Loosa vs McKee

Who won Loosa vs McKee?

Ange Loosa beat Rhys McKee by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ange Loosa.

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).

Loosa vs McKee stats

Ange Loosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rhys McKee made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ange Loosa's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ange Loosa's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Rhys McKee's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested McKee had a large advantage in power over Loosa, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Loosa's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKee had an advantage over Loosa, with a 23% submission rate over Loosa's 11%.

Ange Loosa was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

McKee had a height advantage of 4 inches over Loosa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Loosa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 5 months earlier than McKee, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 32 to McKee's 41.

Loosa vs McKee form

Rhys McKee had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Hakon Foss at Cage Warriors 110 on 9th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Neptune Stadium, Cork, Ireland.

Activity check

Loosa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

McKee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Loosa vs McKee?

Ange Loosa was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Rhys McKee made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.