Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Urijah Faber won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Saturday, December 14, 2013·Sacramento, California, USA, USA
Style matchupUrijah Faber: Well-roundedvsMichael McDonald: Submission grappler
Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.
Model Prediction: Urijah Faber wins(57.7%)
Actual result: Urijah Faber wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Urijah Faber threatens submissions; Michael McDonald has lost 67% of fights by sub.
Tale of the Tape
Urijah Faber
Red Corner
VS
Michael McDonald
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
47
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
170.18 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Urijah Faber
oldest →latest
L
vs Dominick Cruz · Jun 16L
vs Jimmie Rivera · Sep 16W
vs Brad Pickett · Dec 16W
KOvs Ricky Simon · Jul 19L
vs Peter Yan · Dec 19Michael McDonald
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Miguel Torres · Apr 12L
SUBvs Renan Barao · Feb 13W
SUBvs Brad Pickett · Aug 13W
SUBvs Masanori Kanehara · Jan 16L
KOvs John Lineker · Jul 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Urijah FaberMetricMichael McDonald
2.65
Strikes / min
2.69
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
64%
Strike defense
57%
1.54
TDs / 15 min
1.09
58%
Takedown defense
52%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
1.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking-0.07
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Urijah FaberMichael McDonald
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Urijah Faber(10 fights)Michael McDonald(9 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-8.48.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
Urijah Faber
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18
Michael McDonald
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights9