McKinney vs Borshchev

Who won McKinney vs Borshchev?

Terrance McKinney beat Slava Borshchev by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 317, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at T-Mobile Arena 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 Borshchev stats

Terrance McKinney stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Slava Borshchev made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Terrance McKinney's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Slava Borshchev marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Terrance McKinney's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Slava Borshchev's came in at 3-5-1.

The stats suggested Borshchev had a large advantage in power over McKinney, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over McKinney's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKinney had a massive advantage over Borshchev, boasting a 50% submission rate over Borshchev's 0%.

Terrance McKinney was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Borshchev had a height advantage of 1 inch over McKinney. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

McKinney was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Borshchev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 29 to Borshchev's 33.

McKinney vs Borshchev form

Terrance McKinney had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Damir Had ovi at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Esteban Ribovics at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brendon Marotte at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had been beaten by 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.

Borshchev had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Tom Nolan at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he was victorious against James Llontop at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Before that, he had drawn with Nazim Sadykhov at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Maheshate at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Terrance McKinney had been fighting more than Slava Borshchev.

Going to this contest, Terrance McKinney had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Slava Borshchev's last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

McKinney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Borshchev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did McKinney vs Borshchev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:45 PM UTC , which was 7:45 PM EST or 4:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McKinney vs Borshchev?

Terrance McKinney was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Slava Borshchev made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.