Rory MacDonald
13 UFC Fights | 69% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (44%)
Rory MacDonald UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Rory MacDonald is 9-4 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-10-1, 14-6 of it outside the UFC. MacDonald competes at welterweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'0" with a 76" reach at 37 years old. The last bout was a loss to Dilano Taylor by knockout in Aug 2022.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 92nd percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (89%).
Rory MacDonald's UFC win rate is 69% (9 of 13 fights), and 44% of those wins came by finish. MacDonald averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 48% accuracy and stops 89% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 23-10-1
- UFC Record
- 9-4
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 76"
- Age
- 37
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Dilano Taylor · TKO (Punches) · Aug 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Rory MacDonald's Last 5 Fights
MacDonald is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Stephen Thompson · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · Jun 2016
- Loss vs Robbie Lawler · KO/TKO · R5 1:00 · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 2015
- Win vs Tarec Saffiedine · KO/TKO · R3 1:28 · UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · Oct 2014
- Win vs Tyron Woodley · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · Jun 2014
- Win vs Demian Maia · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · Feb 2014
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rory MacDonald vs Average
Rory MacDonald lands 14.2 strikes in R1 but 16.4 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Rory MacDonald's UFC Fight History
13 UFC fights on record (9-4), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Stephen Thompson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | 2016-06-18 |
| L★ | Robbie Lawler | KO/TKO | R5 · 1:00 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | 2015-07-11 |
| W | Tarec Saffiedine | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine | 2014-10-04 |
| W | Tyron Woodley | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov | 2014-06-14 |
| W | Demian Maia | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | 2014-02-22 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | 2013-11-16 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga | 2013-07-27 |
| W | BJ Penn | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz | 2012-12-08 |
| W | Che Mills | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:20 | UFC 145: Jones vs Evans | 2012-04-21 |
| W | Mike Pyle | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:54 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| W | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields | 2011-04-30 |
| L | Carlos Condit | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:53 | UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin | 2010-06-12 |
| W | Mike Guymon | Submission | R1 · 4:27 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
How MacDonald Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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