Marcus McGhee

Q: What is Marcus McGhee's UFC record?

Marcus McGhee is 5-1 as a Bantamweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 1 by submission, 2 by decision or other. Last fight: Beat John Yannis by decision, Jun 2026. 9th highest significant strikes landed per minute at Bantamweight (5.68). Also: joint 7th highest win rate at Bantamweight (80.0%). Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

"The Maniac"

Bantamweight 5-1 Active

Age: 36
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 69"
Stance: Orthodox

Last 5 W W W L W

Next vs Benardo Sopaj Oct 3, 2026

2 KOs

1 SUB

209 Days/Fight

5.44 Sig Str/Min

0.02 TD/Min

14 Rounds

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Statistics

5Wins

1Loss

0Draws

How the wins came

2 KO/TKO 1 Submission 2 Decision

Win rate83.3%5/6
Finish rate60%3/5
KO rate40%2/5
Sub rate20%1/5

Advanced Stats

43.6% Sig. Strike Acc.

11.1% Takedown Acc.

57 Sig. Strikes/Fight

0.2 Takedowns/Fight

0.5 Knockdowns/Fight

0:29 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head

70%

Body

16%

Leg

13%

Career Timeline 6 fights

1,105 Current ELO

1,111 Prime ELO (Nov 2024)

+105 Career Change

UPCOMING

vs Benardo Sopaj TBD Oct 3, 2026

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WIN

vs John Yannis Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jun 6, 2026

+20 → 1,104

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LOSS

vs Petr Yan Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 26, 2025

-26 → 1,084

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WIN

vs Jonathan Martinez Decision - Unanimous · R3 Nov 16, 2024 ▲ PRIME

+27 → 1,110

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WIN

vs Gaston Bolanos KO/TKO · R2 Jan 13, 2024

+29 → 1,083

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WIN

vs JP Buys KO/TKO · R1 Aug 12, 2023

+27 → 1,054

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WIN

vs Journey Newson Submission · R2 Apr 29, 2023

+27 → 1,027

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Career Statistics 6 of 6 bouts with official stats

Pace

5.44 Strikes landed per minute 3.64 Strikes absorbed per minute 0.24 Takedowns per 15 minutes

+1.80 Strike differential per minute

0.72 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

0.24 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

0:29 Control time per fight

UFC record

5-1 Record

6 Bouts

5 Wins

1 Loss

83.3% Win rate

1 Current win streak

4 Longest win streak

WLWWW Last five

How the fights end

2 Wins by KO/TKO

1 Win by submission

2 Wins by decision

1 First-round finish

60.0% Finish rate

0 Losses by KO/TKO

0 Losses by submission

1 Loss by decision

Striking

342 Significant strikes landed

784 Significant strikes attempted

43.6% Significant strike accuracy

57.0 Strikes landed per fight

229 Significant strikes absorbed

56.5% Strike defence

356 Total strikes landed

3 Knockdowns scored

0 Knockdowns absorbed

Where the strikes land

241 Landed to the head

70.5% Head share

55 Landed to the body

16.1% Body share

46 Landed to the legs

13.5% Leg share

From where

321 Landed at distance

93.9% Distance share

10 Landed in the clinch

2.9% Clinch share

11 Landed on the ground

3.2% Ground share

Grappling

1 Takedown landed

9 Takedowns attempted

11.1% Takedown accuracy

1 Takedown conceded

90.0% Takedown defence

1 Submission attempt

0 Reversals

2m 53s Total control time

5m 15s Control time conceded

Octagon time

1h 2m Total octagon time

10:29 Average fight time

6 Bouts with a comparable clock

Career Rankings where Marcus McGhee sits

111th of 1,815 Strike differential per minute +1.80 UFC-wide Top 7%

142nd of 1,816 Significant strikes landed per minute 5.44 UFC-wide Top 8%

34th of 1,346 Takedown defence 90.0% UFC-wide Tied Top 3%

48th of 1,265 Win rate 83.3% UFC-wide Tied Top 4%

9th of 199 Significant strikes landed per minute 5.68 Bantamweight Top 5%

245th of 1,875 Significant strikes landed per fight 57.0 UFC-wide Tied Top 14%

16th of 199 Strike differential per minute +1.81 Bantamweight Top 9%

240th of 1,816 Knockdowns per 15 minutes 0.72 UFC-wide Top 14%

255th of 2,760 Longest UFC win streak 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 10%

21st of 201 Significant strikes landed per fight 63.4 Bantamweight Top 11%

7th of 117 Win rate 80.0% Bantamweight Tied Top 6%

620th of 2,738 Career significant strikes landed 342 UFC-wide Tied Top 23%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Marcus McGhee is a Bantamweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 5-1. Of 5 career wins, 3 have come by finish (2 by knockout and 1 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,105, with a career peak of 1,111.

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What is Marcus McGhee's UFC record?

Marcus McGhee is 5-1 as a Bantamweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 1 by submission, 2 by decision or other.

Last fight: Beat John Yannis by decision, Jun 2026. 9th highest significant strikes landed per minute at Bantamweight (5.68). Also: joint 7th highest win rate at Bantamweight (80.0%).

UFC record: 5-1
KO/TKO wins: 2
Submission wins: 1

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.