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·R5·9yr 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

0.277

Average

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

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

66%

Strong

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

Striking

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

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

75%

Body

19%

Leg

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. Landed	14	23	17	20	11
Avg. Absorbed	10	12	15	22	23
Avg. Net	+4	+11	+2	-2	-11

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

13 fights

Stephen Thompson

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '16

-49

·61 SS (40%)·110 abs·0/2 td·8s ctrl

Robbie LawlerVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 1:00Jul '15

+16

·86 SS (39%)·70 abs·0/4 td·1 kd taken

Tarec Saffiedine

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:28Oct '14

·47 SS (42%)·42 abs·1/3 td·20s ctrl·1 kd landed

Tyron Woodley

U-DEC R3Jun '14

+23

·49 SS (33%)·26 abs·1/2 td·187s ctrl

Demian MaiaVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '14

+24

·75 SS (35%)·51 abs·2 td taken·7s ctrl

Robbie Lawler

S-DEC R3Nov '13

-7

·37 SS (35%)·44 abs·4/6 td·185s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Jake EllenbergerVeteran

U-DEC R3Jul '13

+27

·46 SS (39%)·19 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken

BJ PennVeteran

U-DEC R3Dec '12

+92

·116 SS (57%)·24 abs·1/3 td·152s ctrl

Che Mills

KO/TKO R2 · 2:20Apr '12

+41

·47 SS (68%)·6 abs·2/2 td·351s ctrl

Mike Pyle

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

6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLStephen Thompson·U-DEC·9yr 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

0.277

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

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

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

75%

Body

19%

Leg

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
Landed	14	23	17	20	11
Absorbed	10	12	15	22	23
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

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

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

Stephen ThompsonTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jun '16

61 SS (40%)·110 abs·0/2 td·8s ctrl

Robbie LawlerVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Jul '15

86 SS (39%)·70 abs·0/4 td·1 kd taken

Tarec SaffiedineTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '14

47 SS (42%)·42 abs·1/3 td·20s ctrl·1 kd

Tyron Woodley

U-DEC·R3·Jun '14

49 SS (33%)·26 abs·1/2 td·187s ctrl

Demian MaiaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Feb '14

75 SS (35%)·51 abs·2 td taken·7s ctrl

Robbie Lawler

S-DEC·R3·Nov '13

37 SS (35%)·44 abs·4/6 td·185s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Jake EllenbergerVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jul '13

46 SS (39%)·19 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken

BJ PennVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Dec '12

116 SS (57%)·24 abs·1/3 td·152s ctrl

Round 113 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Round 42 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+11

-2

-11

n=13

n=11

n=10

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+11

-2

-11