Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine

Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine: Matchup Breakdown

Rory MacDonald is 9-4 in the Welterweight division with a 69.2% win rate. Tarec Saffiedine is 2-4 at Welterweight, winning 33.3% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Rory MacDonald leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine on Oct 4, 2014, won by Rory MacDonald by KO/TKO in round 3.

Rory MacDonald holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,076 to 902. Career peaks are 1,172 for Rory MacDonald and 1,024 for Tarec Saffiedine. Rory MacDonald has 3 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 9 victories, a 44.4% finish rate. Tarec Saffiedine has 0 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 0.0% of the time.

Rory MacDonald stands 6' 0" with a reach of 76" and fights orthodox. Tarec Saffiedine is 5' 10" with a reach of 70", switch. That is a 6-inch reach advantage for Rory MacDonald. Rory MacDonald is 37, Tarec Saffiedine is 40.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Rory MacDonald has landed 667 significant strikes at 42.5% accuracy with 21 takedowns and 28:52 of control time. Tarec Saffiedine has landed 360 at 45.9% with 4 takedowns and 13:02 of control.

Rory MacDonald has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Tarec Saffiedine. They share 1 common opponent: Jake Ellenberger.