Michael McDonald (19-4, 16) was born in Modesto, California, U.S. on January 15, 1991. At the age of 16 years on November 11, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Joe Corona, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 26, 2011, 20-year old Michael McDonald made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis against a 26-year old Edwin Figueroa, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
McDonald's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 202 at age 27 on July 13, 2018. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michael McDonald's best fights have been against Miguel Torres, Brad Pickett, Masanori Kanehara, Eduardo Dantas, Cole Escovedo, Alex Soto and Edwin Figueroa.
McDonald has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Jul 13, 2018 27 years, 5 months 19-4 (16) | 29 years, 5 months 20-5 (9) | Bellator | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
22 | Dec 15, 2017 26 years, 11 months 18-4 (15) | Peter Ligier | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jul 13, 2016 25 years, 5 months 17-4 (15) | 26 years, 1 months 27-7 (16) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Jan 2, 2016 24 years, 11 months 17-3 (15) | 33 years, 1 months 23-10-5 (17) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
19  | Dec 14, 2013 22 years, 10 months 16-3 (14) | 34 years, 7 months 29-6 (21) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
18  | Aug 17, 2013 22 years, 7 months 16-2 (14) | 34 years, 10 months 23-7 (17) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
17  | Feb 16, 2013 22 years, 1 months 15-2 (13) | 26 years 29-1 (19) | UFC | BT | 4 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke For UFC bantamweight title Interim |
16  | Apr 21, 2012 21 years, 3 months 15-1 (13) | 31 years, 3 months 40-4 (32) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
15 | Nov 19, 2011 20 years, 10 months 14-1 (12) | Alex Soto | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
14  | May 28, 2011 20 years, 4 months 13-1 (11) | 30 years 11-2 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
13  | Mar 26, 2011 20 years, 2 months 12-1 (11) | 26 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Nov 11, 2010 19 years, 9 months 11-1 (11) | Clint Godfrey | WEC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
11  | Jul 9, 2010 19 years, 5 months 10-1 (10) | 28 years, 10 months 16-4 (15) | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Won TPF bantamweight title | |
10  | Feb 4, 2010 19 years 9-1 (9) | 28 years, 10 months 10-3-1 (6) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Oct 8, 2009 18 years, 8 months 8-1 (8) | Carlos Garces | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | May 8, 2009 18 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | 27 years, 8 months 11-4 (11) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
7 | Jan 22, 2009 18 years 7-0 (7) | Jason Georgianna | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Nov 2, 2008 17 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Randy Rodoni | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
5 | Sep 7, 2008 17 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Fernando Arreola | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | ||
4 | Jul 27, 2008 17 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Javier Vargas | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | May 18, 2008 17 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Steve Frano | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Mar 17, 2008 17 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Dominic Pena | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
1 | Nov 11, 2007 16 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Joe Corona | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
