Michael McDonald (MMA fighter)

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For other sportspeople with this name, see Michael McDonald (disambiguation).
Michael McDonald
Born Michael Robert McDonald
(1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33)
Modesto, California
Other names Mayday
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Division Bantamweight
Reach 70 in (178 cm)
Fighting out of Modesto, California
Team Oakdale MMA
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2007 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 20
Wins 17
By knockout 9
By submission 6
By decision 2
Losses 3
By knockout 1
By submission 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Michael Robert McDonald (born (1991-01-15)January 15, 1991 in Modesto, California) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the UFC. A professional fighter since 2007, McDonald fought mostly in regional promotions in his home state of California before signing with Zuffa in 2010. As of March 29, 2016, he is #6 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.[1]

Career

Background

McDonald started training in kickboxing at the age of ten, turned to mixed martial arts at 14, and turned professional at 16 in 2007. He also has two brothers who have careers in mixed martial arts.[2] McDonald graduated in 2009 from Grace M. Davis High School.[3]

Early career

He gained notable wins on the regional circuit defeating WEC veteran Manny Tapia and former WEC Featherweight Champion, Cole Escovedo. Against the latter, McDonald later avenged his only professional defeat, which also earned him the Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight title with a second round KO. In the summer of 2010, he was listed as one of the top rising stars under the age of 25.[4]

World Extreme Cagefighting

In September 2010, at age 19, McDonald became the youngest fighter on the Zuffa roster when he signed with the WEC. He defeated Clint Godfrey via first round submission in his promotional debut on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[6]

McDonald was expected to face Nick Pace on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.[7] However, Pace was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Edwin Figueroa.[8] McDonald won the fight via unanimous decision.[9] The fight was highly entertaining with both fighters exchanging strikes and submission attempts throughout the entire fight and earned Fight of the Night honors.[10]

McDonald faced Chris Cariaso on May 30, 2011 at UFC 130, replacing an injured Norifumi Yamamoto.[11] He won the fight via split decision.[12]

McDonald was expected to face Johnny Eduardo on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.[13] However, Eduardo was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Soto.[14] McDonald defeated Soto via first round KO, earning Knockout of the Night honors. McDonald clipped Soto with a counter right hand and then swarmed Soto with a flurry of punches against the fence, forcing the referee to stop the bout just 59 seconds into the first round.[15][16]

McDonald fought former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Angel Torres on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.[17] He won the fight via first round Knockout.[18]

On December 4, 2012, UFC President Dana White announced that the UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz had reinjured his ACL requiring surgery and would be out for 6–9 months. McDonald faced the UFC Interim Bantamweight Champion Renan Barão on February 16, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald.[19] McDonald was competitive with capable take-down defense and crisp boxing - particularly in the first two rounds - but ultimately succumbed to Barão's more diverse skillset as he mixed in knees and kicks standing together with take-downs. Barão secured an arm-triangle choke at 3:57 of the fourth round, forcing the tap from McDonald.[20]

McDonald faced Brad Pickett on August 17, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26.[21] He dominated the first round, almost finishing Pickett with strikes before gaining a second round submission victory with a triangle choke.[22] The win also earned McDonald his first Submission of the Night award, and he and Pickett earned the Fight of the Night bonus award as well.[23]

McDonald faced Urijah Faber on December 14, 2013 at UFC on Fox 9.[24] After a back and forth first round, Faber stunned McDonald in the second with a flurry of punches, McDonald went to the canvas and Faber jumped on him and finished the fight by submission due to a guillotine choke.[25]

After being sidelined for all of 2014 and 2015 nursing a litany of injuries, including hand and wrist surgeries, McDonald returned to face Masanori Kanehara on January 2, 2016 at UFC 195.[26][27] He won the fight via submission in the second round, after nearly being submitted himself by an arm-triangle choke in the preceding sequence of the fight.[28] The win also earned McDonald his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[29]

McDonald is expected to face John Lineker on July 13, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 91.[30]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 17–3 Masanori Kanehara Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 195 January 2, 2016 2 2:09 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 16–3 Urijah Faber Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 December 14, 2013 2 3:22 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 16–2 Brad Pickett Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen August 17, 2013 2 3:43 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Submission of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Loss 15–2 Renan Barão Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs. McDonald February 16, 2013 4 3:57 London, England For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 15–1 Miguel Torres KO (punches) UFC 145 April 21, 2012 1 3:18 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win 14–1 Alex Soto KO (punches) UFC 139 November 19, 2011 1 0:56 San Jose, California, United States Knockout of the Night.
Win 13–1 Chris Cariaso Decision (split) UFC 130 May 28, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–1 Edwin Figueroa Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis March 26, 2011 3 5:00 Seattle, Washington, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 11–1 Clint Godfrey Submission (armbar) WEC 52 November 11, 2010 1 2:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–1 Cole Escovedo KO (punches) TPF 5: Stars and Strikes July 9, 2010 2 1:12 Lemoore, California, United States Won the TPF Bantamweight Championship.
Win 9–1 Manny Tapia TKO (punches) TPF 3: Champions Collide February 4, 2010 1 4:31 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 8–1 Carlos Garces TKO (punches) TPF 1: Tachi Palace Fights 1 October 8, 2009 1 2:01 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 7–1 Cole Escovedo TKO (punches) PFC 13: Validation May 8, 2009 2 2:25 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 7–0 Jason Georgianna TKO (punches) PFC 12: High Stakes January 22, 2009 1 2:38 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 6–0 Randy Rodoni KO (punch) Gladiator Challenge 86: Day of the Dead November 2, 2008 1 0:47 Porterville, California, United States
Win 5–0 Fernando Arreola Submission (D'Arce choke) Gladiator Challenge 84: Bad Blood September 7, 2008 1 3:49 Porterville, California, United States
Win 4–0 Javier Vargas TKO (punches) Gladiator Challenge 81: Lights Out July 27, 2008 1 1:38 Porterville, California, United States
Win 3–0 Steve Frano TKO (punches) Gladiator Challenge 78: No Limits May 18, 2008 1 1:17 Porterville, California, United States
Win 2–0 Dominic Pena Submission (arm-triangle choke) Gladiator Challenge 76: Alpha Dog Challenge March 17, 2008 1 1:12 Porterville, California, United States
Win 1–0 Joe Corona Submission (triangle choke) Gladiator Challenge 71: Lock-N-Load November 11, 2007 1 1:17 Porterville, California, United States

See also

References

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