McKinney vs Bonfim

Who won McKinney vs Bonfim?

Ismael Bonfim beat Terrance McKinney by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 283, on Saturday 21st January 2023 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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).

McKinney vs Bonfim stats

Terrance McKinney stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ismael Bonfim made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Terrance McKinney's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ismael Bonfim marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Terrance McKinney's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Ismael Bonfim's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Bonfim had a slight advantage in power over McKinney, with a 41% knock out percentage over McKinney's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKinney had a massive advantage over Bonfim, boasting a 62% submission rate over Bonfim's 24%.

Terrance McKinney was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

McKinney had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bonfim.

McKinney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 9 months later than Bonfim, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 27 to Bonfim's 47.

McKinney vs Bonfim form

McKinney had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mike Breeden at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nazim Sadykhov at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Erick Gonzalez at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

McKinney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Bonfim's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McKinney vs Bonfim?

Terrance McKinney was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Ismael Bonfim made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.