Mckee Jr. vs Pitbull II

Who won Mckee Jr. vs Pitbull II?

Patricio Pitbull beat AJ McKee Jr by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 277, on Friday 15th April 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Patricio Pitbull.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Featherweight championship.

Mckee Jr. vs Pitbull II stats

AJ McKee Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was AJ McKee Jr's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

AJ McKee Jr's Bellator record stood at 22-1-0, while Patricio Pitbull's came in at 23-6-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had a slight advantage in power over McKee Jr, with a 34% knock out percentage over McKee Jr's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKee Jr had a slight advantage over Pitbull, with a 39% submission rate over Pitbull's 38%.

AJ McKee Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

McKee Jr had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pitbull. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

McKee Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 years and 1 month later than Pitbull, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 51 to Pitbull's 107.

Mckee Jr. vs Pitbull II form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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.

Pitbull had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Archuleta at Bellator 228 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

He was victorious against Michael Chandler at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Allstate Arena, Rosemont.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, AJ McKee Jr had been fighting more than Patricio Pitbull.

Going to this contest, AJ McKee Jr had last fought 2 months and 11 days ago, while Patricio Pitbull's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 29 days ago.

McKee Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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