Brown vs McGee

Who won Brown vs McGee?

Matt Brown beat Court McGee by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Brown vs McGee stats

Matt Brown stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Court McGee made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Matt Brown's UFC record stood at 17-13-0, while Court McGee's came in at 10-12-0.

The stats suggested Brown had a massive power advantage over McGee, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over McGee's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brown had a slight advantage over McGee, with a 26% submission rate over McGee's 24%.

Matt Brown was the older man by 4 years, at 43 years old.

Brown had a height advantage of 1 inch over McGee. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Brown was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 1 year and 5 months earlier than McGee, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 88 to McGee's 85.

Brown vs McGee form

Court McGee had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Claudio Silva at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had defeated Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had been beaten by Ben Saunders at UFC Fight Night 103 on 15th January 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Talking Stick Arena, Phoenix, United States.

Activity check

Brown's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

McGee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brown vs McGee?

Matt Brown was a 37/20 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Court McGee made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.