John Makdessi

Statistic	John Makdessi
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	86.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:14
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	27.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	72.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:08
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	77.8%
Control Time/Fight	0:03

LOSS

vs. Jamie Mullarkey

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023

John Makdessi83/18844%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Jamie Mullarkey88/17949%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	24/51	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jamie Mullarkey	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	21/61	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jamie Mullarkey	37/62	60%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	38/76	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jamie Mullarkey	29/72	40%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nasrat Haqparast

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022

John Makdessi73/19637%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nasrat Haqparast64/17337%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:35KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	12/43	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	23/62	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	28/78	36%	0/0	0:06	1

R3	John Makdessi	28/86	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	24/52	46%	2/3	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland • Apr 2021

John Makdessi124/23253%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Ignacio Bahamondes112/31236%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	36/67	54%	0/0	0:13	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	37/85	44%	0/2	0:36	—

R2	John Makdessi	43/83	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	35/107	33%	0/1	0:28	—

R3	John Makdessi	45/82	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	40/120	33%	0/1	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020

John Makdessi67/12354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	25/35	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	19/44	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	24/52	46%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jesus Pinedo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis • Mar 2019

John Makdessi73/13753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Jesus Pinedo37/11333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jesus Pinedo	7/25	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	28/50	56%	0/0	0:02	—
	Jesus Pinedo	13/37	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	31/59	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jesus Pinedo	17/51	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ross Pearson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018

John Makdessi131/26150%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ross Pearson79/22435%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	30/64	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ross Pearson	27/65	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	41/83	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ross Pearson	30/89	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	60/114	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ross Pearson	22/70	31%	0/2	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Abel Trujillo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos • Dec 2017

John Makdessi47/10445%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Abel Trujillo29/9132%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	1
	Abel Trujillo	7/19	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Abel Trujillo	9/36	25%	1/3	1:01	—

R3	John Makdessi	19/35	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Abel Trujillo	13/36	36%	0/2	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. Lando Vannata

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:40 • UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis • Dec 2016

John Makdessi11/1385%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Lando Vannata10/3231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	11/13	85%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lando Vannata	10/32	31%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Mehdi Baghdad

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez • Jul 2016

John Makdessi84/15255%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:46

Mehdi Baghdad60/19331%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mehdi Baghdad	16/55	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	31/51	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mehdi Baghdad	19/74	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	33/65	51%	0/1	1:46	—
	Mehdi Baghdad	25/64	39%	0/1	0:07	1

LOSS

vs. Yancy Medeiros

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015

John Makdessi114/19658%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Yancy Medeiros80/26830%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	24/44	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	25/71	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	41/63	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	25/87	29%	0/1	0:14	—

R3	John Makdessi	49/89	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	30/110	27%	0/0	0:00	1

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:44 • UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015

John Makdessi72/12956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Donald Cerrone71/17142%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	32/59	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	31/78	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	40/70	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	40/93	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shane Campbell

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:53 • UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi • Apr 2015

John Makdessi47/9848%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:07KD 2

Shane Campbell25/5744%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	47/98	48%	0/2	1:07	2
	Shane Campbell	25/57	44%	0/3	0:34	—

LOSS

vs. Alan Patrick

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 • Feb 2014

John Makdessi61/12947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Alan Patrick40/13430%TD 2/11Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	16/38	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alan Patrick	13/44	30%	1/4	0:50	—

R2	John Makdessi	20/42	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alan Patrick	9/42	21%	1/4	0:16	—

R3	John Makdessi	25/49	51%	0/0	0:01	—
	Alan Patrick	18/48	38%	0/3	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Renee Forte

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:01 • UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson • Sep 2013

John Makdessi20/3951%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Renee Forte7/2726%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	20/39	51%	0/0	0:08	1
	Renee Forte	7/27	26%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daron Cruickshank

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz • Mar 2013

John Makdessi86/19544%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

Daron Cruickshank51/19826%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	11/41	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daron Cruickshank	12/54	22%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	John Makdessi	28/62	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daron Cruickshank	23/70	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	47/92	51%	0/0	0:11	—
	Daron Cruickshank	16/74	22%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sam Stout

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit • Nov 2012

John Makdessi84/15754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sam Stout63/36917%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Stout	21/120	18%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	29/56	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Stout	26/123	21%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	31/54	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Stout	16/126	13%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Njokuani

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012

John Makdessi39/11634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Njokuani73/15248%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Njokuani	14/39	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Njokuani	27/56	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Makdessi	14/43	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Njokuani	32/57	56%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dennis Hallman

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:58 • UFC 140: Jones vs Machida • Dec 2011

John Makdessi0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dennis Hallman20/3262%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Dennis Hallman	20/32	62%	1/3	2:48	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Watson

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 3, 1:27 • UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields • Apr 2011

John Makdessi50/9851%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Kyle Watson25/14118%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyle Watson	13/67	19%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	John Makdessi	25/48	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyle Watson	10/65	15%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	John Makdessi	9/16	56%	0/0	0:01	1
	Kyle Watson	2/9	22%	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Pat Audinwood

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 • Dec 2010

John Makdessi74/12758%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Pat Audinwood19/16212%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Makdessi	21/37	57%	0/0	0:19	1
	Pat Audinwood	4/49	8%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	John Makdessi	27/45	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pat Audinwood	9/48	19%	1/1	0:01	—

R3	John Makdessi	26/45	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pat Audinwood	6/65	9%	0/0	0:00	—