Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
“The Bull”
18-9-0
RESULT

John Makdessi def. Ross Pearson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
“The Real Deal”
20-16-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada

John Makdessi defeated Ross Pearson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2, held Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary.

Fight stats

John Makdessi
Ross Pearson
0
Knockdowns
0
131 of 261
Significant strikes
79 of 224
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
35%
134 of 265
Total strikes
81 of 226
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:18
Significant strikes by target
99 of 211
Head
51 of 182
13 of 25
Body
9 of 15
19 of 25
Leg
19 of 27
120 of 244
Distance
79 of 223
11 of 17
Clinch
0 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
30 of 64
Sig. str.
27 of 65
30 of 64
Total str.
27 of 65
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
41 of 83
Sig. str.
30 of 89
41 of 83
Total str.
30 of 89
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
60 of 114
Sig. str.
22 of 70
63 of 118
Total str.
24 of 72
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:18
Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-9-0
Record
20-16-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
41
5'8"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
69"
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.52
SLpM
3.68
49%
Str. Acc.
40%
4.15
SApM
4.09
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.74
0%
TD Acc.
35%
86%
TD Def.
75%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Makdessi · 2-3
  • L
    Jamie Mullarkey
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Nasrat Haqparast
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Ignacio Bahamondes
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs HollandSat, Apr 10, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • 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
Ross Pearson · 1-4
  • L
    Desmond Green
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs GaethjeSat, Mar 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Lightweight
  • L
    John Makdessi
    UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2Sat, Jul 28, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Mizuto Hirota
    UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dan Hooker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs HuntSun, Jun 11, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 3:02 · Lightweight
  • L
    Stevie Ray
    UFC Fight Night: Bader vs NogueiraSun, Nov 20, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 25 fights
67.0
Avg sig. strikes
44.4
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.60
0:11
Avg control time
0:51
131
Career high strikes
79
0
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

John Makdessi
Strike target
Ross Pearson
51%
Head
53%
24%
Body
28%
25%
Leg
19%
John Makdessi
Strike position
Ross Pearson
93%
Distance
82%
5%
Clinch
15%
2%
Ground
2%