Jr. vs Curran

Who won Jr. vs Curran?

AJ McKee Jr beat Pat Curran by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 221, on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner AJ McKee Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jr. vs Curran stats

AJ McKee Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Pat Curran made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

AJ McKee Jr's Bellator record stood at 22-1-0, while Pat Curran's came in at 13-6-0.

The stats suggested McKee Jr had an advantage in power over Curran, with a 38% knock out percentage over Curran's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKee Jr had a slight advantage over Curran, with a 31% submission rate over Curran's 30%.

AJ McKee Jr was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

McKee Jr had 4-inch reach advantage.

McKee Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 1 month later than Curran, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 48 to Curran's 86.

Jr. vs Curran form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

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McKee Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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