Chimaev vs McKee

Who won Chimaev vs McKee?

Khamzat Chimaev beat Rhys McKee by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Island 3, on Saturday 25th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Chimaev vs McKee stats

Khamzat Chimaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rhys McKee made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Khamzat Chimaev's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Rhys McKee's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested McKee had an advantage in power over Chimaev, with a 70% knock out percentage over Chimaev's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chimaev had an advantage over McKee, with a 43% submission rate over McKee's 30%.

Khamzat Chimaev was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

McKee had 3-inch reach advantage.

Chimaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 8 months later than McKee, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 20 to McKee's 41.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Khamzat Chimaev had been fighting more than Rhys McKee.

Going to this contest, Khamzat Chimaev had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 7 days ago, while Rhys McKee's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 17 days ago.

Chimaev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

McKee's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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