Ryan Jensen vs. Jason MacDonald

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-6-0
UFC record
6-8-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
48
AgeΔ 3 yrs
51
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 4"
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
183.3
Layoff (months)Δ 12.5 mo
170.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ryan Jensen is a submission threat — 2.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
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.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ryan Jensen

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 182

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1002.94/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1301.55/min · norm 3.25
1073.15/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2262.70/min · norm 3.20
40.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
52.8%norm 47.4%
59.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
46.9%norm 53.8%
10.44/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Ryan Jensen

Distance 64.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 31.0% (norm 10.3%)

Jason MacDonald

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

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

Ryan Jensen

Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Jason MacDonald

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

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Jensen L/AAccMiddleweight med MacDonald L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 160 35.6% 40.5% 24 / 107 22.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 61 / 76 80.3% 70.3%
On the ground 36 / 77 46.8% 69.1% 45 / 63 71.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 80 / 218 36.7% 38.9% 50 / 156 32.1% 38.9%
To the body 10 / 17 too few to rate 71.7% 20 / 23 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 10 / 13 too few to rate 83.3% 60 / 67 89.6% 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 Jensen L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs MacDonald L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 75 / 212 35.4% 39.5% 41 / 118 34.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 1 / 4 too few to rate 70.9% 51 / 75 68.0% 70.9%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 69.0% 134 / 233 57.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 56 / 193 29.0% 37.9% 191 / 381 50.1% 37.9%
To the body 23 / 36 63.9% 71.3% 23 / 27 85.2% 71.3%
To the legs 28 / 33 84.8% 82.1% 12 / 18 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
450.0% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
816.3% acc · 1.43/15 · norm 1.42
428.6% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
635.3% def · norm 63.1%
8:1524.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
31:0837.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:463:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
35:186:19 per 15 · norm 3:00
52.20/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
111.97/15 · 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.