Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“The Bull”

John Makdessi

18-920 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Goes Long

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLJamie Mullarkey·U-DEC·R3·2yr ago

Fighter Context

11–9UFC·

3KO

0Sub

8Dec

12.1min/fight

243UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–4(11 fights)

14%finish rate

+1.5str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–2(3 fights)

0%finish rate

+1.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.37

Positive

86%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

Passive

5%ile

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

Durability

Durable

68%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

77%

Dominant

93%ile

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

Striking

Makdessi

Blitzer

Leg Kicker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.52

Str. Accuracy49%

1,340UFC landed/2,690attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

4.15

Str. Defense68%

KD Rate / fight0.30

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg35%ile0.45

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

24%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance93%

Clinch5%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 120 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 315 rounds
Avg. Landed	21	28	32
Avg. Absorbed	17	22	21
Avg. Net	+4	+6	+11

Grappling

Makdessi

Non-Factor

·11s ctrlPassive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.25

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/4attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense86%

44UFC defended/51opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Tapped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

27%

Decision Fighter

div avg 52%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 11

Submission0 / 11

Decision8 / 11

KD → Finish

3/5Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision6 / 9

Loss Pattern

Outscored

6 of 9 losses by decision

KO artist. 3 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

60%

6 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.0pts

W6 dec

1.8pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

11UD

3SD

0MD

21%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 27 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=20

R2n=16

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

5.6

6.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

4.5

4.4

Diff

+0.9

+1.1

+2.3

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+49%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Makdessi — 20 UFC Fights

Result

Method

20 fights

Jamie Mullarkey

U-DEC R3Sep '23

-5

·83 SS (44%)·88 abs·0/1 td

Nasrat Haqparast

U-DEC R3Sep '22

·73 SS (37%)·64 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken

↵ 17mo layoff

Ignacio Bahamondes

S-DEC R3Apr '21

+12

·124 SS (53%)·112 abs·13s ctrl

Francisco TrinaldoVeteran

U-DEC R3Mar '20

+12

·67 SS (54%)·55 abs

Jesus Pinedo

U-DEC R3Mar '19

+36

·73 SS (53%)·37 abs

Ross PearsonVeteran

U-DEC R3Jul '18

+52

·131 SS (50%)·79 abs

Abel Trujillo

U-DEC R3Dec '17

+18

·47 SS (45%)·29 abs·1 td taken·1 kd landed

Lando Vannata

KO/TKO R1 · 1:40Dec '16

·11 SS (85%)·10 abs·1 kd taken

Mehdi Baghdad

S-DEC R3Jul '16

+24

·84 SS (55%)·60 abs·0/1 td·106s ctrl·1 kd taken

Yancy Medeiros

S-DEC R3Dec '15

+34

·114 SS (58%)·80 abs·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Lightweight

“The Bull”

John Makdessi

18-920 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLJamie Mullarkey·U-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

11–9UFC·

3KO

0Sub

8Dec

12.1min/fight

243UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.37

86%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

5%ile

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

Durability

68%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

77%

93%ile

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

Striking

Makdessi

Lightweight avg

BlitzerLeg Kicker

Sig. Strikes / Min5.52

Str. Accuracy49%

1,340UFC landed/2,690attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

4.15

Str. Defense68%

KD Rate / Fight0.30

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg35%ile0.45

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

24%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist93%

Clinch5%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=20	R2 n=16	R3 n=15
Landed	21	28	32
Absorbed	17	22	21
Net	+4	+6	+11

Grappling

Makdessi

Lightweight avg

Non-Factor

11s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.25

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/4attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense86%

44UFC defended/51opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

27%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

8Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

60%6 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.0pts

W6 dec

1.8pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

11UD

3SD

0MD

21%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=20

R2n=16

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

5.6

6.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

4.5

4.4

Diff

+0.9

+1.1

+2.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Makdessi — UFC Fight Log

Jamie Mullarkey

U-DEC·R3·Sep '23

83 SS (44%)·88 abs·0/1 td

Nasrat Haqparast

U-DEC·R3·Sep '22

73 SS (37%)·64 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken

Ignacio Bahamondes

S-DEC·R3·Apr '21

124 SS (53%)·112 abs·13s ctrl

Francisco TrinaldoVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Mar '20

67 SS (54%)·55 abs

Jesus Pinedo

U-DEC·R3·Mar '19

73 SS (53%)·37 abs

Ross PearsonVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jul '18

131 SS (50%)·79 abs

Abel Trujillo

U-DEC·R3·Dec '17

47 SS (45%)·29 abs·1 td taken·1 kd

Lando Vannata

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '16

11 SS (85%)·10 abs·1 kd taken

Round 120 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 315 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+11

n=20

n=16

n=15

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+11