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Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald

1115 ELO #126

"Red King"

MMA 19-4-0 · UFC 9-4-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 9 years and 358 days ago

Rory MacDonald "Red King" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Rory MacDonald has 9 wins in the UFC. Rory MacDonald lands an average of 3.75 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.77 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1115), and have not fought Rory MacDonald before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Song Kenan 6-5-0 36 1019 0.0 96
Austin Vanderford 1-1-0 36 1006 0.0 109
Niko Price 8-11-0 36 990 0.0 125
Nikolay Veretennikov 2-4-0 36 981 0.0 134
Kiefer Crosbie 0-3-0 36 954 0.0 161
Randy Brown 14-8-0 35 1116 1.0 1

Fight Results Breakdown

13
Total Fights

Biggest Win

BJ Penn in 2012
Opponent ELO: 1147

Biggest Upset Loss

Robbie Lawler in 2015
Your ELO: 1151 · Opponent ELO: 1095 · Favored by 56

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jul 22 1989
Age
36
Peak ELO
1151
ELO Rank
126 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
299-152-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1060.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1051.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.75
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
42%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.8
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
62%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.77
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
47%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Rory MacDonald Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2016-06-18 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson Stephen Thompson U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2015-07-11 UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor Robbie Lawler KO/TKO Punch 5 1:00 Loss -
2014-10-04 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine Tarec Saffiedine KO/TKO Punch 3 1:28 Win -
2014-06-14 UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Tyron Woodley U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-02-22 UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann Demian Maia U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-11-16 UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks Robbie Lawler S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-07-27 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga Jake Ellenberger U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-12-08 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz BJ Penn U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-04-21 UFC 145: Jones vs Evans Che Mills KO/TKO Punches 2 2:20 Win -
2011-08-06 UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 Mike Pyle KO/TKO Punches 1 3:54 Win -
2011-04-30 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields Nate Diaz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-06-12 UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin Carlos Condit KO/TKO Punches 3 4:53 Loss -
2010-01-11 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz Mike Guymon SUB Armbar 1 4:27 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Rory MacDonald ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
13 2016-06-18 Stephen Thompson 1121 Loss -17 1115
12 2015-07-11 Robbie Lawler 1095 Loss -19 1132
11 2014-10-04 Tarec Saffiedine 1018 Win +16 1151
10 2014-06-14 Tyron Woodley 1068 Win +14 1135
9 2014-02-22 Demian Maia 1146 Win +18 1121
8 2013-11-16 Robbie Lawler 1065 Loss 0 1103
7 2013-07-27 Jake Ellenberger 1117 Win +17 1103
6 2012-12-08 BJ Penn 1147 Win +20 1086
5 2012-04-21 Che Mills 1022 Win +20 1066
4 2011-08-06 Mike Pyle 1050 Win +22 1046
3 2011-04-30 Nate Diaz 1102 Win +20 1024
2 2010-06-12 Carlos Condit 1000 Loss -17 1004
1 2010-01-11 Mike Guymon 1000 Win +21 1021

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