Rory MacDonald (23-10-1, 16) was born in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada on July 22, 1989. At the age of 16 years on October 15, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Terry Thiara, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 11, 2010, 20-year old Rory MacDonald made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz against a 35-year old Mike Guymon, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
MacDonald's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Dilano Taylor at PFL 8 at age 33 on August 13, 2022. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rory MacDonald's best fights have been against Clay French, Mike Guymon, Che Mills, Kajan Johnson, Tarec Saffiedine, Douglas Lima and Mike Pyle.
MacDonald has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Aug 13, 2022 33 years 23-10-1 (16) | Dilano Taylor | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
33  | Jul 1, 2022 32 years, 11 months 23-9-1 (16) | 35 years, 7 months 10-6-2 (6) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | May 6, 2022 32 years, 9 months 23-8-1 (16) | 34 years, 10 months 28-15 (20) | PFL | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
31  | Aug 13, 2021 32 years 22-8-1 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 22-7-1 (21) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Jun 17, 2021 31 years, 10 months 22-7-1 (15) | 37 years, 11 months 35-15 (18) | PFL | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29  | Apr 29, 2021 31 years, 9 months 22-6-1 (15) | 33 years, 4 months 18-6 (6) | PFL | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
28  | Oct 26, 2019 30 years, 3 months 21-6-1 (14) | 31 years, 9 months 31-7 (25) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Jun 14, 2019 29 years, 10 months 21-5-1 (14) | 30 years, 6 months 9-0 (8) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
26  | Apr 27, 2019 29 years, 9 months 20-5-1 (14) | 41 years, 2 months 32-7-1 (12) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | DRAW Majority |
25  | Sep 29, 2018 29 years, 2 months 20-5 (14) | 33 years, 1 months 44-6-2 (37) | Bellator | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows For Bellator World middleweight title |
24 | Jan 20, 2018 28 years, 5 months 20-4 (14) | 30 years 29-6 (24) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World welterweight title |
23  | May 19, 2017 27 years, 9 months 19-4 (14) | 34 years, 2 months 38-14-2 (31) | Bellator | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22  | Jun 18, 2016 26 years, 10 months 18-4 (13) | 33 years, 4 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jul 11, 2015 25 years, 11 months 18-3 (13) | 33 years, 3 months 25-10 (20) | UFC | WL | 5 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC welterweight title |
20  | Oct 4, 2014 25 years, 2 months 18-2 (13) | 28 years 15-3 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Jun 14, 2014 24 years, 10 months 17-2 (12) | 32 years, 2 months 13-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Feb 22, 2014 24 years, 7 months 16-2 (12) | 36 years, 3 months 18-5 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Nov 16, 2013 24 years, 3 months 15-2 (12) | 31 years, 7 months 21-9 (19) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Jul 27, 2013 24 years 15-1 (12) | 28 years, 3 months 29-6 (23) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Dec 8, 2012 23 years, 4 months 14-1 (12) | 33 years, 11 months 16-8-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Apr 21, 2012 22 years, 8 months 13-1 (12) | 29 years, 5 months 14-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13 | Aug 6, 2011 22 years 12-1 (11) | Mike Pyle | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Apr 30, 2011 21 years, 9 months 11-1 (10) | 26 years 13-6 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Jun 12, 2010 20 years, 10 months 10-1 (10) | 26 years, 1 months 24-5 (23) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
10  | Jan 11, 2010 20 years, 5 months 10-0 (10) | 35 years, 3 months 11-2-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9 | Sep 26, 2009 20 years, 2 months 9-0 (9) | Nick Hinchliffe | KOTC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
8 | May 8, 2009 19 years, 9 months 8-0 (8) | Elmer Waterhen | Pride | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
7  | Nov 28, 2008 19 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | 28 years, 1 months 15-3 (11) | KOTC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Won KOTC lightweight title |
6  | Dec 15, 2007 18 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | 23 years, 7 months 12-9 (9) | KOTC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
5 | Nov 3, 2006 17 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Yoon Heo | KOTC | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees | |
4 | Oct 6, 2006 17 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Quinton Moreno | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
3  | Jun 17, 2006 16 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | 16 years, 8 months | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Feb 11, 2006 16 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Ken Tran | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Oct 15, 2005 16 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Terry Thiara | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
