John Makdessi

🇨🇦 🇱🇧

(1985-05-03)

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-9

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-2
Submission: 0-1
Decision: 8-6

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-4
As Underdog: 6-5

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 9-7

By Round:

Round 1: 2-2
Round 2: 0-1
Round 3: 9-6

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 0-1

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: W L W L L

Peak Elo: 2832 (2019-03-23)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2659 (#1173)

Bonuses: 1 (1 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 12m 8s

Total Fight Time: 4h 2m 43s

Avg Time Between Fights: 210 days

Avg Card Placement: 7.8

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2023-09-09
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

Jamie Mullarkey (29) 🇦🇺
W L W W L • 4-4
Elo: 2601

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (38)
11-8 • L W L W W
Elo: 2648

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺

2022-09-03
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

Nasrat Haqparast (27) 🇦🇫 🇩🇪
L W W L L • 5-4
Elo: 2759

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (37)
11-7 • W L W W W
Elo: 2744

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷

2021-04-10
UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland

John Makdessi (35) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
L W W W L • 10-7
Elo: 2758

CATCHWEIGHT (156.75 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇱 Ignacio Bahamondes (23)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2575

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-03-14
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

Francisco Trinaldo (41) 🇧🇷
W L W L W • 14-6
Elo: 2925

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (34)
10-6 • W W W L W
Elo: 2832

Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil 🇧🇷

2019-03-23
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis

John Makdessi (33) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
W W L W L • 9-6
Elo: 2761

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇪 Jesus Pinedo (22)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2657

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

2018-07-28
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

John Makdessi (33) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
W L W L L • 8-6
Elo: 2677

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ross Pearson (33)
12-11 (1 NC) • L L L L W
Elo: 2622

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada 🇨🇦

2017-12-16
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos

John Makdessi (32) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
L W L L W • 7-6
Elo: 2532

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Abel Trujillo (34)
6-3 (1 NC) • L W W W L
Elo: 2699

Bell MTS Place
Winnipeg
Canada 🇨🇦

2016-12-10
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis

⭐ Lando Vannata (24) 🇺🇸
L • 0-1
Elo: 2512

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:40

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (31)
7-5 • W L L W L
Elo: 2676

Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦

2016-07-07
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

John Makdessi (31) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
L L W L W • 6-5
Elo: 2675

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇩🇿 🇺🇸 Mehdi Baghdad (31)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2555

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-12-12
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

Yancy Medeiros (28) 🇺🇸
N L W W L • 2-3 (1 NC)
Elo: 2687

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (30)
6-4 • L W L W W
Elo: 2717

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-05-23
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier

Donald Cerrone (32) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 14-3
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3289

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:44

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (30)
6-3 • W L W W W
Elo: 2725

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-04-25
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi

John Makdessi (29) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
L W W W L • 5-3
Elo: 2624

CATCHWEIGHT (160 LB)
TKO
R1
4:53

🇨🇦 Shane Campbell (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2627

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦

2014-02-01
UFC 169: Barão vs. Faber 2

Alan Patrick (30) 🇧🇷
W • 1-0
Elo: 2628

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (28)
5-2 • W W W L L
Elo: 2760

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2013-09-21
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson

John Makdessi (28) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
W W L L W • 4-2
Elo: 2731

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:01

🇧🇷 Renee Forte (26)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2428

Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦

2013-03-16
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz

John Makdessi (27) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
W L L W W • 3-2
Elo: 2592

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Daron Cruickshank (27)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2732

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦

2012-11-17
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

John Makdessi (27) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
L L W W • 2-2
Elo: 2426

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 Sam Stout (28)
7-6 • L W W L W
Elo: 2705

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦

2012-04-21
UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

Anthony Njokuani (32) 🇳🇬 🇺🇸
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2564

CATCHWEIGHT (158 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (26)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2511

Philips Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸

2011-12-10
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida

Dennis Hallman (36) 🇺🇸
L L W W L • 3-5
Elo: 2689

CATCHWEIGHT (158.5 LB)
SUB
R1
2:58

🇨🇦 🇱🇧 John Makdessi (26)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2580

Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦

2011-04-30
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

John Makdessi (25) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
W • 1-0
Elo: 2472

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R3
1:27

🇺🇸 Kyle Watson (31)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2500

Rogers Centre
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦

2010-12-11
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2

John Makdessi (25) 🇨🇦 🇱🇧
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2350

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Pat Audinwood (24)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2428

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦