McKee vs Caniglia

Who won McKee vs Caniglia?

Mitchell McKee beat Ashton Caniglia by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of LFA 193, on Friday 20th September 2024 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

McKee vs Caniglia stats

Mitchell McKee stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ashton Caniglia made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mitchell McKee's 7th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ashton Caniglia marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mitchell McKee's LFA record stood at 7-0-0, while Ashton Caniglia's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested McKee had a massive power advantage over Caniglia, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Caniglia's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caniglia had a large advantage over McKee, boasting a 29% submission rate over McKee's 0%.

Mitchell McKee was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

McKee was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 10 years and 1 month earlier than Caniglia, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 20 to Caniglia's 32.

McKee vs Caniglia form

McKee remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Hernandez at LFA 182 on 26th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean McPadden at LFA 168 on 22nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ira Lukowsky at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Before that, he was victorious against Tony Ortega at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Jalen Jackson at LFA 128 on 8th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

McKee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did McKee vs Caniglia start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McKee vs Caniglia?

Mitchell McKee was a 1/30 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Ashton Caniglia made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.