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Michael McDonald "Mayday"

Inactive · age 35 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 67% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1516
Global Elo 1560 ±34
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-3-0
KO 2 · Sub 2 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d -8 · Δ1y -8
Last fight
Jul 13, 2016
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 20m
Avg fight time
8:54
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
1.7
Since last fight
9y 11mo

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Mar 26, 2011 — W vs Edwin Figueroa Δ+29May 28, 2011 — W vs Chris Cariaso Δ+29Nov 19, 2011 — W vs Alex Soto Δ+28Apr 21, 2012 — W vs Miguel Torres Δ+28Feb 16, 2013 — L vs Renan Barao Δ-41Aug 17, 2013 — W vs Brad Pickett Δ+17Dec 14, 2013 — L vs Urijah Faber Δ-19Jan 2, 2016 — W vs Masanori Kanehara Δ+15Jul 13, 2016 — L vs John Lineker Δ-16 1450147515001525155015751600 20122013201420152016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":354.1,"elo":1476,"date":"2011-03-26","opp":"Edwin Figueroa","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":113.4,"y":293.1,"elo":1505,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Chris Cariaso","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":178.5,"y":234,"elo":1533,"date":"2011-11-19","opp":"Alex Soto","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":235.8,"y":174.7,"elo":1560,"date":"2012-04-21","opp":"Miguel Torres","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":4,"x":347.7,"y":261.7,"elo":1520,"date":"2013-02-16","opp":"Renan Barao","result":"L","delta":-41},{"i":5,"x":415.4,"y":226.1,"elo":1536,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Brad Pickett","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":459.7,"y":267.3,"elo":1517,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Urijah Faber","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":7,"x":738.2,"y":235.3,"elo":1532,"date":"2016-01-02","opp":"Masanori Kanehara","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":270.3,"elo":1516,"date":"2016-07-13","opp":"John Lineker","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 13, 2016 John Lineker L -16
Jan 2, 2016 Masanori Kanehara W +15
Dec 14, 2013 Urijah Faber L -19
Aug 17, 2013 Brad Pickett W +17
Feb 16, 2013 Renan Barao L -41

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.
67%
4 / 6
Finish rate
KO
2
33% of wins
SUB
2
33% of wins
DEC
2
33% of wins
KO: 2 (33%) 2 Sub: 2 (33%) 2 Dec: 2 (33%) 2
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
2 50%
R2
2 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 216 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
79% Head
  • Head 79%
  • Body 11%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
83% Distance
  • Distance 83%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 8%

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.
100%
of losses by finish
3 of 3
1 KO/TKO 2 Sub 0 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.
1571
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.
0
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Brad Pickett
Elo 1541 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.
4.8
+1.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1623

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Michael McDonald on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.