Newson vs McGhee

Who won Newson vs McGhee?

Marcus McGhee beat Journey Newson by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Newson vs McGhee division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Newson vs McGhee stats

Journey Newson stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marcus McGhee made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Journey Newson's UFC record stood at 1-4-0, while Marcus McGhee's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested McGhee had a massive power advantage over Newson, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Newson's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Newson had a large advantage over McGhee, boasting a 30% submission rate over McGhee's 0%.

Journey Newson was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

McGhee had a height advantage of 3 inches over Newson.

Newson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 5 months earlier than McGhee, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 35 to McGhee's 19.

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McGhee's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Newson vs McGhee?

Journey Newson was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Marcus McGhee made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.