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UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
“The Bull”
18-9-0
RESULT

John Makdessi def. Mehdi Baghdad (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Mehdi Baghdad
Mehdi Baghdad
“The Sultan”
11-5-0
Thursday, July 7, 2016
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

John Makdessi defeated Mehdi Baghdad by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez, held Thursday, July 7, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

John Makdessi
Mehdi Baghdad
0
Knockdowns
1
84 of 152
Significant strikes
60 of 193
55%
Sig. strike accuracy
31%
110 of 182
Total strikes
64 of 197
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:46
Control time
0:07
Significant strikes by target
31 of 85
Head
32 of 151
27 of 37
Body
8 of 19
26 of 30
Leg
20 of 23
79 of 136
Distance
54 of 182
3 of 10
Clinch
3 of 8
2 of 6
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 36
Sig. str.
16 of 55
20 of 36
Total str.
16 of 55
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
31 of 51
Sig. str.
19 of 74
33 of 55
Total str.
19 of 74
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
33 of 65
Sig. str.
25 of 64
57 of 91
Total str.
29 of 68
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:46
Ctrl
0:07
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-9-0
Record
11-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
41
5'8"
Height
6'1"
68"
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.52
SLpM
3.13
49%
Str. Acc.
30%
4.15
SApM
4.56
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.00
0%
TD Acc.
0%
86%
TD Def.
33%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Makdessi · 2-3
  • L
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  • L
    Nasrat Haqparast
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  • W
    Ignacio Bahamondes
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs HollandSat, Apr 10, 2021
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  • L
    Francisco Trinaldo
    UFC Fight Night: Lee vs OliveiraSat, Mar 14, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Jesus Pinedo
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs PettisSun, Mar 24, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Mehdi Baghdad · 0-2
  • L
    John Makdessi
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs AlvarezThu, Jul 7, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Chris Wade
    UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs CruzMon, Jan 18, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 4:30 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 2 fights
67.0
Avg sig. strikes
30.5
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.00
0:11
Avg control time
0:04
131
Career high strikes
60
0
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

John Makdessi
Strike target
Mehdi Baghdad
51%
Head
54%
24%
Body
13%
25%
Leg
33%
John Makdessi
Strike position
Mehdi Baghdad
93%
Distance
89%
5%
Clinch
5%
2%
Ground
7%