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Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald
14-1 · CAN
VS
Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
29-6 · USA
July 27, 2013 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Rory MacDonald def. Jake Ellenberger by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
MacDonald15/370/000:00
Ellenberger5/290/000:00
R2
MacDonald13/370/100:00
Ellenberger4/360/100:03
R3
MacDonald18/440/000:00
Ellenberger10/321/201:01
Total
MacDonald46/1180/100:00
Ellenberger19/971/301:04

Scorecards

MacDonald vs Ellenberger

RdDave HagenLester GriffinSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-9-10-9.2
R210-910-9-10-9
R310-910-9-9.7-9.4
Total30-2730-2729-2829.7-27.6

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.827.3 · 11 MacDonald · 0 Ellenberger

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

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
MacDonaldWin probabilityEllenberger
77.1%22.9%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
3%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
MacDonald77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%22%
Submission3%4%
Decision57%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3988)act 46
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Ellenberger23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%35%
Submission0%1%
Decision15%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 19
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R212%
R38%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
MacDonald
74.2%-297
Ellenberger
+29724.9%
Most takedownstie 45.8%
MacDonald
24.8%+118
Ellenberger
-11829.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
MacDonald
Expected: 68.0
68
Over 68
42.0%
+136
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
57.0%
-136
085170
Ellenberger
Expected: 38.4
38.5
Over 38.5
42.4%
+136
Under 38.5
57.6%
-136
04997
Takedowns — over/under
MacDonald
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.9%
+204
Under 0.5
67.1%
-204
035
Ellenberger
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.6%
+166
Under 0.5
62.4%
-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 12.9 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
MacDonald77.1%68.4%+8.7-230
Ellenberger22.9%31.6%−8.7+210

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
79.3Striking71.1
MacDonald +8.2
80.6Grappling71.0
MacDonald +9.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MacDonaldEllenberger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1601
Pound-for-pound
1632
1596
Divisional
1626
1514
Striking offense
1527
1519
Striking defense
1529
1522
Grappling offense
1517
1522
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.39
Strikes landed / min
2.67
54%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.26
Strikes absorbed / min
1.77
64%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.97
58%
Takedown accuracy
58%
89%
Takedown defense
93%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
80%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
60%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rory MacDonald
  • WBJ PennU-DEC R3
    Close -3358mo before
  • WChe MillsKO/TKO R2
    Close -6601y 3mo before
  • WMike PyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -2552y before
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -1372y 3mo before
  • LCarlos ConditKO/TKO R3
    Close -1283y 1mo before
Jake Ellenberger
  • WNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close -1354mo before
  • WJay HieronU-DEC R3
    Close -31010mo before
  • LMartin KampmannKO/TKO R2
    Close -1781y 2mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -3551y 5mo before
  • WJake ShieldsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 10mo before
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ellenberger — win / loss by method
Record: 29-6-0

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
20 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (14%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
MacDonald
Ellenberger
6
UFC fights
10
60.6 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
91.0 min · 9.1 avg
20y 9m
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

MacDonald
Ellenberger
99W–32L · 75.6%
Overall
198W–49L · 80.2%
75W–27L · 73.5%
Wins
156W–39L · 80.0%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
42W–10L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
MacDonald
Ellenberger
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
189W–109L · 63.4%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
145W–93L · 60.9%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Distance striking
MacDonald
Ellenberger
6.44
Landed / min
3.00
48.2%
Accuracy
38.3%
74.2%
Defense
73.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.32
40.8%
Time at distance
51.7%
Grappling & control
MacDonald
Ellenberger
3.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.97
57.7%
Takedown accuracy
58.1%
88.9%
Takedown defense
92.9%
0.99
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
71.1%
Control share
75.6%
Strike target map
MacDonald
  • Head73%(195)div 62%
  • Body16%(42)div 22%
  • Legs11%(29)div 16%
Ellenberger
  • Head71%(172)div 62%
  • Body18%(44)div 22%
  • Legs11%(27)div 16%

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

Rory MacDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Ellenberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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