Michael McDonald
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 70"
- Weight
- 135 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Tue, Jan 15, 1991, age 35
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 26, 2011
- Latest UFC fight
- Wed, Jul 13, 2016
01/How he wins
2 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance, punches to head at distance) and 2 submissions (rear naked choke, triangle choke from bottom guard), 2 decisions in 6 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 1 |
| Submission | 2 | 2 |
| Decision | 2 | 0 |
| All | 6 | 3 |
02/Career rates
03/Title fights
- Lv Renan BaraoBantamweight, interim title. Sat, Feb 16, 2013, UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald. Submission, R4 3:57
04/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | 9 | 6-3-0 | 80.1 | 216 of 506 | 2.70 | 6 of 9 | 7:00 of 80:08 | 5 | 4 in 6 |
| All | 9 | 6-3-0 | 80.1 | 216 of 506 | 2.70 | 6 of 9 | 7:00 of 80:08 | 5 | 4 in 6 |
05/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 9.9 | 19 of 43 | 1.93 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 of 9:52 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 36.0 | 86 of 206 | 2.39 | 0 of 2 | 0:32 of 36:02 | 2 | 1 in 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 3.3 | 16 of 59 | 4.85 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 of 3:18 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 30.9 | 95 of 198 | 3.07 | 6 of 7 | 6:14 of 30:56 | 2 | 1 in 3 |
| All | 9 | 6-3-0 | 80.1 | 216 of 506 | 2.70 | 6 of 9 | 7:00 of 80:08 | 5 | 4 in 6 |
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
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 9 of 9 | 37.0 | 152 of 330 | 4.11 | 1 of 2 | 2:15 of 36:57 | 5 | 1 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 6 of 9 | 24.2 | 35 of 94 | 1.44 | 2 of 2 | 2:46 of 24:14 | 0 | 6 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 3 of 9 | 15.0 | 23 of 66 | 1.53 | 3 of 4 | 1:59 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 9 | 4.0 | 6 of 16 | 1.52 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 3:57 | 0 | 0 | 1, 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 13, 2016UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker | John LinekerBantamweight | LKO/TKO, R1 2:43Punch to Head In Clinch | 14 of 30 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 2:43 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | Masanori KaneharaBantamweight | WSubmission, R2 2:09Rear Naked Choke | 5 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 | 0 | 7:09 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 14, 2013UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | Urijah FaberBantamweight | LSubmission, R2 3:22Guillotine Choke On Ground | 9 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 8:22 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 17, 2013UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | Brad PickettBantamweight | WSubmission, R2 3:43Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard | 51 of 87 | 0 of 1 | 0:29 | 2 | 8:43 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 16, 2013UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | Renan BaraoBantamweight, interim title | LSubmission, R4 3:57Arm Triangle From Side Control | 26 of 92 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 18:57 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 21, 2012UFC 145: Jones vs Evans | Miguel TorresBantamweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:18Punch to Head At Distance | 16 of 59 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 3:18 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2011UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | Alex SotoBantamweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:56Punches to Head At Distance | 12 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 2 | 0:56 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 28, 2011UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | Chris CariasoBantamweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Tony Weeks 30 - 27. Adalaide Byrd 28 - 29. Glenn Trowbridge 28 - 29. | 32 of 67 | 1 of 2 | 2:08 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2011UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis | Edwin FigueroaBantamweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Terry Boehlke 27 - 30. Chris Lee 27 - 30. Glenn Trowbridge 27 - 30. | 51 of 107 | 5 of 5 | 3:59 | 0 | 15:00 | 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.