McGhee vs Buys

Who won McGhee vs Buys?

Marcus McGhee beat JP Buys by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos, on Saturday 12th August 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

McGhee vs Buys stats

Marcus McGhee stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

JP Buys made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Marcus McGhee's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while JP Buys' came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested McGhee had a massive power advantage over Buys, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Buys' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Buys had a massive advantage over McGhee, boasting a 56% submission rate over McGhee's 14%.

Marcus McGhee was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

McGhee had a height advantage of 3 inches over Buys.

McGhee was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 7 months later than Buys, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 19 to Buys' 25.

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McGhee's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McGhee vs Buys?

Marcus McGhee was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while JP Buys made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.