Jr. vs Campos

Who won Jr. vs Campos?

AJ McKee Jr beat Derek Campos by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Bellator 236, on Saturday 21st December 2019 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jr. vs Campos stats

AJ McKee Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Derek Campos made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

AJ McKee Jr's Bellator record stood at 22-1-0, while Derek Campos' came in at 9-9-0.

The stats suggested McKee Jr had a slight advantage in power over Campos, with a 40% knock out percentage over Campos' 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKee Jr had a slight advantage over Campos, with a 27% submission rate over Campos' 25%.

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

McKee Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Campos. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

McKee Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 3 months later than Campos, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 48 to Campos' 70.

Jr. vs Campos form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

McKee Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Campos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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