Welterweight · Men

John McDonald

“Loose Cannon”
United States Fort Hood Fight House debut 2010
Held by Shavkat Rakhmonov
Form L L L W W
Elo 1,122 peak 1,122 · 29 Apr 2023
Sherdog
2-3pro record
2W current streak
1,123best win, Elo
1,055average opponent
-- born 22 Jan 1986
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO932 Sub994 Dec972

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2023): 1,122 Elo, 2-3, aged 37, average opponent 1,043.

  1. Jesus Hernandez then 1,162, 2-3, aged 36 0-2 after peaked 1,162
  2. Santiago Vega then 1,108, 2-3 1-2 after peaked 1,070 ▼
  3. Oktay Karatas then 1,123, 2-2 13-8 after peaked 1,373 ▲
  4. Kieran Davern then 1,138, 2-3 1-4 after peaked 1,119 ▼
  5. Keith Udell then 1,095, 2-3 1-4 after peaked 1,166 ▲
  6. Ant Davies then 1,094, 2-3 3-9 after peaked 1,171 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Terry House Jr. KO/TKO R1 · 29 Apr 2023 · Art of Scrap MMA 1,034
  2. Ali Radwan KO/TKO R1 · 31 Jul 2021 · Art of Scrap MMA 940

Losses

Newest first
  1. Miguel Baeza KO/TKO R1 · 22 Aug 2015 · Rings of Dreams 1,244
  2. Warren Smith KO/TKO R1 · 24 Jan 2015 · National Fighting Championship 1,039
  3. Andrew Peterson Decision R3 · 22 Sep 2012 · Total Warrior Combat 956

Fight history

8 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
8 29 Apr 202337.3 yrs W2-3 Terry House Jr. 8-15 · 42.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOStrikes R14:29 1.00 1,035→1,122 +87 1,034 – Art of Scrap 6: Stirn vs. MacDonald Art of Scrap MMA
7 31 Jul 202135.5 yrs W1-3 Ali Radwan 1-6 · 40.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:37 1.00 952→1,036 +84 940 – Art of Scrap 2: Kraus vs. Huckbody Art of Scrap MMA
6 22 Aug 201529.6 yrs L0-3 Miguel Baeza debut · 23.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:21 0.00 965→936 -29 1,244 – Rings of Dreams - Fight Nght 17 Rings of Dreams
5 24 Jan 201529.0 yrs L0-2 Warren Smith 2-4 · 29.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:54 0.00 1,058→965 -92 1,039 – NFC 72: Wild Bill's Fight Night 72 National Fighting Championship
4 22 Sep 201226.7 yrs L0-1 Andrew Peterson 0-2 Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,108→1,062 -47 956 – TWC 14: Up Close and Personal Total Warrior Combat
3 29 Apr 201125.3 yrs W2-1 Andy Brossett 1-1 · 19.6 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:35 1.00 1,027→1,111 +83 1,123 – -- Louisiana Regional am
2 19 Mar 201125.2 yrs L1-1 Jared Perez 2-0 · 22.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,066→1,027 -38 1,100 – Premiere Combat Group Premiere Combat Group am
1 19 Nov 201024.8 yrs W1-0 Jeremy Romine debut Welterweight Sub R11:04 1.00 1,000→1,066 +66 1,000 – -- am