Urijah Faber vs. Michael McDonald
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Urijah Faber
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 46 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Urijah Faber
Distance 77.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 14.5% (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)
Urijah Faber
Head 82.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (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 | Faber L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | McDonald L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 444 / 1312 | 33.8% | 39.0% | 180 / 447 | 40.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 139 | 69.8% | 68.7% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 172 / 247 | 69.6% | 70.2% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 524 / 1407 | 37.2% | 34.9% | 171 / 452 | 37.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 137 / 222 | 61.7% | 66.8% | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 52 / 69 | 75.4% | 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 Faber L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs McDonald L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 578 / 1819 | 31.8% | 39.3% | 174 / 442 | 39.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 157 | 63.7% | 70.4% | 13 / 35 | 37.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 72.4% | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 411 / 1592 | 25.8% | 34.9% | 131 / 407 | 32.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 122 / 219 | 55.7% | 66.0% | 60 / 80 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 177 / 224 | 79.0% | 79.1% | 35 / 41 | 85.4% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Faber has more cage time on record.