MacDonald vs Tibau

Who won MacDonald vs Tibau?

Gleison Tibau beat Rory MacDonald by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 2021 #5, on Thursday 17th June 2021 at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gleison Tibau.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

MacDonald vs Tibau stats

Rory MacDonald stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Gleison Tibau made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Rory MacDonald's PFL record stood at 2-4-0, while Gleison Tibau's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested MacDonald had a large advantage in power over Tibau, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Tibau's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tibau had a slight advantage over MacDonald, with a 40% submission rate over MacDonald's 33%.

Rory MacDonald was the younger man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

MacDonald had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tibau. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

MacDonald was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 years and 9 months later than Tibau, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 88 to Tibau's 117.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gleison Tibau had been fighting more than Rory MacDonald.

Going to this contest, Rory MacDonald had last fought 7 years, 5 months and 27 days ago, while Gleison Tibau's last outing had been 4 years, 2 months and 18 days ago.

What were the odds on MacDonald vs Tibau?

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