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Canada
Kelowna, British Columbia
Rory MacDonald
"
Red King
"
AGE
36
/
Jul 22, 1989
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
Tristar Gym
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
23
KO
/
TKO
7
30%
SUBMISSIONS
9
39%
DECISIONS
7
30%
Draws
1
Losses
10
KO
/
TKO
4
40%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
6
60%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Dilano Taylor
Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs
Aug / 13 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
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1
3:59
loss
Sadibou Sy
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season
Jul / 01 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Blake Grice
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Brett Cooper
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season
May / 06 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:23
loss
Ray Cooper III
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2021 Playoffs
Aug / 13 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Gary Copeland
3
5:00
loss
Gleison Tibau
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season
Jun / 17 / 2021
Decision (Split)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Curtis Millender
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season
Apr / 29 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:38
loss
Douglas Lima
Bellator 232 - MacDonald vs. Lima 2
Oct / 26 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
5
5:00
win
Neiman Gracie
Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie
Jun / 14 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
draw
Jon Fitch
Bellator 220 - MacDonald vs. Fitch
Apr / 27 / 2019
Draw (Majority)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
loss
Gegard Mousasi
Bellator 206 - Mousasi vs. MacDonald
Sep / 29 / 2018
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:23
win
Douglas Lima
Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen
Jan / 20 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Paul Daley
Bellator 179 - Daley vs. MacDonald
May / 19 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
2
1:45
loss
Stephen Thompson
UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Jun / 18 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
loss
Robbie Lawler
UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor
Jul / 11 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
1:00
win
Tarec Saffiedine
UFC Fight Night 54 - MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
Oct / 04 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:28
win
Tyron Woodley
UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Jun / 14 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Demian Maia
UFC 170 - Rousey vs. McMann
Feb / 22 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Robbie Lawler
UFC 167 - St. Pierre vs. Hendricks
Nov / 16 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jake Ellenberger
UFC on Fox 8 - Johnson vs. Moraga
Jul / 27 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
B.J. Penn
UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz
Dec / 08 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Che Mills
UFC 145 - Jones vs. Evans
Apr / 21 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:20
win
Mike Pyle
UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2
Aug / 06 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Kevin Mulhall
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:54
win
Nate Diaz
UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields
Apr / 30 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Carlos Condit
UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin
Jun / 12 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Kevin Dornan
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:53
win
Michael Guymon
UFC Fight Night 20 - Maynard vs. Diaz
Jan / 11 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:27
win
Nick Hinchliffe
KOTC - Disturbed
Sep / 25 / 2009
KO (Punches)
John Braak
2
2:08
win
Elmer Waterhen
KOTC - Island Pride
May / 08 / 2009
Submission (Armbar)
Kevin Dornan
1
1:27
win
Clay French
KOTC - Grinder
Nov / 28 / 2008
KO (Punches)
Tony Williamson
2
4:26
win
Kajan Johnson
KOTC - Avalanche
Dec / 15 / 2007
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
3
1:48
win
Yoon Heo
KOTC - Icebreaker
Nov / 03 / 2006
TKO (Knee)
2
0:19
win
Quinton Moreno
KOTC - Insurrection
Oct / 06 / 2006
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
N/A
win
Jordan Mein
RITC - Rumble in the Cage 17
Jun / 17 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:04
win
Ken Tran
KOTC - Anarchy
Feb / 11 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Tony Williamson
1
2:33
win
Terry Thiara
EFC - Extreme Fighting Challenge 4
Oct / 15 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:11
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