Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
45
AgeΔ 10 yrs
35
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
76"
ReachΔ 6"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
171.6
Layoff (months)Δ 50.8 mo
120.8
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Michael McDonald is a submission threat — 1.31 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Miguel Torres is a submission threat — 0.93 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Michael McDonald carries real power — 0.94 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Miguel Torres

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 52
Tier 3 — regional circuit 397

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 34 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Michael McDonald

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

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1553.21/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2162.70/min · norm 3.52
701.45/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2262.82/min · norm 3.58
43.3%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
42.7%norm 43.4%
75.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
50.94/15 · norm 0.30

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

Miguel Torres

Distance 89.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 6.5%)

Michael McDonald

Distance 88.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 6.5%)

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

Miguel Torres

Head 80.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Michael McDonald

Head 89.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Torres L/AAccBantamweight med McDonald L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 122 / 320 38.1% 39.0% 180 / 447 40.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 32 / 36 88.9% 68.7% 19 / 35 54.3% 68.7%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.2% 17 / 24 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 93 / 288 32.3% 34.9% 171 / 452 37.8% 34.9%
To the body 33 / 37 89.2% 66.8% 23 / 30 76.7% 66.8%
To the legs 29 / 33 87.9% 79.4% 22 / 24 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Torres L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs McDonald L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 48 / 252 19.0% 39.3% 174 / 442 39.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 19 / 29 65.5% 70.4% 13 / 35 37.1% 70.4%
On the ground 3 / 5 too few to rate 72.4% 39 / 51 76.5% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 31 / 224 13.8% 34.9% 131 / 407 32.2% 34.9%
To the body 23 / 40 57.5% 66.0% 60 / 80 75.0% 66.0%
To the legs 16 / 22 too few to rate 79.1% 35 / 41 85.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
666.7% acc · 1.12/15 · norm 1.12
225.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1052.6% def · norm 66.7%
7:5716.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
7:008.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
11:493:40 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
20:453:53 per 15 · norm 2:24
30.93/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
71.31/15 · norm 0.28

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