1

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-1

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

0-1

1 bout

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

0-1

1 bout

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

3y 10mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Rory MacDonald

Extended layoff

3y 10mosince last bout

vs Dilano Taylor · Aug 13, 2022

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 9-3As underdog 0-1

70.2

DK avg

69.8

Median

103.4

Ceiling

40.7

Floor

38%

Boom

0%

Bust

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