{"id":106145,"date":"2026-06-04T06:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/john-makdessi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:14:59","slug":"john-makdessi","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/john-makdessi\/","title":{"rendered":"John Makdessi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>John \u00ab\u00a0The Bull\u00a0\u00bb Makdessi \u2014 le striker canadien qui a tenu 13 ans \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC<\/h2>\n<h3>Un parcours construit sur des bases solides<\/h3>\n<p>John Makdessi est n\u00e9 le 3 mai 1985 \u00e0 Halifax, en Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse. D&rsquo;origine libano-canadienne, il commence les arts martiaux \u00e0 six ans avec le Taekwondo, encha\u00eene sur le karat\u00e9 Shotokan (ceinture noire), puis le kickboxing \u2014 o\u00f9 il compile un record de 22-0 avant de se tourner vers le MMA \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de 22 ans. La base de frappe est d\u00e9j\u00e0 l\u00e0, solide, vari\u00e9e. Le MMA vient s&rsquo;y greffer, pas l&rsquo;inverse.<\/p>\n<p>Il fait ses d\u00e9buts professionnels en MMA en septembre 2008, remporte ses sept premiers combats \u2014 dont six par KO \u2014 et signe \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC en 2010. Le 11 d\u00e9cembre de cette ann\u00e9e-l\u00e0, il entre dans l&rsquo;octogone de l&rsquo;UFC 124 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al face \u00e0 Pat Audinwood et s&rsquo;impose aux points. Sa deuxi\u00e8me performance, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 129 en avril 2011, est plus marquante : un spinning backfist propre sur Kyle Watson au troisi\u00e8me round, assez brutal pour finir dans le top 3 des KO de l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e selon UFC.com.<\/p>\n<h3>Style de combat : le striking avant tout<\/h3>\n<p>Makdessi, c&rsquo;est un striker pur. Debout, il est cr\u00e9atif, technique, dangereux sur les angles. Il frappe \u00e0 5,52 coups significatifs par minute avec une pr\u00e9cision de 49 %, ce qui n&rsquo;est pas rien dans une division aussi comp\u00e9titive que le lightweight. Il s&rsquo;entra\u00eene d&rsquo;abord au Tristar Gym de Montr\u00e9al \u2014 l&rsquo;\u00e9curie de Georges St-Pierre \u2014 puis rejoint Roufusport \u00e0 Milwaukee \u00e0 partir de 2018, avant de s&rsquo;installer \u00e0 l&rsquo;Ultimate Kombat Fitness de Phoenix sous la direction de Javier Torres.<\/p>\n<p>Son probl\u00e8me n&rsquo;a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 le talent \u2014 c&rsquo;est la constance. Des blessures \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition ont cass\u00e9 le rythme de toute sa carri\u00e8re. En avril 2021, il dispute son combat contre Ignacio Bahamondes \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC on ABC 2 avec une coiffe de l&rsquo;\u00e9paule d\u00e9chir\u00e9e et un pied fractur\u00e9. Il gagne aux points. C&rsquo;est le genre de d\u00e9tail qui dit tout sur le personnage.<\/p>\n<h3>Les combats qui ont forg\u00e9 la r\u00e9putation<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c0 l&rsquo;UFC 154 en novembre 2012, il bat Sam Stout \u00e0 domicile \u2014 Montr\u00e9al, encore \u2014 dans un fight solide aux points. \u00c0 l&rsquo;UFC 158 en mars 2013, il domine Daron Cruickshank. Il fait le doubl\u00e9 face \u00e0 Abel Trujillo, le battant une premi\u00e8re fois en d\u00e9cembre 2017 apr\u00e8s une victoire d\u00e9j\u00e0 acquise en\u2026 non, les deux combats contre Trujillo ont bien eu lieu (2017 pour le second). En juillet 2018, son duel face \u00e0 Ross Pearson lui vaut le bonus Fight of the Night \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC on FOX 30.<\/p>\n<p>Les revers les plus durs : Donald Cerrone le stoppe au deuxi\u00e8me round \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 187 en mai 2015 d&rsquo;un head kick, et Lando Vannata l&rsquo;exp\u00e9die en 1 minute 40 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 206 en d\u00e9cembre 2016 \u2014 un de ces K.-O. o\u00f9 les lumi\u00e8res s&rsquo;\u00e9teignent avant qu&rsquo;on comprenne ce qu&rsquo;il s&rsquo;est pass\u00e9. Face aux meilleures mains du lightweight, la marge est mince.<\/p>\n<h3>La fin de l&rsquo;aventure UFC et la suite<\/h3>\n<p>Son dernier combat \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC se tient le 9 septembre 2023 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 293 \u00e0 Sydney, face \u00e0 l&rsquo;Australien Jamie Mullarkey. Makdessi s&rsquo;impose aux points, d\u00e9cision unanime. Un finish propre pour une carri\u00e8re de 13 ans dans l&rsquo;organisation. Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 par l&rsquo;UFC en octobre 2023, il signe un temps en Global Fight League fin 2024, puis passe \u00e0 la boxe professionnelle \u2014 son premier combat a lieu le 9 janvier 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Au total : 18 victoires (9 par KO, 9 aux points), 9 d\u00e9faites, 27 combats professionnels en MMA. Un lightweight qui ne sera jamais titr\u00e9 mais qui a tenu debout face aux meilleurs pendant plus d&rsquo;une d\u00e9cennie, en encaissant chaque blessure et en revenant. C&rsquo;est pas rien.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Makdessi\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/john-makdessi\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/john-makdessi-mind-over-matter-lightweight-ufc-fight-night-paris\">UFC.com (article Mind Over Matter)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John \u00ab\u00a0The Bull\u00a0\u00bb Makdessi, striker canadien d&rsquo;origine libanaise, a disput\u00e9 13 ans \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC en lightweight avec un record de 18-9, entre KO percutants et blessures \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102512,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106145","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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