Torres vs McDonald Result & Stats: McDonald wins by TKO R1

UFCUFC 145: Jones vs Evans

Miguel Torres

44-9-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 3:18

Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Michael McDonaldWIN

“Mayday” · 19-4-0

Saturday, April 21, 2012Philips Arena, Atlanta, United States

Michael McDonald defeated Miguel Torres by TKO in round 1 (3:18) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 145: Jones vs Evans, held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Philips Arena, Atlanta.

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The result

Michael McDonaldWIN

def. Miguel Torres

TKO

Round 1 · 3:18

Referee: Herb Dean
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Miguel TorresMichael McDonald

55%Power Index✗ Missed45%

53%Market · 3 sportsbooks✗ Missed47%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Miguel Torres

-123

55% implied win probability · Open: -137

Michael McDonald

+105

49% implied win probability · Open: +102

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Michael McDonald dropped Miguel Torres once.
Michael McDonald out-landed Miguel Torres 16 to 8 in significant strikes.

Tale of the tape

40-4-0

Record

14-1-0

Age

5'9" · 175 cm

Height

5'9" · 175 cm

76" · 193 cm

Reach

70" · 178 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1821

Power Index

1786

3-2

Last 5

5-0

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Miguel TorresMichael McDonald

Knockdowns

8 / 29

Significant strikes

16 / 59

28%

Sig. strike accuracy

27%

8 / 29

Total strikes

16 / 59

0 / 0

Takedowns

0 / 0

0:00

Control time

0:02

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Miguel TorresMichael McDonald

675%

Head

1381%

113%

Body

319%

113%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Miguel Torres

100%

Michael McDonald

88%13%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Miguel Torres8 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

66/26

11/2

11/1

Clinch

Ground

Michael McDonald16 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1111/52

33/4

Clinch

Ground

22/3

Betting Odds

Miguel Torres

-123

55% implied win probability

Open: -137

Michael McDonald

+105

49% implied win probability

Open: +102

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Miguel Torres	Michael McDonald
Bovada	-115	+110
Pinnacle	-121	+110
sports-interaction	-133	-105

Odds are for information only.

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Style & credentials

Miguel Torres

No background on record

Camp · TriStar Gym

Michael McDonald

No background on record

Camp · Last Stand Fight Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%

Head

79%

21%

Body

11%

19%

Leg

10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Miguel Torreslast 4 fights

79%21%

Michael McDonaldlast 9 fights

83%9%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Miguel Torres Michael McDonald

Strikes landed / min

3.212.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Miguel Torres · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersMichael McDonald · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.452.82

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Miguel Torres · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMichael McDonald · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.001.12

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Miguel Torres · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMichael McDonald · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

0%67%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Miguel Torres · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMichael McDonald · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

25%53%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Miguel Torres · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fightersMichael McDonald · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.901.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Miguel Torres · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersMichael McDonald · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.21

Strikes landed / min

2.70

1.45

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.82

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.12 / 1.7

Takedown accuracy

67%

25%

Takedown defence

53%

1:59

Control time / fight

0:47

0.90

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Miguel Torres4 UFC fights · 95 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

37%35/221

8%8/20

24%23/31

Clinch

5%5/11

20%19/21

5%5/5

Ground

0%0/0

Michael McDonald9 UFC fights · 228 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

58%133/393

14%33/39

12%27/31

Clinch

8%18/36

1%2/2

0%0/0

Ground

6%13/21

0%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Miguel Torres34 of 44 ended early · 77%10 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

22 early stoppages have no logged time

Michael McDonald13 of 15 ended early · 87%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

11 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Miguel Torres3-2

W
Nick Pace
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson· Nov 19, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill· May 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Antonio Banuelos
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort· Feb 5, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Charlie Valencia
WEC 51: Aldo vs Gamburyan· Sep 29, 2010
Submission · R2 · 2:25 · Bantamweight
L
Joseph Benavidez
WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz· Mar 6, 2010
Submission · R2 · 2:57 · Bantamweight

Full record · 44 fights

L
Brian Bowles
WEC 42: Torres vs Bowles· Aug 8, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:57 · Bantamweight
W
Takeya Mizugaki
WEC 40: Torres vs Mizugaki· Apr 4, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Manny Tapia
WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia· Dec 2, 2008
TKO · R2 · 3:04 · Bantamweight
W
Yoshiro Maeda
WEC 34: Faber vs Pulver· May 31, 2008
TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Chase Beebe
WEC 32: Albuquerque· Feb 12, 2008
Submission · R1 · 3:59 · Bantamweight
W
Jeff Bedard
WEC 30: McCullough vs Crunkilton· Sep 4, 2007
Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Bantamweight
W
Darius Turcinskas
Illinois Regional· Apr 21, 2007
Submission
W
Charles Wilson
Total Fight Challenge· Feb 10, 2007
Submission
W
Bobby Gamboa
Absolute Fighting Championship· Oct 21, 2006
Submission
W
Derek Collins
Total Fight Challenge· Sep 9, 2006
TKO
W
Richard Nancoo
Ironheart Crown· Apr 29, 2006
TKO
W
Joe Pearson
Total Fight Challenge· Feb 18, 2006
Submission
W
Ryan Ackerman
Ironheart Crown· Nov 19, 2005
Submission · R1 · 4:45 · Featherweight
W
Dan Swift
Total Fight Challenge· May 21, 2005
DEC
W
Mike French
Superbrawl 40· Apr 30, 2005
Submission · R2 · 2:44 · Bantamweight
W
Jim Bruketta
Total Fight Challenge· Feb 19, 2005
Submission
W
Alex Khanbabian
Ironheart Crown 8· Nov 20, 2004
Submission · R1 · 1:01 · Bantamweight
W
Mustafa Hussaini
Ironheart Crown· Jun 5, 2004
TKO · R3 · 1:24 · Featherweight
L
Ryan Ackerman
Ironheart Crown 6· Nov 22, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Lindsey Durlacher
Ironheart Crown· May 18, 2002
DEC
W
Craig Williamson
Indiana Regional· Apr 13, 2002
Submission
W
Brian Szohr
Indiana Regional· Apr 13, 2002
Submission
W
Steve Reyna
Ironheart Crown 3· Nov 10, 2001
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Nick Mitchell
Ironheart Crown 3· Nov 10, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Danny Long
Indiana Regional· Sep 29, 2001
TKO
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Apr 30, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Cage Rage· Apr 14, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Mar 26, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Feb 26, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Jan 29, 2001
Submission
W
Jesse Gudenschwagger
Indiana Regional· Nov 18, 2000
TKO
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Sep 30, 2000
Submission
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Sep 30, 2000
DEC
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Sep 30, 2000
DEC
W
Dan Caesar
Indiana Regional· Aug 28, 2000
Submission
W
Kris Kramer
Indiana Regional· Jul 28, 2000
Submission
W
Michael Reyna
Indiana Regional· May 22, 2000
Submission
W
Dan Caesar
Indiana Regional· Apr 24, 2000
Submission
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Mar 27, 2000
TKO

Michael McDonald5-0

W
Alex Soto
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson· Nov 19, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:56 · Bantamweight
W
Chris Cariaso
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill· May 29, 2011
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Edwin Figueroa
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis· Mar 26, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Clint Godfrey
WEC 52: Faber vs Mizugaki· Nov 10, 2010
Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Bantamweight
W
Cole Escovedo
Tachi Palace Fights· Jul 9, 2010
TKO

Full record · 15 fights

W
Manny Tapia
Tachi Palace Fights· Feb 4, 2010
TKO
W
Carlos Garces
Tachi Palace Fights· Oct 8, 2009
TKO
L
Cole Escovedo
Palace Fighting Championship· May 8, 2009
TKO
W
Jason Georgianna
Palace Fighting Championship· Jan 22, 2009
TKO
W
Randy Rodoni
Gladiator Challenge· Nov 2, 2008
TKO
W
Fernando Arreola
Gladiator Challenge· Sep 7, 2008
Submission
W
Javier Vargas
Gladiator Challenge· Jul 27, 2008
TKO
W
TBA
Gladiator Challenge· May 18, 2008
TKO
W
TBA
Gladiator Challenge· Mar 17, 2008
Submission
W
Joe Corona
Gladiator Challenge· Nov 11, 2007
Submission

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Miguel Torres vs Michael McDonald?

Michael McDonald defeated Miguel Torres by TKO in round 1 (3:18) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 145: Jones vs Evans, held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Philips Arena, Atlanta.

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