“Red King” Welterweight
Rory MacDonald
9-4-0
UFC record, 13 fights, 178.0 min
19-4-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-1
in 1 title fight
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 76"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sat, Jul 22, 1989, age 37
- First UFC fight
- Mon, Jan 11, 2010
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jun 18, 2016
01/How he wins
in 9 wins
3 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance, punches to head from back control, punches to head on ground), 1 submission, 5 decisions in 9 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 2 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 5 | 2 |
| All | 9 | 4 |
02/Career rates
13 fights, 178.0 min
Sig strikes landed
3.75 per min
667 in 178.0 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
42.5%
667 of 1,570 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
2.80 per min
499 of 1,329 landed on him in 178.0 min
Takedowns
1.77 per 15 min
21 of 44 · 178.0 min
Takedown accuracy
47.7%
21 of 44 attempts
Takedown defence
40 of 45
defended of attempted on him, 178.0 min
Control time
2:26 per 15 min
28:52 of 178:02
Knockdowns
1
scored in 178.0 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
0.42 per 15 min
5 in 178.0 min
Where his sig strikes land
76% distance, 8% clinch, 15% ground
509 distance, 55 clinch, 103 ground of 667 landed
What he hits
75% head, 19% body, 6% leg
499 head, 125 body, 43 leg of 667 landed
Cage time
178:02
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-1 in 1
- Lv Robbie LawlerWelterweight, title fight. Sat, Jul 11, 2015, UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor. KO/TKO, R5 1:00
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 13 | 9-4-0 | 178.0 | 667 of 1,570 | 3.75 | 21 of 44 | 28:52 of 178:02 | 1 | 4 in 9 |
| All | 13 | 9-4-0 | 178.0 | 667 of 1,570 | 3.75 | 21 of 44 | 28:52 of 178:02 | 1 | 4 in 9 |
05/By year
2010 to 2016
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 61 of 152 | 2.44 | 0 of 2 | 0:08 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 21.0 | 86 of 222 | 4.10 | 0 of 4 | 0:02 of 21:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 41.5 | 171 of 474 | 4.12 | 2 of 5 | 3:34 of 41:28 | 1 | 1 in 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 30.0 | 83 of 225 | 2.77 | 4 of 7 | 3:05 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 22.3 | 163 of 272 | 7.30 | 3 of 5 | 8:23 of 22:20 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 18.9 | 66 of 136 | 3.49 | 7 of 10 | 7:01 of 18:54 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 19.3 | 37 of 89 | 1.91 | 5 of 11 | 6:39 of 19:20 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 13 | 9-4-0 | 178.0 | 667 of 1,570 | 3.75 | 21 of 44 | 28:52 of 178:02 | 1 | 4 in 9 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 63.4 | 184 of 458 | 2.90 | 8 of 13 | 12:28 of 63:21 | 0 | 4 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 11 of 13 | 52.3 | 253 of 574 | 4.83 | 5 of 14 | 7:19 of 52:20 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 10 of 13 | 46.4 | 169 of 391 | 3.65 | 8 of 14 | 9:04 of 46:21 | 1 | 1 | 8, won 6 |
| Round 4 | 2 of 13 | 10.0 | 39 of 93 | 3.90 | 0 of 2 | 0:01 of 10:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 2 of 13 | 6.0 | 22 of 54 | 3.67 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jun 18, 2016UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | Stephen ThompsonWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Chris Lee 45 - 50. David Therien 45 - 50. Sal D'amato 47 - 48. | 61 of 152 | 0 of 2 | 0:08 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 11, 2015UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | Robbie LawlerWelterweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R5 1:00Punch to Head At Distance | 86 of 222 | 0 of 4 | 0:02 | 0 | 21:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 4, 2014UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine | Tarec SaffiedineWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:28Punch to Head At Distance | 47 of 111 | 1 of 3 | 0:20 | 1 | 11:28 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 14, 2014UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov | Tyron WoodleyWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Richard Bertrand 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. David Therien 27 - 30. | 49 of 150 | 1 of 2 | 3:07 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 22, 2014UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | Demian MaiaWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Lester Griffin 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29. | 75 of 213 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 16, 2013UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | Robbie LawlerWelterweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Cecil Peoples 28 - 29. Glenn Trowbridge 29 - 28. Mark Smith 28 - 29. | 37 of 107 | 4 of 6 | 3:05 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 27, 2013UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga | Jake EllenbergerWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Lester Griffin 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Dave Hagen 27 - 30. | 46 of 118 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 8, 2012UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz | BJ PennWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 26 - 30. Lester Griffin 26 - 30. Marcos Rosales 27 - 30. | 116 of 203 | 1 of 3 | 2:32 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 21, 2012UFC 145: Jones vs Evans | Che MillsWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:20Punches to Head From Back Control | 47 of 69 | 2 of 2 | 5:51 | 0 | 7:20 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 6, 2011UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | Mike PyleWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:54Punches to Head On Ground | 24 of 37 | 0 of 0 | 1:48 | 0 | 3:54 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 30, 2011UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields | Nate DiazWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Doug Crosby 26 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Claude Paquette 26 - 30. | 42 of 99 | 7 of 10 | 5:13 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 12, 2010UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin | Carlos ConditWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R3 4:53Punches to Head From Half Guard | 29 of 70 | 3 of 8 | 3:49 | 0 | 14:53 | Rounds |
| Mon, Jan 11, 2010UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | Mike GuymonWelterweight | WSubmission, R1 4:27Armbar From Side Control | 8 of 19 | 2 of 3 | 2:50 | 0 | 4:27 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.