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5
Wins by Knockout
7
Wins by Submission
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 1325
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 3555
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 23
- Takedowns Attempted
- 139
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
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- 17 fights at welterweight (7-10)
- Team Liddell on TUF 11
- Seven wins by submission (2 arm triangle, 3 RNC, guillotine, undisclosed submission), five by TKO
- Has won three of his last six
- Loss to Philippou snapped eight-fight winning streak
- Defeated UFC vet DaMarques Johnson via submission in June of 2007
- First pro loss came via decision to Jeremy Horn in December of 2007
UFC 307 (10/5/24) McGee submitted Tim Means by rear-naked choke 3:19 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (4/6/24) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Alex Morono
UFC on ABC (5/13/23) McGee was knocked out by Matt Brown at 4:09 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (6/18/22) McGee was knocked out by Jeremiah Wells at 1:34 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (1/15/22) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Ramiz Brahimaj
UFC Fight Night (5/22/21) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Claudio Silva
UFC on ESPN (10/4/20) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Carlos Condit
UFC on ESPN (10/18/19) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Sean Brady
UFC Fight Night (4/27/19) McGee lost a three round split decision to Dhiego Lima
UFC Fight Night (10/27/18) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Alex Garcia
UFC Fight Night (11/11/17) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Sean Strickland
UFC Fight Night (1/15/17) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Ben Saunders
UFC Fight Night (8/6/16) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Dominique Steele
UFC on FOX (4/16/16) McGee was stopped by Santiago Ponzinibbio via strikes at 4:15 of the first round
UFC 194 (12/12/15) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Marcio Alexandre Junior
UFC on FOX (12/14/13) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Ryan LaFlare
UFC Fight Night (8/28/13) McGee won a three round split decision over Robert Whittaker
UFC 157 (2/23/13) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Josh Neer
UFC 149 (7/21/12) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Nick Ring
UFC on FX (3/3/12) McGee lost a three round unanimous decision to Costa Philippou
UFC Fight Night (9/17/11) McGee won a three round unanimous decision over Dongi Yang
UFC 121 (10/23/10) McGee submitted Ryan Jensen via arm triangle choke at 1:21 of the third round
TUF 11 Finale (6/19/10) McGee won season 11 of TUF with a second round submission win (rear naked choke – 3:41) over Kris McCray
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 11
Episode 11 – McGee submitted Brad Tavares via third round submission (rear naked choke) to earn a spot in the TUF11 finals.
Episode 8 – McGee submitted James Hammortree via submission (guillotine choke) in the second round of a quarterfinal bout.
Episode 6 – McGee lost a two round majority decision to Nick Ring. McGee was brought back to the competition after an injury to Rich Attonito.
Episode 1 – McGee scored a three round unanimous decision win over Seth Baczynski
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started in karate and pee wee wrestling when I was about six years old. I did the karate up until high school, I wrestled throughout high school, and then I got into the whole drug scene for a couple years. As soon as I got out of the drugs, I donated some time coaching wrestling at the high school, started doing some jiu-jitsu and boxing, and ended up taking two professional boxing matches and 10-20 jiu-jitsu tournaments. In between that time, I took my first MMA fight in February of 2007.
Training: A typical day of training consists of tactful hard work, with specific focus on one area followed up by a short intense conditioning session.
What ranks and titles have you held? The Ultimate Fighter season 11 winner, Utah state light heavyweight title
Do you have any heroes? Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything. When I started, I wanted to make a career out of it but I had to work and teach classes, and went through the wringer trying to do the best that I could to make a successful career out of this. Now I have this opportunity.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Went to college (Weber State University) but I lost interest and dropped out.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a commercial plumber. I quit my job the day I signed to fight Jeremy Horn.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black stripe red belt in Shin-Toshi karate, purple belt in BJJ, black belt in Kajukenbo
Favorite grappling technique: Kimura