Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“Mayday”

Michael McDonald

17-49 UFC

Boxer

Form

Inactive

2× Title

2× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightLJohn Lineker·KO/TKO·R1·9yr ago

Fighter Context

6–3UFC·

2KO

2Sub

2Dec

8.9min/fight

80UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–3(6 fights)

67%finish rate

-0.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.07

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.240

Average

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

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

26%

Passive

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

Striking

McDonald

Counter Puncher

Head Hunter

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.69

Str. Accuracy42%

216UFC landed/506attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.0 vs avg2.76

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / fight0.56

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

11%

Leg

10%

By Position

Distance83%

Clinch9%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	6	8
Avg. Absorbed	14	10	12
Avg. Net	+3	-4	-4

Grappling

McDonald

Control Wrestler

·47s ctrlAverage Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.09

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.68

TD Accuracy66%

6UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40

2UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

TD Defense52%

10UFC defended/19opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 46%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission2 / 6

Decision2 / 6

KD → Finish

2/3Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission2 / 3

Decision0 / 3

Loss Pattern

2 of 3 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 4 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

1SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 7 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

1.4

1.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

2.5

2.3

Diff

+0.7

-1.1

-0.8

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

▼Str. Diff-0.48 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

McDonald — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

John LinekerVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 2:43Jul '16

-12

·14 SS (47%)·26 abs·2 kd taken

Masanori Kanehara

SUB R2 · 2:09Jan '16

-10

·5 SS (38%)·15 abs·2 td taken·12s ctrl·2 sub att

↵ 25mo layoff

Urijah Faber

SUB R2 · 3:22Dec '13

-20

·9 SS (33%)·29 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Brad Pickett

SUB R2 · 3:43Aug '13

+34

·51 SS (59%)·17 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·29s ctrl·2 kd landed·2 sub att

Renan Barao

TITLE

SUB R4 · 3:57Feb '13

-10

·26 SS (28%)·36 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken

Miguel Torres

KO/TKO R1 · 3:18Apr '12

·16 SS (27%)·8 abs·1 kd landed

Alex Soto

KO/TKO R1 · 0:56Nov '11

·12 SS (50%)·6 abs·7s ctrl·2 kd landed

Chris Cariaso

S-DEC R3May '11

-12

·32 SS (48%)·44 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·128s ctrl

Edwin Figueroa

U-DEC R3Mar '11

·51 SS (48%)·45 abs·5/5 td·239s ctrl·3 sub att

McDonald — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WClint GodfreyWECSUBR1—

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Mayday”

Michael McDonald

17-49 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightLJohn Lineker·KO/TKO·9yr ago

Fighter Context

6–3UFC·

2KO

2Sub

2Dec

8.9min/fight

80UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.07

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.240

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

Durability

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

26%

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

Striking

McDonald

Bantamweight avg

Counter PuncherHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min2.69

Str. Accuracy42%

216UFC landed/506attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.0 vs avg2.76

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / Fight0.56

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

11%

Leg

10%

By Position

Dist83%

Clinch9%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=6	R3 n=3
Landed	17	6	8
Absorbed	14	10	12
Net	+3	-4	-4

Grappling

McDonald

Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

47s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.09

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.68

TD Accuracy66%

6UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40

2UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

TD Defense52%

10UFC defended/19opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

2Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

1SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

1.4

1.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

2.5

2.3

Diff

+0.7

-1.1

-0.8

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

McDonald — UFC Fight Log

John LinekerVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '16

14 SS (47%)·26 abs·2 kd taken

Masanori Kanehara

SUB·R2·Jan '16

5 SS (38%)·15 abs·2 td taken·12s ctrl·2 sub

Urijah Faber

SUB·R2·Dec '13

9 SS (33%)·29 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Brad Pickett

SUB·R2·Aug '13

51 SS (59%)·17 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·29s ctrl·2 kd·2 sub

Renan BaraoTITLE

SUB·R4·Feb '13

26 SS (28%)·36 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken

Miguel Torres

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '12

16 SS (27%)·8 abs·1 kd

Alex Soto

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '11

12 SS (50%)·6 abs·7s ctrl·2 kd

Chris Cariaso

S-DEC·R3·May '11

32 SS (48%)·44 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·128s ctrl

McDonald — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WClint GodfreyWECSUBR1

Round 19 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

n=9

n=6

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4