Lightweight
3 Rounds
John Makdessi won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, March 16, 2013·Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada
Style matchupJohn Makdessi: Pressure fightervsDaron Cruickshank: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: John Makdessi wins(65.1%)
Actual result: John Makdessi wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Daron Cruickshank enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- John Makdessi has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- John Makdessi has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Daron Cruickshank (52.9%).
- Daron Cruickshank has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
John Makdessi
Red Corner
VS
Daron Cruickshank
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
41
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'8"
Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John MakdessiL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Jesus Pinedo · Mar 19L
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Mar 20W
vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Apr 21L
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Sep 22L
vs Jamie Mullarkey · Sep 23Daron CruickshankL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Jorge Masvidal · Jul 14W
vs Anthony Njokuani · Oct 14L
SUBvs Beneil Dariush · Mar 15L
SUBvs James Krause · Jul 15L
SUBvs Paul Felder · Jan 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John MakdessiMetricDaron Cruickshank
5.52
Strikes / min
2.88
4.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
68%
Strike defense
57%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
2.04
86%
Takedown defense
60%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.37Δ 1.47 — meaningful gap-0.10
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John MakdessiDaron Cruickshank
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Makdessi(10 fights)Daron Cruickshank(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-20.120.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+21.0-21.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.80.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+2.1-2.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
John Makdessi
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights20
Daron Cruickshank
StanceSwitch
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights12