UFC
Conor McGregor
UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, first to hold two UFC titles at once
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7 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.
2023
- Punch machine score: 860
“The 35-year-old tried again and got a much more reasonable score of 860, just short of the machine's 879 record.”
Sportskeeda says this was 'last year' at the Black Forge Inn, after a first punch that scored 1 and broke the machine (LowKick MMA, 2023-10-09, reports the score of 1). EssentiallySports (2023-10-09) calls the 860 an earlier attempt. Year from 'last year' and his age; the article title calls 860 his record on that machine. Islam Makhachev later scored 973.
2016
- Punch machine score: 932 (reported as pounds of force)
“appeared to have broken the record previously held on the unit— registering an impressive 932 pounds of force”
Arcade-style punching machine; the article does not name the machine or the place and says its accuracy cannot be assessed. One outlet. Dated by article date, 2016-02-15 (before UFC 196).
2015
- Balance test: 39 seconds centred on a balance device (lab record)39 s
“He managed to spend 39 seconds with his weight balanced in the centre of the device, beating the previous record”
Lab testing for the documentary 'UFC Rising: Conor McGregor' (Fox Sports 1, aired 2015-01-12). Dated by air date; the testing was filmed before it, exact date not stated. The previous record was pro surfer Keanu Asing (33 seconds).
- Jab time: 0.3 s from start of movement to landing (lab test)0.3 s
“it took him just 0.3 of a second to land a jab once he had begun the movement.”
Lab testing for the documentary 'UFC Rising: Conor McGregor' (Fox Sports 1, aired 2015-01-12). Dated by air date; the testing was filmed before it, exact date not stated.
- Spinning kick time: 0.5 s to land (lab test)0.5 s
“his spinning kicks are nearly as quick, taking just 0.5 of a second to land and crucially they generate 38% more force.”
Lab testing for the documentary 'UFC Rising: Conor McGregor' (Fox Sports 1, aired 2015-01-12). Dated by air date; the testing was filmed before it, exact date not stated. The article does not say what the 38% is compared with.
- Hip angular velocity (lab test): 800 degrees per second
“The featherweight hit 800 degrees per second.”
Lab testing for the documentary 'UFC Rising: Conor McGregor' (Fox Sports 1, aired 2015-01-12). Dated by air date; the testing was filmed before it, exact date not stated. The article says the best they had seen before was golfer Rory McIlroy at 720 degrees per second.
2014
- Pull-ups plus burpees in 30 seconds (sports science test)× 23 30 s
“despite his 5'8'' and 145 pound frame, McGregor got through 23 full extension pull-ups and burpees in 30 seconds.”
The wording is unclear: 23 may be pull-ups alone or pull-ups and burpees together. Recorded as written, with no claim of 23 strict pull-ups. Test date not stated; dated by article date, 2014-07-17 (the week of UFC Fight Night Dublin).