Kristian Rothaermel vs. Rob MacDonald

UFC 0-1-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
54
AgeΔ 7 yrs
47
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
Reach
78"
Open Stance
Stance
Orthodox
241.3
Layoff (months)Δ 1.9 mo
239.4
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rob MacDonald is a submission threat — 5.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Rob MacDonald hunts takedowns — 7.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Kristian Rothaermel's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kristian Rothaermel

Full career not yet synced for Kristian Rothaermel — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Rob MacDonald

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 42

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 9 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

30.75/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
151.80/min · norm 3.41
102.49/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
172.04/min · norm 3.35
50.0%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 48.3%
41.2%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
46.9%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Kristian Rothaermel

Distance 66.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 33.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

Rob MacDonald

Distance 40.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 43.3% (norm 10.4%)

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

Kristian Rothaermel

Head 50.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 9.7%)

Rob MacDonald

Head 93.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rothaermel L/AAccLight Heavyweight med MacDonald L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 4 too few to rate 41.4% 4 / 12 too few to rate 41.4%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.9% 2 / 5 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3% 9 / 13 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 1 / 3 too few to rate 38.9% 13 / 28 46.4% 38.9%
To the body 0 / 1 too few to rate 71.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 81.8% 2 / 2 too few to rate 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Rothaermel L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs MacDonald L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 4 too few to rate 40.4% 8 / 18 too few to rate 40.4%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.7% 6 / 10 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 9 / 13 too few to rate 70.4% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 9 / 16 too few to rate 37.5% 8 / 21 too few to rate 37.5%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3% 2 / 3 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.0% 7 / 8 too few to rate 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
480.0% acc · 7.19/15 · norm 0.87
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
480.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
3:0837.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
2:4810:27 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
2:294:27 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
35.39/15 · norm 0.27

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