Jason MacDonald vs. Rory Singer

UFC 6-8-0 vs. 2-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
51
AgeΔ 1 yrs
50
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
80"
ReachΔ 3"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
170.8
Layoff (months)Δ 58.9 mo
229.7
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jason MacDonald is a submission threat — 1.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Jason MacDonald owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Rory Singer rarely shoots — 0.39 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jason MacDonald

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 208

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Rory Singer

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 107

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.03 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1301.55/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
972.55/min · norm 3.25
2262.70/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
922.42/min · norm 3.20
52.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
39.6%norm 47.4%
46.9%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
63.6%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jason MacDonald

Distance 43.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 30.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 25.6% (norm 10.3%)

Rory Singer

Distance 71.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 26.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jason MacDonald

Head 63.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 27.2% (norm 8.4%)

Rory Singer

Head 84.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone MacDonald L/AAccMiddleweight med Singer L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 24 / 107 22.4% 40.5% 50 / 176 28.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 61 / 76 80.3% 70.3% 45 / 64 70.3% 70.3%
On the ground 45 / 63 71.4% 69.1% 2 / 5 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 50 / 156 32.1% 38.9% 60 / 206 29.1% 38.9%
To the body 20 / 23 too few to rate 71.7% 16 / 16 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 60 / 67 89.6% 83.3% 21 / 23 too few to rate 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs MacDonald L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Singer L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 41 / 118 34.7% 39.5% 28 / 149 18.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 51 / 75 68.0% 70.9% 17 / 24 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 134 / 233 57.5% 69.0% 47 / 80 58.8% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 191 / 381 50.1% 37.9% 62 / 213 29.1% 37.9%
To the body 23 / 27 85.2% 71.3% 12 / 17 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 12 / 18 too few to rate 82.1% 18 / 23 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
816.3% acc · 1.43/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
125.0% acc · 0.39/15 · norm 1.42
635.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1164.7% def · norm 63.1%
31:0837.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
2:356.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
35:186:19 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
16:216:26 per 15 · norm 3:00
111.97/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.79/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — MacDonald has more cage time on record.