McKinney vs Marotte

Who won McKinney vs Marotte?

Terrance McKinney beat Brendon Marotte by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

McKinney vs Marotte stats

Terrance McKinney stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brendon Marotte made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Terrance McKinney's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Brendon Marotte marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Terrance McKinney's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Brendon Marotte's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Marotte had an advantage in power over McKinney, with a 63% knock out percentage over McKinney's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKinney had a massive advantage over Marotte, boasting a 57% submission rate over Marotte's 13%.

Terrance McKinney was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

McKinney had a 2-inch reach advantage.

McKinney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 months earlier than Marotte, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 28 to Marotte's 20.

McKinney vs Marotte form

McKinney had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mike Breeden at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nazim Sadykhov at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Erick Gonzalez at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

McKinney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McKinney vs Marotte?

Terrance McKinney was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Brendon Marotte made his way into the ring at 21/5 (+420) with oddsmakers.