John Makdessi

Fight Record

2023-09-10 Lightweight	John Makdessi 18-8-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Jamie Mullarkey WIN \| 16-6-0-0	UFC 293 Sydney, Australia
UFC 293 Adesanya Vs Strickland • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Qudos Bank Arena
2022-09-03 Lightweight	John Makdessi 18-7-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	Nasrat Haqparast WIN \| 13-5-0-0	UFC Fight Night Paris, France
UFC Fight Night Gane Vs Tuivasa • Paris, Île-de-France, France • Accor Arena
2021-04-10 Catchweight-156	John Makdessi 17-7-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)	Ignacio Bahamondes LOSS \| 11-3-0-0	UFC On ABC Las Vegas, United States
UFC On ABC Vettori Vs Holland • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-03-14 Lightweight	John Makdessi 17-6-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	Francisco Trinaldo WIN \| 24-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Brasília, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Lee Vs Oliveira • Brasília, Federal District, Brazil • Ginásio Nilson Nelson
2019-03-23 Lightweight	John Makdessi 16-6-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	Jesus Pinedo LOSS \| 16-4-1-0	UFC Fight Night Nashville, United States
UFC Fight Night Thompson Vs Pettis • Nashville, Tennessee, United States • Bridgestone Arena
2018-07-28 Lightweight	John Makdessi 15-6-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)	Ross Pearson LOSS \| 20-14-0-1	UFC On Fox 7 Prague, Czechia
UFC On Fox 7 Alvarez Vs Poirier 2 • Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia • Scotiabank Saddledome
2017-12-16 Lightweight	John Makdessi 14-6-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Abel Trujillo LOSS \| 15-7-0-1	UFC On Fox 2 Gray, United States
UFC On Fox 2 Lawler Vs Dos Anjos • Gray, Tennessee, United States • Bell Mts Place
2016-12-10 Lightweight	John Makdessi 14-5-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 1:40 Wheel Kick	Lando Vannata WIN \| 8-1-0-0	UFC 206 Toronto, Canada
UFC 206 Holloway Vs Pettis • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Scotiabank Arena
2016-07-07 Lightweight	John Makdessi 13-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	Mehdi Baghdad LOSS \| 11-4-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Dos Anjos Vs Alvarez • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-12-12 Lightweight	John Makdessi 13-4-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Yancy Medeiros WIN \| 11-3-0-1	UFC 194 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 194 Aldo Vs Mcgregor • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-05-23 Lightweight	John Makdessi 13-3-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 4:44 Head Kick	Donald Cerrone WIN \| 27-6-0-1	UFC 187 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 187 Johnson Vs Cormier • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-04-25 Catchweight-160	John Makdessi 12-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:53 Punches	Shane Campbell LOSS \| 11-2-0-0	UFC 186 Montréal, Canada
UFC 186 Johnson Vs Horiguchi • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2014-02-01 Lightweight	John Makdessi 12-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	Alan Patrick WIN \| 11-0-0-0	UFC 169 Newark, United States
UFC 169 Barao Vs Faber 2 • Newark, New Jersey, United States • Prudential Center
2013-09-21 Lightweight	John Makdessi 11-2-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:01 Punches	Renee Forte LOSS \| 8-2-0-0	UFC 165 Toronto, Canada
UFC 165 Jones Vs Gustafsson • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Air Canada Centre
2013-03-16 Lightweight	John Makdessi 10-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Daron Cruickshank LOSS \| 12-2-0-0	UFC 158 Montréal, Canada
UFC 158 St Pierre Vs Diaz • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2012-11-17 Lightweight	John Makdessi 9-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)	Sam Stout LOSS \| 18-7-1-0	UFC 154 Montréal, Canada
UFC 154 St Pierre Vs Condit • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2012-04-21 Catchweight-158	John Makdessi 9-1-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Anthony Njokuani WIN \| 14-6-0-1	UFC 145 Atlanta, United States
UFC 145 Jones Vs Evans • Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Philips Arena
2011-12-10 Catchweight-158	John Makdessi 9-0-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 2:58 Rear-Naked Choke	Dennis Hallman WIN \| 50-14-2-1	UFC 140 Toronto, Canada
UFC 140 Jones Vs Machida • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Air Canada Centre
2011-04-30 Lightweight	John Makdessi 8-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R3 1:27 Spinning Back Fist	Kyle Watson LOSS \| 1-2-0-0	UFC 129 Toronto, Canada
UFC 129 St Pierre Vs Shields • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Rogers Centre
2010-12-11 Lightweight	John Makdessi 7-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)	Pat Audinwood LOSS \| 2-1-0-0	UFC 124 Montréal, Canada
UFC 124 St Pierre Vs Koscheck 2 • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2010-09-25	John Makdessi 6-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Bendy Casimir LOSS \| 19-7-2-0	Mixed Fighting League ed fight league 3 Montréal, Canada
Mixed Fighting League ed fight league 3 Mixed Fight League • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2010-02-26	John Makdessi 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 4:59 Punches	Lindsey Hawkes LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Canadian Fighting Championship 4 Winnipeg, Canada
Canadian Fighting Championship 4 • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2009-11-14	John Makdessi 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:00 Doctor Stoppage	Brandon Mcarthur LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Ringside MMA Drummondville, Canada
Ringside MMA Rivalry • Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
2009-08-22	John Makdessi 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 4:48 Punches	Iraj Hadin LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Ringside MMA 2 Montréal, Canada
Ringside MMA 2 Rage Fighting • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2009-02-27	John Makdessi 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:06 Punches	Amir Uddin LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	XMMA 7 Montréal, Canada
XMMA 7 Inferno • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2008-11-08	John Makdessi 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:48 Punches	Dan Dechaine LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	XMMA 6 Montréal, Canada
XMMA 6 House Of Pain • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2008-09-13	John Makdessi 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:06 Punches	Todd Westcott LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Xtreme MMA 5 Montréal, Canada
Xtreme MMA 5 Its Crow Time • Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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