Rory MacDonald (born July 22, 1989) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL).

[2] He made his professional debut at the age of sixteen, winning in the first round by submission against Terry Thiara at an Extreme Fighting Challenge event via rear naked choke.

After the fight MacDonald moved up to welterweight and defeated Elmer Waterhen by first round armbar.

[13] MacDonald lost to Carlos Condit via third-round TKO at UFC 115[14] in a bout that earned the Fight of the Night award.

Condit came back with a more aggressive attitude in the final round and finished MacDonald with a combination of elbows and punches.

After the fight, the judges' scorecards were revealed and showed that had MacDonald not been finished in the last seven seconds, he would have picked up a split decision victory.

[16] After this loss, Macdonald moved to Montreal and joined Tristar Gym, home of elite fighters such as former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre.

[17] MacDonald was expected to face Matt Brown on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123,[18] but was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Brian Foster.

[22] MacDonald next faced and defeated Mike Pyle by TKO in the first round on August 6, 2011, at UFC 133.

[27] However, the event was initially cancelled and then moved from Montreal to take place in Atlanta, Georgia on April 21, 2012.

[39] MacDonald beat Demian Maia by unanimous decision on February 22, 2014, at UFC 170, earning his second Fight of the Night bonus award.

[41] MacDonald defeated Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 174 on June 14, 2014.

[42] MacDonald scored a third-round TKO on Tarec Saffiedine on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 54.

[45] However, on February 10, the UFC indicated that both participants had been removed from the card and that the pairing had been scrapped as both fighters are expected to be rebooked against a new opponent.

Due to the fight ending in a draw, Macdonald retained the title and advanced to the semifinals against Neiman Gracie.

[75][76][77][78] MacDonald faced Ray Cooper III in the semifinals of the Welterweight tournament on August 13, 2021, at PFL 7.

[84] MacDonald was scheduled to face Magomed Umalatov in the Semifinals of the Welterweight tournament on August 13, 2022, at PFL 8.

[85] However, after Umalatov was forced to pull out due to visa issues, he was replaced by Dilano Taylor.

[89] In September 2014, it was revealed that an anonymous fan had picked MacDonald's walkout music for several years until UFC 145.

The last choice the fan made was "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer at UFC 133, which MacDonald called his worst walkout song.