McKee vs Frunza

Who won McKee vs Frunza?

Rhys McKee beat Daniel Frunza by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

McKee vs Frunza stats

Rhys McKee stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel Frunza made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Rhys McKee's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Daniel Frunza marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Rhys McKee's UFC record stood at 1-4-0, while Daniel Frunza's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Frunza had an advantage in power over McKee, with a 89% knock out percentage over McKee's 77%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKee had a large advantage over Frunza, boasting a 23% submission rate over Frunza's 0%.

Rhys McKee was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

McKee had a height advantage of 1 inch over Frunza.

McKee was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 months earlier than Frunza, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 42 to Frunza's 22.

McKee vs Frunza form

Rhys McKee had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ange Loosa at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 4th round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Justin Burlinson at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He had defeated Aleksi M ntykivi at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, London, England.

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McKee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Frunza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did McKee vs Frunza start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:15 PM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McKee vs Frunza?

Rhys McKee was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Daniel Frunza made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.