Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“The Notorious”

Conor McGregor

22-614 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Inactive

6× Title

11× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

Moderate Wear

5'9"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLDustin Poirier·KO/TKO·R1·4yr ago

Fighter Context

10–4UFC·

8KO

0Sub

2Dec

8.6min/fight

113UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–4(14 fights)

80%finish rate

+3.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–4(9 fights)

80%finish rate

+3.0str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–2(3 fights)

100%finish rate

+8.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.66

Neutral

68%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.119

Average

48%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

49%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

64%

Strong

77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

McGregor

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.32

Str. Accuracy49%

599UFC landed/1,204attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.4 vs avg4.66

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / fight0.93

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.07

CQ KO Power

Elite95%ile2.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

17%

Leg

13%

By Position

Distance77%

Clinch10%

Ground13%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 33 rounds	Round 42 rounds	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	21	20	24	26	24
Avg. Absorbed	14	24	22	22	19
Avg. Net	+6	-4	+2	+5	+5

Grappling

McGregor·59s ctrlAverage Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.67

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.20

TD Accuracy55%

5UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense66%

22UFC defended/33opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO8 / 10

Submission0 / 10

Decision2 / 10

KD → Finish

8/9Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission2 / 4

Decision0 / 4

Loss Pattern

3 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 8 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 24 more in second half of career

14 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=8

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.5

5.2

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

6.1

4.4

Diff

+1.6

-1.0

+0.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-45%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

McGregor — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Dustin PoirierElite

KO/TKO R1 · 5:00Jul '21

-9

·27 SS (71%)·36 abs·1 td taken·1 sub att

Dustin PoirierElite

KO/TKO R2 · 2:32Jan '21

-19

·29 SS (44%)·48 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·67s ctrl·1 kd taken

Donald CerroneElite

KO/TKO R1 · 0:40Jan '20

+19

·19 SS (73%)·13s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 15mo layoff

Khabib NurmagomedovVeteran

TITLE

SUB R4 · 3:03Oct '18

-19

·51 SS (63%)·70 abs·3 td taken

↵ 23mo layoff

Eddie Alvarez

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 3:04Nov '16

+23

·32 SS (38%)·9 abs·54s ctrl·3 kd landed

Nate DiazVeteran

M-DEC R5Aug '16

-2

·164 SS (57%)·166 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·91s ctrl·3 kd landed

Nate DiazVeteran

SUB R2 · 4:12Mar '16

-16

·61 SS (44%)·77 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·39s ctrl

Jose Aldo

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:13Dec '15

·5 SS (83%)·1 abs·1 kd landed

Chad MendesVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 4:57Jul '15

+15

·46 SS (50%)·31 abs·4 td taken·1 kd landed

Dennis SiverVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:54Jan '15

+32

·64 SS (54%)·32 abs·26s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Lightweight

“The Notorious”

Conor McGregor

22-614 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLDustin Poirier·KO/TKO·4yr ago

Fighter Context

10–4UFC·

8KO

0Sub

2Dec

8.6min/fight

113UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–4

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.66

68%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.119

48%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

49%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

64%

77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

McGregor

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min5.32

Str. Accuracy49%

599UFC landed/1,204attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.4 vs avg4.66

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / Fight0.93

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.07

CQ KO Power

Elite95%ile2.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

17%

Leg

13%

By Position

Dist77%

Clinch10%

Ground13%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=8	R3 n=3	R4 n=2	R5 n=1
Landed	21	20	24	26	24
Absorbed	14	24	22	22	19
Net	+6	-4	+2	+5	+5

Grappling

McGregor

Lightweight avg

59s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.67

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.20

TD Accuracy55%

5UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense66%

22UFC defended/33opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

8KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=8

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.5

5.2

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

6.1

4.4

Diff

+1.6

-1.0

+0.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

McGregor — UFC Fight Log

Dustin PoirierElite

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '21

27 SS (71%)·36 abs·1 td taken·1 sub

Dustin PoirierElite

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '21

29 SS (44%)·48 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·67s ctrl·1 kd taken

Donald CerroneElite

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '20

19 SS (73%)·13s ctrl·1 kd

Khabib NurmagomedovVeteranTITLE

SUB·R4·Oct '18

51 SS (63%)·70 abs·3 td taken

Eddie AlvarezTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '16

32 SS (38%)·9 abs·54s ctrl·3 kd

Nate DiazVeteran

M-DEC·R5·Aug '16

164 SS (57%)·166 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·91s ctrl·3 kd

Nate DiazVeteran

SUB·R2·Mar '16

61 SS (44%)·77 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·39s ctrl

Jose AldoTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '15

5 SS (83%)·1 abs·1 kd

Round 114 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Round 42 rounds

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

n=14

n=8

n=3

n=2

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4