Rory MacDonald

WelterweightOutfighter
9 - 4

13 UFC Fights | 69% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (44%)

Height
6' 0"
Reach
76"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
37
Orthodox

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.

  1. Loss vs Stephen Thompson · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · Jun 2016
  2. Loss vs Robbie Lawler · KO/TKO · R5 1:00 · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 2015
  3. Win vs Tarec Saffiedine · KO/TKO · R3 1:28 · UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · Oct 2014
  4. Win vs Tyron Woodley · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · Jun 2014
  5. Win vs Demian Maia · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · Feb 2014

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.8
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
43%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.08

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.8
0.8x avg
Strike Differential
+0.9
Opp. Accuracy Against
38%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.6
Takedown Accuracy
48%
Takedown Defense
89%
elite
Control Time / Fight
2:13
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.4

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
8% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
8% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

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.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LStephen ThompsonDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson2016-06-18
L★Robbie LawlerKO/TKOR5 · 1:00UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor2015-07-11
WTarec SaffiedineKO/TKOR3 · 1:28UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine2014-10-04
WTyron WoodleyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov2014-06-14
WDemian MaiaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann2014-02-22
LRobbie LawlerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks2013-11-16
WJake EllenbergerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga2013-07-27
WBJ PennDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz2012-12-08
WChe MillsKO/TKOR2 · 2:20UFC 145: Jones vs Evans2012-04-21
WMike PyleKO/TKOR1 · 3:54UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06
WNate DiazDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields2011-04-30
LCarlos ConditKO/TKOR3 · 4:53UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin2010-06-12
WMike GuymonSubmissionR1 · 4:27UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz2010-01-11

How MacDonald Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.8 sig. strikes/min
69th percentile
Striking accuracy43%
38th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.8/min
64th percentile
Takedowns1.6/fight
79th percentile
Takedown defense89%
92nd percentile
Knockdown power0.08/fight
39th percentile

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