The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
12-1 · USA
VS
Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald
18-3 · CAN
June 18, 2016 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Stephen Thompson def. Rory MacDonald by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thompson9/210/000:36
MacDonald4/130/000:00
R2
Thompson13/400/000:00
MacDonald6/240/100:08
R3
Thompson25/480/000:22
MacDonald17/370/000:00
R4
Thompson29/720/000:00
MacDonald14/370/000:00
R5
Thompson34/780/000:49
MacDonald20/410/100:00
Total
Thompson110/2590/001:47
MacDonald61/1520/200:08

Scorecards

Thompson vs MacDonald

RdChris LeeDavid TherienSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-9-9.8-9.3
R210-910-9-9.9-9.1
R310-910-9-9.7-9.3
R410-910-9-9.9-9
R510-910-9-10-9
Total50-4550-4548-4749.3-45.7

Media (26 cards) · avg 49.745.3 · 26 Thompson · 0 MacDonald

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thompson-MacDonald.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ThompsonWin probabilityMacDonald
29.8%70.2%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
4%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 20.8 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Thompson, blue toward MacDonald. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Thompson30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%45%
Submission0%1%
Decision16%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes82 (47107)act 110
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
MacDonald70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%35%
Submission3%5%
Decision42%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes95 (55124)act 61
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~177 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R23%
R317%
R410%
R57%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Thompson
42.7%+133
MacDonald
-13356.7%
Most takedownstie 49.2%
Thompson
4.1%+1126
MacDonald
-112646.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 81.9
82
Over 82
42.0%
+136
Exactly 82
0.8%
push
Under 82
57.2%
-136
0103205
MacDonald
Expected: 95.0
95
Over 95
42.1%
+136
Exactly 95
0.7%
push
Under 95
57.1%
-136
0119238
Takedowns — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.9%
Exactly 0
93.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
MacDonald
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.2%
+166
Exactly 1
17.1%
push
Under 1
51.7%
-166
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 20.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Thompson29.8%51.1%−21.3-115
MacDonald70.2%48.9%+21.3-105

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
74.5Striking71.9
Thompson +2.6
52.8Grappling63.8
MacDonald +11.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThompsonMacDonald
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1614
Pound-for-pound
1626
1614
Divisional
1620
1542
Striking offense
1519
1522
Striking defense
1523
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1537
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
33 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.79
Strikes landed / min
3.96
51%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.98
Strikes absorbed / min
2.54
58%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.11
Takedowns / 15 min
2.06
56%
Takedown accuracy
50%
80%
Takedown defense
89%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
75%
+6
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
71%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
343
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Stephen Thompson
  • WJohny HendricksKO/TKO R1
    Close +2454mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -24511mo before
  • WPatrick CoteU-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 9mo before
  • WRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1302y 4mo before
  • WChris ClementsKO/TKO R2
    Close -4302y 9mo before
Rory MacDonald
  • LRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R5
    Close -16511mo before
  • WTarec SaffiedineKO/TKO R3
    Close -4301y 8mo before
  • WTyron WoodleyU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -2902y 4mo before
  • LRobbie LawlerS-DEC R3
    Close -4102y 7mo before
Thompson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
39% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thompson
MacDonald
8
UFC fights
12
67.4 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
153.0 min · 12.8 avg
16y 6m
Career length
20y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Thompson
MacDonald
118W–41L · 74.2%
Overall
220W–67L · 76.7%
105W–30L · 77.8%
Wins
150W–43L · 77.7%
13W–11L · 54.2%
Losses
70W–24L · 74.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thompson
MacDonald
12W–9L · 57.1%
Overall
52W–32L · 61.9%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
52W–32L · 61.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thompson
MacDonald
6.66
Landed / min
4.76
46.9%
Accuracy
39.1%
66.6%
Defense
69.0%
1.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
57.5%
Time at distance
63.4%
Grappling & control
Thompson
MacDonald
1.11
Takedowns / 15 min
2.06
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
88.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
52.4%
Control share
60.2%
Strike target map
Thompson
  • Head66%(214)div 63%
  • Body24%(76)div 21%
  • Legs10%(33)div 16%
MacDonald
  • Head74%(449)div 63%
  • Body19%(115)div 21%
  • Legs7%(42)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Stephen Thompson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rory MacDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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