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Michael McDonald

Fighter profile

Michael McDonald

BW19-4-0P4P #218Div #16
Form
 
 
3.9
5.6
1.9
73
Overall
SoS 87
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
80
Kicking
65
Clinch
65
Striking def.
76
Wrestling off.
56
Wrestling def.
60
Ground game
58
Submissions
86
Grappling def.
62
Profile
Age35
Height5'9"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2007
UFC record6-3-0
Last fight2018-07-13
Octagon time80.1 min
Avg fight8.9 min
Career length18y 9m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Striking offense1503
69th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1507
78th
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1505
77th
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1489
11th
BW avg 1504
Momentum31
71st
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
16% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (31%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes216
Sig. accuracy43%
Sig. attempted506
Total strikes237
Total attempted531
Knockdowns5
Head171
Body23
Leg22
Distance180
Clinch19
Ground17

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed226
Sig. defense57%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.131
Body abs.60
Leg abs.35
Distance abs.174
Clinch abs.13
Ground abs.39

Grappling · offense

Takedowns6
TD accuracy67%
TD attempted9
Sub att.7
Reversals0
Control time7:00

Grappling · defense

TD defense53%
TDs absorbed9
TD att. faced19
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time20:45

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 9 UFC fights · 80:08 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Michael has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
195W–37Lwin 84.1%div #28/203pct 87th
WinsStrong
110W–23Lwin 82.7%div #36/176pct 80th
LossesStrong
85W–14Lwin 85.9%div #43/199pct 79th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1567 elodiv #24/203pct 89th
WinsStrong
1541 elodiv #49/176pct 73rd
LossesElite
1620 elodiv #8/199pct 96th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall92W–31L74.8%
Wins81W–27L75.0%
Losses11W–4L73.3%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Michael, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−0.84u−9.4% ROI

over 9 close-line bets

Average odds
-181

64% implied

As favorite
5W–1L

ROI +3.4%

Avg -320

As underdog
1W–2L

ROI −34.9%

Avg +146

Based on 9 of 9 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.