Mullarkey vs Makdessi

Who won Mullarkey vs Makdessi?

Jamie Mullarkey beat John Makdessi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 293, on Saturday 9th September 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jamie Mullarkey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Mullarkey vs Makdessi stats

Jamie Mullarkey stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

John Makdessi made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jamie Mullarkey's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while John Makdessi's came in at 11-9-0.

The stats suggested Mullarkey had an advantage in power over Makdessi, with a 63% knock out percentage over Makdessi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mullarkey had an advantage over Makdessi, with a 19% submission rate over Makdessi's 0%.

Jamie Mullarkey was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Mullarkey had a height advantage of 4 inches over Makdessi. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Mullarkey was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 1 month later than Makdessi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 47 to Makdessi's 63.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamie Mullarkey had been fighting more than John Makdessi.

Going to this contest, Jamie Mullarkey had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 23 days ago, while John Makdessi's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 25 days ago.

Mullarkey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Makdessi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mullarkey vs Makdessi?

Jamie Mullarkey was a 17/50 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while John Makdessi made his way into the ring at 47/20 (+240) with oddsmakers.