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Marcus McGhee
“The Maniac”
United States
Ranked #13 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
12-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- MMA LAB
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1785
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- McGhee puts people to sleep, with 9 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission and 2 decisions. That adds up to an 83% finish rate. Knockouts are clearly his main route, and his record reads 12-2-0.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, McGhee stopped Anthony Romero (7-3-0) in round 1 by KO/TKO. Before that he beat John Yannis (10-5-0) by unanimous decision. Prior to that, he lost a unanimous decision to Petr Yan (20-5-0).
- Style
- Orthodox volume striker who lands 5.44 significant strikes a minute at 44% accuracy, absorbing 3.64. Strike defense sits at 56%. He rarely shoots takedowns (0.24 per 15 minutes) but stuffs 90% of attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (75%)
- 1 Submission (8%)
- 2 Decision (17%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 83%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 6 weeks ago
12 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 65-24
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1733
- Winvs Anthony Romero7-3-0 · Power Index 1652KO/TKO · R1 · 4:58Oct 3, 2026 · UFC 332: Silva vs Wang
- Winvs John Yannis10-5-0 · Power Index 1677Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 6, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim
Fight stats
Stat Marcus McGhee John Yannis Sig. strikes 79/202 55/115 Takedowns 0/2 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 35 30 Round 3 sig. strikes 30 12 - Lossvs Petr Yan20-5-0 · Power Index 1945Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 26, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder
Fight stats
Stat Marcus McGhee Petr Yan Sig. strikes 64/170 81/146 Takedowns 0/4 1/3 Control time 0:30 3:11 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 22 Round 2 sig. strikes 34 33 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 26 - Winvs Jonathan Martinez19-6-0 · Power Index 1760Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 17, 2024 · UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic
Fight stats
Stat Marcus McGhee Jonathan Martinez Sig. strikes 102/223 48/108 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:57 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 33 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 42 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 27 24 - Winvs Gaston Bolanos9-5-0 · Power Index 1630KO/TKO · R2 · 3:29Jan 14, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2
Fight stats
Stat Marcus McGhee Gaston Bolanos Sig. strikes 65/123 28/81 Takedowns 1/3 0/0 Control time 1:47 0:04 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 35 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 30 14
Career Stats
Based on 7 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.54
- Striking accuracy
- 44%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.57
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.22
- Takedown accuracy
- 11%
- Takedown defense
- 82%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20