Autumn/Fall 2024
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Featherweight
35-6-0
22-1-0

Belts on The Line

Bellator Featherweight

The tape

36
Age
29
5' 6" / 168 cm
Height
5' 10" / 178 cm
65.4" / 166 cm
Reach
73.6" / 187 cm

Full record

KO 3KO 1UD 5UD 3UD 5
Form
SUB 1UD 3UD 3UD 3UD 5
35
Wins
22
11
By KO
6
31
KO%
27
12
By Sub
8
34
SUB%
36
6
Losses
1
1
Stopped
0
1
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2004
Debut
2015
41
Bouts
23
107
Rounds
48
7 hours, 46 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 12 minutes

Current rankings @ Featherweight

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Patricio Pitbull vs AJ McKee Jr preview

When is Pitbull vs McKee Jr III?

Patricio Pitbull could potentially take on AJ McKee Jr, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Pitbull vs McKee Jr III stats

Patricio Pitbull would step into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

AJ McKee Jr would make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Pitbull would have a slight advantage in power over McKee Jr, with a 31% knock out percentage over McKee Jr's 27%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest McKee Jr would have a slight advantage over Pitbull, with a 36% submission rate over Pitbull's 34%.

Patricio Pitbull is the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

McKee Jr has a height advantage of 4 inches over Pitbull. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Pitbull is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 11 years and 1 month earlier than McKee Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 59 more professional rounds, 107 to McKee Jr's 48.

Pitbull vs McKee Jr III form

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

In his last fight, he won against Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chihiro Suzuki at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergio Pettis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Kleber Koike Erbst at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had defeated Adam Borics at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

AJ McKee Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Clay Collard at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had been defeated by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Patricio Pitbull has been fighting more than AJ McKee Jr.

Patricio Pitbull last fought 1 month and 4 days ago, while AJ McKee Jr's last outing was 2 months and 2 days ago.

Pitbull's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

McKee Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pitbull vs McKee Jr III?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Pitbull vs McKee Jr III yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

Patricio Pitbull vs AJ McKee Jr news

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