Who won McKee vs Wallhead?
Rhys McKee beat Jim Wallhead by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of Cage Warriors 153, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
McKee vs Wallhead stats
Rhys McKee stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Jim Wallhead made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.
Rhys McKee's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-0-0, while Jim Wallhead's came in at 13-7-0.
The stats suggested McKee had a massive power advantage over Wallhead, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Wallhead's 39%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wallhead had a slight advantage over McKee, with a 30% submission rate over McKee's 25%.
Rhys McKee was the younger man by 12 years, at 28 years old.
McKee had a height advantage of 4 inches over Wallhead. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
McKee was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 5 months later than Wallhead, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 45 less professional rounds, 41 to Wallhead's 86.
McKee vs Wallhead form
Rhys McKee had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ange Loosa at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Previous to that, he had won against Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 4th round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Justin Burlinson at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast.
Before that, he had defeated Aleksi M ntykivi at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, London, England.
He had been beaten by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Activity check
McKee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
Wallhead's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.
What were the odds on McKee vs Wallhead?
Rhys McKee was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Jim Wallhead made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.
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