Bantamweight · Men

Michael McDonald

“Mayday”
United States Last Stand Fight Team debut 2007
Elo 1,856 peak 1,856 · 13 Jul 2018
Tapology Sherdog id 3895251
19-4pro record
2W current streak
1,824best win, Elo
1,450average opponent
-- born 15 Jan 1991
69.0" / 70.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,229 Sub1,322 Dec1,364

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Eduardo Dantas KO/TKO R1 · 13 Jul 2018 · Bellator MMA 1,824
  2. Miguel Torres KO/TKO R1 · 21 Apr 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,813
  3. Masanori Kanehara Submission R2 · 2 Jan 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,705
  4. Brad Pickett Submission R2 · 17 Aug 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,679
  5. Cole Escovedo KO/TKO R2 · 9 Jul 2010 · Tachi Palace Fights 1,621

Losses

Newest first
  1. John Lineker KO/TKO R1 · 13 Jul 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,894
  2. Urijah Faber Submission R2 · 14 Dec 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,920
  3. Renan Barão Submission R4 · 16 Feb 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,925
  4. Cole Escovedo KO/TKO R2 · 8 May 2009 · Palace Fighting Championship 1,286

Fight history

23 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
23 13 Jul 201827.5 yrs W19-4 Eduardo Dantas 20-5 · 29.4 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R10:58 1.00 1,751→1,856 +106 1,824 +138→+138 Bellator 202: Budd vs. Nogueira Bellator MMA
22 15 Dec 201726.9 yrs W18-4 Peter Ligier 8-1-1 · 31.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,722→1,751 +29 1,439 -500→-500 Bellator 191: McDonald vs. Ligier Bellator MMA
21 13 Jul 201625.5 yrs L17-4 John Lineker 27-7 · 26.1 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R12:43 0.00 1,803→1,738 -65 1,894 +155→+140 UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 2 Jan 201625.0 yrs W17-3 Masanori Kanehara 25-12-5 · 33.1 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:09 1.00 1,719→1,803 +84 1,705 -500→-564 UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 14 Dec 201322.9 yrs L16-3 Urijah Faber 29-6 · 34.6 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R28:22 0.00 1,822→1,759 -63 1,920 +130→+130 UFC on Fox 9: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 17 Aug 201322.6 yrs W16-2 Brad Pickett 24-7 · 34.9 yrs Bantamweight SubTriangle Choke R28:43 1.00 1,753→1,822 +69 1,679 -211→-211 UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 16 Feb 201322.1 yrs L15-2 Renan Barão 29-2 (1) · 26.0 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke R418:57 0.00 1,814→1,753 -60 1,925 +240→+240 UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 21 Apr 201221.3 yrs W15-1 Miguel Torres 40-4 · 31.3 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R13:18 1.00 1,698→1,814 +115 1,813 +104→+104 UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 19 Nov 201120.8 yrs W14-1 Alex Soto 6-0-1 · 27.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R10:56 1.00 1,666→1,698 +32 1,408 – UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 28 May 201120.4 yrs W13-1 Chris Cariaso 11-2 · 30.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.50* 1,723→1,666 -57 1,456 – UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 26 Mar 201120.2 yrs W12-1 Edwin Figueroa 7-0 · 26.7 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.94* 1,687→1,723 +36 1,507 – UFC Fight Night 24: Nogueira vs. Davis Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 11 Nov 201019.8 yrs W11-1 Clint Godfrey 11-2 · 28.1 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R12:42 1.00 1,609→1,687 +78 1,571 – WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki WEC
11 9 Jul 201019.5 yrs W10-1 Cole Escovedo 16-4 · 28.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,490→1,609 +119 1,621 – TPF 5: Stars and Strikes Tachi Palace Fights
10 4 Feb 201019.1 yrs W9-1 Manny Tapia 10-3-1 · 28.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R14:31 1.00 1,387→1,490 +103 1,448 – TPF 3: Champions Collide Tachi Palace Fights
9 8 Oct 200918.7 yrs W8-1 Carlos Garces 4-2-1 – KO/TKOPunches R12:01 1.00 1,328→1,387 +59 1,211 – Tachi Palace Fights 1 Tachi Palace Fights
8 8 May 200918.3 yrs L7-1 Cole Escovedo 11-4 · 27.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,455→1,328 -127 1,286 – PFC 13: Validation Palace Fighting Championship
7 22 Jan 200918.0 yrs W7-0 Jason Georgianna 8-3 Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R12:38 1.00 1,385→1,455 +71 1,317 – PFC 12: High Stakes Palace Fighting Championship
6 2 Nov 200817.8 yrs W6-0 Randy Rodoni 1-0 – KO/TKOPunch R10:47 1.00 1,342→1,385 +42 1,145 – GC 86: Day of the Dead Gladiator Challenge
5 7 Sep 200817.6 yrs W5-0 Fernando Arreola 3-5-1 – Sub R13:49 1.00 1,313→1,342 +29 1,034 – GC 84: Bad Blood Gladiator Challenge
4 27 Jul 200817.5 yrs W4-0 Javier Vargas debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:38 1.00 1,268→1,313 +45 1,083 – GC 81: Lights Out Gladiator Challenge
3 18 May 200817.3 yrs W3-0 Steve Frano debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:17 1.00 1,219→1,268 +50 1,057 – GC 78: No Limits Gladiator Challenge
2 17 Mar 200817.2 yrs W2-0 Dominic Pena 0-2 – SubArm-Triangle Choke R11:12 1.00 1,191→1,219 +28 902 – GC 76: Alpha Dog Challenge Gladiator Challenge
1 11 Nov 200716.8 yrs W1-0 Joe Corona debut – SubTriangle Choke R11:17 1.00 1,103→1,191 +88 1,103 – GC 71: Lock 'n Load Gladiator Challenge