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Jason MacDonald "The Athlete"

Inactive · age 51 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 80" 203 cm
At a glance
  • KO of the Night in last fight
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1460
Global Elo 1502 ±32
Rank
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UFC record
6-8-0
KO 2 · Sub 4 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +13 · Δ1y +13
Last fight
May 15, 2012
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 24m
Avg fight time
5:59
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.5
Ground control
31m
Since last fight
14y 1mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Oct 10, 2006 — W vs Ed Herman Δ+30Dec 30, 2006 — W vs Chris Leben Δ+41Mar 3, 2007 — L vs Rich Franklin Δ-24Jun 16, 2007 — W vs Rory Singer Δ+31Oct 20, 2007 — L vs Yushin Okami Δ-27Apr 19, 2008 — W vs Joe Doerksen Δ+12Aug 9, 2008 — L vs Demian Maia Δ-18Sep 6, 2008 — W vs Jason Lambert Δ+19Dec 13, 2008 — L vs Wilson Gouveia Δ-17Apr 18, 2009 — L vs Nate Quarry Δ-17May 8, 2010 — L vs John Salter Δ-22Apr 30, 2011 — W vs Ryan Jensen Δ+15Sep 17, 2011 — L vs Alan Belcher Δ-16May 15, 2012 — L vs Tom Lawlor Δ-19 1425145014751500152515501575 200720082009201020112012 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":247,"elo":1501,"date":"2006-10-10","opp":"Ed Herman","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":118.5,"y":159.1,"elo":1543,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Chris Leben","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":2,"x":140.7,"y":210.3,"elo":1519,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":3,"x":177.7,"y":144.4,"elo":1550,"date":"2007-06-16","opp":"Rory Singer","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":222.1,"y":201.4,"elo":1523,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":286.2,"y":175.5,"elo":1535,"date":"2008-04-19","opp":"Joe Doerksen","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":325.7,"y":214.8,"elo":1517,"date":"2008-08-09","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":7,"x":335.5,"y":175.5,"elo":1535,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Jason Lambert","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":370,"y":211.8,"elo":1518,"date":"2008-12-13","opp":"Wilson Gouveia","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":9,"x":414.4,"y":247.2,"elo":1501,"date":"2009-04-18","opp":"Nate Quarry","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":550,"y":293.5,"elo":1480,"date":"2010-05-08","opp":"John Salter","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":11,"x":675.8,"y":262.2,"elo":1494,"date":"2011-04-30","opp":"Ryan Jensen","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":12,"x":725.1,"y":295.9,"elo":1479,"date":"2011-09-17","opp":"Alan Belcher","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":335.8,"elo":1460,"date":"2012-05-15","opp":"Tom Lawlor","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 15, 2012 Tom Lawlor L -19
Sep 17, 2011 Alan Belcher L -16
Apr 30, 2011 Ryan Jensen W +15
May 8, 2010 John Salter L -22
Apr 18, 2009 Nate Quarry L -17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
6 / 6
Finish rate
KO
2
33% of wins
SUB
4
67% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 2 (33%) 2 Sub: 4 (67%) 4 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
2 33%
R2
4 67%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 130 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
46% Leg
  • Head 38%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 46%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
47% Clinch
  • Distance 18%
  • Clinch 47%
  • Ground 35%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
88%
of losses by finish
7 of 8 · usually R1
6 KO/TKO 1 Sub 1 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1511
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Chris Leben
Elo 1616 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.0
−1.0 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1464
1501
Notable wins
Chris Leben 1616

Top middleweight

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Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jason MacDonald on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.