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John Makdessi

18-9-0
41y·5' 8"·68" reach·Orthodox
0:14
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.37
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
27%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.4
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 20 recorded bouts, 1340 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 51%Body 24%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 5%Ground 2%
And how often each lands
Head40%
Body57%
Legs81%
Distance50%
Clinch56%
Ground49%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

11Wins3 KO · 8 DEC
9Losses2 KO · 1 SUB · 6 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

2%
Audinwood
0%
Watson
0%
Hallman
0%
Njokuani
0%
Stout
1%
Cruickshank
7%
Forte
0%
Patrick
23%
Campbell
0%
Cerrone
0%
Medeiros
12%
Baghdad
0%
Vannata
0%
Trujillo
0%
Pearson
0%
Pinedo
0%
Trinaldo
1%
Bahamondes
0%
Haqparast
0%
Mullarkey

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R14.52100%20
R25.62124%16
R36.69148%15

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min5.52
Strikes absorbed / min4.15
Striking accuracyof everything thrown49%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed68%
Takedowns / 15 min0
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land0%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed86%
Sub attempts / 15 min0
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together9.67
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 20 bouts12.1m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

49.6%
Landed at range
2,464 thrown over 18 bouts
35.2%
Expected
against these opponents
+14.5pp
Gap
above expected
66.8%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LJamie MullarkeySep 2023U-DEC0:00 ctrl83 str0 td
Significant strikes
83 of 188 · 44%
Total strikes
85 of 190 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 45%Body 27%Legs 29%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LNasrat HaqparastSep 2022U-DEC0:00 ctrl73 str0 td
Significant strikes
73 of 196 · 37%
Total strikes
73 of 196 · 37%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 36%Body 25%Legs 40%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WIgnacio BahamondesApr 2021S-DEC0:13 ctrl124 str0 td
Significant strikes
124 of 232 · 53%
Total strikes
145 of 257 · 56%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:13
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 58%Body 27%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 12%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LFrancisco TrinaldoMar 2020U-DEC0:00 ctrl67 str0 td
Significant strikes
67 of 123 · 54%
Total strikes
68 of 124 · 55%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 22%Body 24%Legs 54%
Position
Distance 97%Clinch 3%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJesus PinedoMar 2019U-DEC0:02 ctrl73 str0 td
Significant strikes
73 of 137 · 53%
Total strikes
75 of 139 · 54%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:02
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 34%Body 11%Legs 55%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRoss PearsonJul 2018U-DEC0:00 ctrl131 str0 td
Significant strikes
131 of 261 · 50%
Total strikes
134 of 265 · 51%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 76%Body 10%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WAbel TrujilloDec 2017U-DEC0:00 ctrl47 str0 td
Significant strikes
47 of 104 · 45%
Total strikes
57 of 119 · 48%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 36%Body 28%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LLando VannataDec 2016KO R10:00 ctrl11 str0 td
Significant strikes
11 of 13 · 85%
Total strikes
11 of 13 · 85%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:40
Kick to Head At Distance Wheel Kick
Target
Head 18%Body 45%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMehdi BaghdadJul 2016S-DEC1:46 ctrl84 str0 td
Significant strikes
84 of 152 · 55%
Total strikes
110 of 182 · 60%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
1:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 37%Body 32%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 4%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
LYancy MedeirosDec 2015S-DEC0:00 ctrl114 str0 td
Significant strikes
114 of 196 · 58%
Total strikes
114 of 196 · 58%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 33%Body 42%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDonald CerroneMay 2015KO R20:00 ctrl72 str0 td
Significant strikes
72 of 129 · 56%
Total strikes
72 of 129 · 56%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 4:44
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 35%Body 47%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 97%Clinch 3%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WShane CampbellApr 2015KO R11:07 ctrl47 str0 td
Significant strikes
47 of 98 · 48%
Total strikes
59 of 114 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 2 · 0%
Control
1:07
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:53
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 83%Body 15%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 55%Clinch 13%Ground 32%
This fight on UFCStats
LAlan PatrickFeb 2014U-DEC0:01 ctrl61 str0 td
Significant strikes
61 of 129 · 47%
Total strikes
66 of 134 · 49%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:01
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 49%Body 30%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 16%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRenee ForteSep 2013KO R10:08 ctrl20 str0 td
Significant strikes
20 of 39 · 51%
Total strikes
20 of 39 · 51%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:08
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:01
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 55%Body 25%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 55%Clinch 0%Ground 45%
This fight on UFCStats
WDaron CruickshankMar 2013U-DEC0:11 ctrl86 str0 td
Significant strikes
86 of 195 · 44%
Total strikes
88 of 197 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:11
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 67%Body 20%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WSam StoutNov 2012U-DEC0:00 ctrl84 str0 td
Significant strikes
84 of 157 · 54%
Total strikes
84 of 157 · 54%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 79%Body 11%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 98%Clinch 2%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LAnthony NjokuaniApr 2012U-DEC0:00 ctrl39 str0 td
Significant strikes
39 of 116 · 34%
Total strikes
45 of 124 · 36%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 36%Body 36%Legs 28%
Position
Distance 97%Clinch 3%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDennis HallmanDec 2011SUB R10:00 ctrl0 str0 td
Significant strikes
0 of 0
Total strikes
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:58
Rear Naked Choke
This fight on UFCStats
WKyle WatsonApr 2011KO R30:01 ctrl50 str0 td
Significant strikes
50 of 98 · 51%
Total strikes
55 of 103 · 53%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:01
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 1:27
Spinning Back Fist Head
Target
Head 62%Body 18%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 14%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WPat AudinwoodDec 2010U-DEC0:19 ctrl74 str0 td
Significant strikes
74 of 127 · 58%
Total strikes
77 of 134 · 57%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:19
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 57%Body 12%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 96%Clinch 3%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.