McGhee vs Bolanos

Who won McGhee vs Bolanos?

Marcus McGhee beat Gaston Bolanos by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

McGhee vs Bolanos stats

Marcus McGhee stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gaston Bolanos made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Marcus McGhee's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Gaston Bolanos marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Marcus McGhee's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Gaston Bolanos' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Bolanos had an advantage in power over McGhee, with a 100% knock out percentage over McGhee's 88%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McGhee had an advantage over Bolanos, with a 13% submission rate over Bolanos' 0%.

Marcus McGhee was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

McGhee had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bolanos.

McGhee was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 11 months later than Bolanos, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 22 to Bolanos' 24.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marcus McGhee had been fighting more than Gaston Bolanos.

Going to this contest, Marcus McGhee had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 29 days ago, while Gaston Bolanos' last outing had been 5 years, 9 months and 20 days ago.

McGhee's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Bolanos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McGhee vs Bolanos?

Marcus McGhee was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Gaston Bolanos made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.