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Rory MacDonald lands 3.8 and absorbs 2.8 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Rory MacDonald's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Rory MacDonald wins 66% of rounds across 38 scored. Wins more rounds than concedes in the majority of fights.

Rory MacDonald has 2 KO/TKO losses in 4 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.15 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 65 out of 99, average for the division.

Rory MacDonald's last fight was over 120 months ago.

Rory MacDonald is 36 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“Red King”

Rory MacDonald

19-413 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 2L
Inactive
3× Title
3× 5R
High Wear
6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age
Last fightLStephen Thompson·U-DEC·R5·10yr ago
Fighter Context
9–4UFC·
3KO
·
1Sub
·
5Dec
·
13.7min/fight
·
178UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
8–3(11 fights)
·
38%finish rate
·
+2.0str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
4–1(5 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
+2.3str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+0.95
Positive

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.333
Average

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

Durability
65
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
66%
Strong

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

Striking

Rory MacDonald — 3.75 significant strikes per minute, 42% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.80 strikes per minute.

MacDonald
Distance Striker
Head Hunter
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.75
Str. Accuracy42%
667UFC landed/1,570attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.9 vs avg2.80
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / fight0.08
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.15
CQ KO Power
0.15
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
75%
Body
19%
Leg
6%
By Position
Distance76%
/
Clinch8%
/
Ground15%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 113 rounds
Round 211 rounds
Round 310 rounds
Round 42 rounds
Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed1423172011
Avg. Absorbed1012152223
Avg. Net+4+11+2-2-11
Grappling

Rory MacDonald — 1.8 takedowns per 15 minutes, 47% takedown accuracy, 0.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 88% takedown defense.

MacDonald
G&P Threat
·133s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.77
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.71
TD Accuracy47%
21UFC landed/44attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
1UFC wins/5attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense88%
40UFC defended/45opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing

Rory MacDonald — 9 UFC wins (3 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 5 decision), 44% finish rate.

Finish Rate
44%
Average
div avg 53%
How They Lose
4UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO3 / 9
Submission1 / 9
Decision5 / 9
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 4
Submission0 / 4
Decision2 / 4
Loss Pattern
2 of 4 losses by finish in R3+
Fast and versatile. 3 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3R4R5
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
3.2pts
W3 dec
2.7pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
6UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
14%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 13 more in second half of career
0+33+67+100+133avg2010201120122013201420152016

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.53.8R1R2R3
R1n=13
R2n=11
R3n=10
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
4.8
3.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.0
2.6
3.1
Diff
+0.9
+2.2
+0.5

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
▼TD Acc-72%L3
-52%32%116%WWLWWWLL

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

Elite oppVeteran opp
MacDonald — 13 UFC Fights

Rory MacDonald — UFC fight record: 9 wins, 4 losses.

Result
Method
13 fights
L
Stephen Thompson
TITLEWW
U-DEC R5Jun '16
-49
·61 SS (40%)·110 abs·0/2 td·8s ctrl
L
Robbie LawlerVeteran
TITLEWW
KO/TKO R5 · 1:00Jul '15
+16
·86 SS (39%)·70 abs·0/4 td·1 kd taken
W
Tarec Saffiedine
TITLEWW
KO/TKO R3 · 1:28Oct '14
+5
·47 SS (42%)·42 abs·1/3 td·20s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
Tyron Woodley
WW
U-DEC R3Jun '14
+23
·49 SS (33%)·26 abs·1/2 td·187s ctrl
W
Demian MaiaVeteran
WW
U-DEC R3Feb '14
+24
·75 SS (35%)·51 abs·2 td taken·7s ctrl
L
Robbie Lawler
WW
S-DEC R3Nov '13
-7
·37 SS (35%)·44 abs·4/6 td·185s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
W
Jake EllenbergerVeteran
WW
U-DEC R3Jul '13
+27
·46 SS (39%)·19 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken
W
BJ PennVeteran
WW
U-DEC R3Dec '12
+92
·116 SS (57%)·24 abs·1/3 td·152s ctrl
W
Che Mills
WW
KO/TKO R2 · 2:20Apr '12
+41
·47 SS (68%)·6 abs·2/2 td·351s ctrl
W
Mike Pyle
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 3:54Aug '11
+21
·24 SS (65%)·3 abs·2 td taken·108s ctrl·2 sub att
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Red King”

Rory MacDonald

19-413 UFC
Form
2L
6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age
Last fightLStephen Thompson·U-DEC·10yr ago
Fighter Context
9–4UFC·
3KO
·
1Sub
·
5Dec
·
13.7min/fight
·
178UFC min
vs. Winning Record8–3
vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–1
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.95

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.333

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

Durability
65

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
66%

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

Striking
MacDonald
Welterweight avg
Distance StrikerHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min3.75
Str. Accuracy42%
667UFC landed/1,570attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.9 vs avg2.80
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / Fight0.08
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.15
CQ KO Power
0.15
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
75%
Body
19%
Leg
6%
By Position
Dist76%
Clinch8%
Ground15%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=13
R2
n=11
R3
n=10
R4
n=2
R5
n=2
Landed1423172011
Absorbed1012152223
Net+4+11+2-2-11
Grappling
MacDonald
Welterweight avg
G&P Threat
133s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.77
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.71
TD Accuracy47%
21UFC landed/44attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
1UFC wins/5attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense88%
40UFC defended/45opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
44%
Average
Win Methods
3KO/TKO
1Sub
5Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
3.2pts
W3 dec
2.7pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
6UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
14%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.53.8R1R2R3
R1n=13
R2n=11
R3n=10
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
4.8
3.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.0
2.6
3.1
Diff
+0.9
+2.2
+0.5

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

MacDonald — UFC Fight Log
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L
Stephen ThompsonTITLEWW
U-DEC·R5·Jun '16
61 SS (40%)·110 abs·0/2 td·8s ctrl
L
Robbie LawlerVeteranTITLEWW
KO/TKO·R5·Jul '15
86 SS (39%)·70 abs·0/4 td·1 kd taken
W
Tarec SaffiedineTITLEWW
KO/TKO·R3·Oct '14
47 SS (42%)·42 abs·1/3 td·20s ctrl·1 kd
W
Tyron WoodleyWW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '14
49 SS (33%)·26 abs·1/2 td·187s ctrl
W
Demian MaiaVeteranWW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '14
75 SS (35%)·51 abs·2 td taken·7s ctrl
L
Robbie LawlerWW
S-DEC·R3·Nov '13
37 SS (35%)·44 abs·4/6 td·185s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub
W
Jake EllenbergerVeteranWW
U-DEC·R3·Jul '13
46 SS (39%)·19 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken
W
BJ PennVeteranWW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '12
116 SS (57%)·24 abs·1/3 td·152s ctrl
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