Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Tale of the Tape
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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 ELO rating, 1,072 to 946. Career peaks are 1,140 for Rory MacDonald and 1,022 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% 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 39.
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.