Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald
“Red King”
19-4-0
RESULT

Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
“Ruthless”
30-16-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, November 16, 2013
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Robbie Lawler defeated Rory MacDonald by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks, held Saturday, November 16, 2013 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Rory MacDonald
Robbie Lawler
0
Knockdowns
1
37 of 107
Significant strikes
44 of 102
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
41 of 111
Total strikes
65 of 126
4 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
67%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
3:05
Control time
2:22
Significant strikes by target
21 of 76
Head
25 of 75
15 of 30
Body
5 of 9
1 of 1
Leg
14 of 18
28 of 84
Distance
32 of 77
1 of 3
Clinch
3 of 7
8 of 20
Ground
9 of 18

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 34
Sig. str.
14 of 33
7 of 34
Total str.
15 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 42
Sig. str.
8 of 20
18 of 43
Total str.
16 of 29
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
13 of 31
Sig. str.
22 of 49
16 of 34
Total str.
34 of 63
3 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
1:04
Ctrl
2:22

Judges' Scorecards

Cecil Peoples
#MacDonaldLawler
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Mark Smith
#MacDonaldLawler
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Glenn Trowbridge
#MacDonaldLawler
1109
2109
3910
Total2928

Media Scores

0
MacDonald
–
14
Lawler
●29–28 Lawler×14
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

15%
MacDonald
4%
Draw
82%
Lawler
292 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Lawler71.9%●29–28 MacDonald11.6%●29–27 Lawler4.1%●30–27 Lawler3.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
81%
Lawler
R2
90%
MacDonald
R3
86%
Lawler

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-4-0
Record
30-16-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
1
36
Age
44
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.75
SLpM
3.85
42%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.80
SApM
4.67
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.77
TD Avg.
0.65
47%
TD Acc.
64%
88%
TD Def.
65%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rory MacDonald · 1-4
  • L
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  • L
    Sadibou Sy
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Brett Cooper
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    Submission · R1 · 2:23 · Welterweight
  • L
    Ray Cooper III
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Gleison Tibau
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Robbie Lawler · 2-3
  • W
    Niko Price
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    TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    Bryan Barberena
    UFC 276: Adesanya vs CannonierSat, Jul 2, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nick Diaz
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs OrtegaSat, Sep 25, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Middleweight
  • L
    Neil Magny
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs RakicSun, Aug 30, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Colby Covington
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs LawlerSat, Aug 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 25 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
53.4
1.62
Avg takedowns
0.68
2:13
Avg control time
1:17
116
Career high strikes
150
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Rory MacDonald
Strike target
Robbie Lawler
75%
Head
76%
19%
Body
20%
6%
Leg
4%
Rory MacDonald
Strike position
Robbie Lawler
76%
Distance
69%
8%
Clinch
22%
15%
Ground
9%