McKee Jr. vs Outlaw

Who won McKee Jr. vs Outlaw?

AJ McKee Jr beat Sidney Outlaw by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner AJ McKee Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

McKee Jr. vs Outlaw stats

AJ McKee Jr stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Sidney Outlaw made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

AJ McKee Jr's Bellator record stood at 22-1-0, while Sidney Outlaw's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested McKee Jr had a large advantage in power over Outlaw, boasting a 30% knock out percentage over Outlaw's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Outlaw had an advantage over McKee Jr, with a 47% submission rate over McKee Jr's 35%.

AJ McKee Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

McKee Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Outlaw. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

McKee Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months later than Outlaw, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 48 to Outlaw's 50.

McKee Jr. vs Outlaw 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 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Sidney Outlaw had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by AJ McKee Jr 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 won against Islam Mamedov at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Tofiq Musayev at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he had beaten Myles Jury at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had lost to Michael Chandler at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, AJ McKee Jr had been fighting more than Sidney Outlaw.

Going to this contest, AJ McKee Jr had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 26 days ago, while Sidney Outlaw's last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

McKee Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Outlaw's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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