McKinney vs Sadykhov

Who won McKinney vs Sadykhov?

Nazim Sadykhov beat Terrance McKinney by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nazim Sadykhov.

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 Sadykhov stats

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

Nazim Sadykhov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Terrance McKinney's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Nazim Sadykhov's came in at 2-0-1.

The stats suggested Sadykhov had a massive power advantage over McKinney, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over McKinney's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKinney had a massive advantage over Sadykhov, boasting a 62% submission rate over Sadykhov's 13%.

Terrance McKinney was the same age as Nazim Sadykhov, at 29 years old.

McKinney had 5-inch reach advantage.

McKinney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Sadykhov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 26 to Sadykhov's 24.

McKinney vs Sadykhov form

McKinney had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Fares Ziam at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Matt Frevola at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

McKinney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Sadykhov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McKinney vs Sadykhov?

Terrance McKinney was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Nazim Sadykhov made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.