McKee Jr. vs Magomedov

When is McKee Jr. vs Magomedov?

AJ McKee Jr is set to square off against Akhmed Magomedov during the main card of PFL Champions Series – Cape Town, on Saturday 19th July 2025 at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

McKee Jr. vs Magomedov stats

AJ McKee Jr steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Akhmed Magomedov will make his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

This will be AJ McKee Jr's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Akhmed Magomedov will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

AJ McKee Jr's PFL record currently stands at 1-1-0, while Akhmed Magomedov's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest McKee Jr has a large advantage in power over Magomedov, boasting a 27% knock out percentage over Magomedov's 0%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Magomedov will have a large advantage over McKee Jr, boasting a 60% submission rate over McKee Jr's 36%.

AJ McKee Jr is the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

McKee Jr has a height advantage of 3 inches over Magomedov.

McKee Jr is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 24 more professional rounds, 51 to Magomedov's 27.

McKee Jr. vs Magomedov form

AJ McKee Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Paul Hughes at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on 19th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Clay Collard at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He was victorious against Spike Carlyle at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Activity check

McKee Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 3 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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