Jason MacDonald

MiddleweightClinch Fighter
6 - 8

14 UFC Fights | 43% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (100%)

Height
6' 3"
Reach
80"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
51
Orthodox

Jason MacDonald UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Jason MacDonald is 6-8 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 4 by submission. The full pro MMA record is 25-16, 19-8 of it outside the UFC. MacDonald competes at middleweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'3" with a 80" reach at 51 years old. The last bout was a loss to Tom Lawlor by knockout in May 2012.

Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 77th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (53%).

Jason MacDonald's UFC win rate is 43% (6 of 14 fights), and 100% of those wins came by finish. MacDonald averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 16% accuracy and stops 35% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
25-16
UFC Record
6-8
Height
6'3"
Reach
80"
Age
51
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Tom Lawlor · KO/TKO · May 2012

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Jason MacDonald's Last 5 Fights

MacDonald is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Tom Lawlor · KO/TKO · R1 0:50 · UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 2012
  2. Loss vs Alan Belcher · KO/TKO · R1 3:48 · UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · Sep 2011
  3. Win vs Ryan Jensen · Submission · R1 1:37 · UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 2011
  4. Loss vs John Salter · KO/TKO · R1 2:42 · UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · May 2010
  5. Loss vs Nate Quarry · KO/TKO · R1 2:27 · UFC 97: Redemption · Apr 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.6
Accuracy
53%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.7
0.8x avg
Strike Differential
+-1.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
53%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.6
Takedown Accuracy
16%
Takedown Defense
35%
Control Time / Fight
2:13
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
14% Sub
R2
14% KO
14% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Jason MacDonald vs Average

Jason MacDonald's UFC Fight History

14 UFC fights on record (6-8), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LTom LawlorKO/TKOR1 · 0:50UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier2012-05-15
LAlan BelcherKO/TKOR1 · 3:48UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger2011-09-17
WRyan JensenSubmissionR1 · 1:37UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields2011-04-30
LJohn SalterKO/TKOR1 · 2:42UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 22010-05-08
LNate QuarryKO/TKOR1 · 2:27UFC 97: Redemption2009-04-18
LWilson GouveiaKO/TKOR1 · 2:18The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale2008-12-13
WJason LambertSubmissionR2 · 1:20UFC 88: Breakthrough2008-09-06
LDemian MaiaSubmissionR3 · 2:44UFC 87: Seek And Destroy2008-08-09
WJoe DoerksenKO/TKOR2 · 0:54UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19
LYushin OkamiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 77: Hostile Territory2007-10-20
WRory SingerKO/TKOR2 · 3:18UFC 72: Victory2007-06-16
LRich FranklinKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03
WChris LebenSubmissionR2 · 4:03UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 22006-12-30
WEd HermanSubmissionR1 · 2:43Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter2006-10-10

How MacDonald Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.6 sig. strikes/min
9th percentile
Striking accuracy53%
77th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.7/min
66th percentile
Takedowns0.6/fight
39th percentile
Takedown defense35%
16th percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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