John Makdessi

LightweightVolume Striker
11 - 9

20 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (27%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
68"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
41
Orthodox

John Makdessi UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

John Makdessi is 11-9 in the UFC across 20 fights, with 3 wins by knockout and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-9, 7-0 of it outside the UFC. Makdessi competes at lightweight as an orthodox volume striker, standing 5'8" with a 68" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Jamie Mullarkey by decision in Sep 2023.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 92nd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (5.5 sig. strikes/min).

John Makdessi's UFC win rate is 55% (11 of 20 fights), and 27% of those wins came by finish. Makdessi has not landed a UFC takedown and stops 86% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
18-9
UFC Record
11-9
Height
5'8"
Reach
68"
Age
41
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Jamie Mullarkey · Decision · Sep 2023

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

John Makdessi's Last 5 Fights

Makdessi is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Jamie Mullarkey · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 2023
  2. Loss vs Nasrat Haqparast · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 2022
  3. Win vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · Apr 2021
  4. Loss vs Francisco Trinaldo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 2020
  5. Win vs Jesus Pinedo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Mar 2019

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
5.5
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
50%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.30

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.2
Strike Differential
+1.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
32%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.0
Takedown Accuracy
0%
Takedown Defense
86%
elite
Control Time / Fight
0:11
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
10% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
5% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — John Makdessi vs Average

John Makdessi lands 20.7 strikes in R1 but 31.9 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

John Makdessi's UFC Fight History

20 UFC fights on record (11-9), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LJamie MullarkeyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland2023-09-09
LNasrat HaqparastDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa2022-09-03
WIgnacio BahamondesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland2021-04-10
LFrancisco TrinaldoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira2020-03-14
WJesus PinedoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis2019-03-23
WRoss PearsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 22018-07-28
WAbel TrujilloDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos2017-12-16
LLando VannataKO/TKOR1 · 1:40UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis2016-12-10
WMehdi BaghdadDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez2016-07-07
LYancy MedeirosDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor2015-12-12
LDonald CerroneKO/TKOR2 · 4:44UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier2015-05-23
WShane CampbellKO/TKOR1 · 4:53UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi2015-04-25
LAlan PatrickDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 22014-02-01
WRenee ForteKO/TKOR1 · 2:01UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson2013-09-21
WDaron CruickshankDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz2013-03-16
WSam StoutDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit2012-11-17
LAnthony NjokuaniDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 145: Jones vs Evans2012-04-21
LDennis HallmanSubmissionR1 · 2:58UFC 140: Jones vs Machida2011-12-10
WKyle WatsonKO/TKOR3 · 1:27UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields2011-04-30
WPat AudinwoodDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 22010-12-11

How Makdessi Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume5.5 sig. strikes/min
92nd percentile
Striking accuracy50%
78th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.2/min
24th percentile
Takedowns0.0/fight
0th percentile
Takedown defense86%
90th percentile
Knockdown power0.30/fight
76th percentile

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