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Cody McKenzie

17-11-0 UFC 3-4-0
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker Submission-Vulnerable
6'0"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
38Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
7:43Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 11.5 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 10.9 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 76.0 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 49.1 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 76.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 15.3 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 76.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Above avg 76
  2. Wrestling Above avg 76
  3. Grappling Above avg 76
  4. Control Above avg 70
  5. Durability Average 49
  6. TD Defense Weak 15
  7. Striking Weak 12
  8. Accuracy Weak 11

Built on 54 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Hit opponents land only 33% of what they throw
Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 76 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 4 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.74
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.5
Striking accuracy34.3%
Striking defense67.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.5
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense14.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.5
Control time28.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
December 4, 2010 vs Aaron Wilkinson — 0.0/min (W) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '10 January 22, 2011 vs Yves Edwards — 1.68/min (L) Jan '11 September 17, 2011 vs Vagner Rocha — 1.7/min (L) Sep '11 May 15, 2012 vs Marcus LeVesseur — 0.32/min (W) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 July 7, 2012 vs Chad Mendes — 1.94/min (L) — only 0.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '12 April 27, 2013 vs Leonard Garcia — 2.0/min (W) Apr '13 December 14, 2013 vs Sam Stout — 2.07/min (L) Dec '13

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Sam Stout 19-9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · December 14, 2013
31/90Sig. strikes
54/189Absorbed
1/13Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Leonard Garcia 15-10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · April 27, 2013
30/54Sig. strikes
15/77Absorbed
5/13Takedowns
9:10Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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L Chad Mendes 11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:31 — UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · July 7, 2012
1/6Sig. strikes
8/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marcus LeVesseur 21-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:05 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
1/7Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Vagner Rocha 6-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · September 17, 2011
15/43Sig. strikes
18/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Yves Edwards 39-16-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:33 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 · January 22, 2011
16/72Sig. strikes
33/75Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
2:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Aaron Wilkinson 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:03 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · December 4, 2010
0/2Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-11-0Pro record
Cesar Gracie Jiu-JitsuGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 15
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 5
Decision 2
Other 1

Fights by organization

UFC 7
Conquest of the Cage 2
AM Ford 2
GFS 2
Venator FC 1
Z Promotions 1
Venator FC III 1
Fight Night Medicine Hat 1

+ 11 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Chris Ensley Submission (guillotine choke) Conquest of the Cage: McKenzie vs. Ensley
October 29, 2021
 Conquest of the Cage 1 2:08
L Stefano Paterno TKO (punches) Venator FC: Kingdom 1
October 14, 2017
 Venator FC 1 4:59
L Joe Riggs TKO (submission to punches) Z Promotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 2
October 28, 2016
 Z Promotions 1 1:51
W Valeriu Mircea Submission (guillotine choke) Venator FC III
May 21, 2016
 Venator FC III 2 1:30
L Ryan Machan Submission (shoulder lock) Fight Night Medicine Hat
April 9, 2016
 Fight Night Medicine Hat 1 4:04
L David Bielkheden Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 12
May 16, 2015
 Superior Challenge 3 5:00
L Andrew McInnes DQ (intentional headbutt) WSOF 18
February 12, 2015
 WSOF 1 4:57
L Beslan Isaev KO (knee) M-1 Challenge 54
December 17, 2014
 M-1 Challenge 1 2:20
L Brock Larson Submission (arm-triangle choke) BattleGrounds MMA 5: O.N.E.
October 3, 2014
 BattleGrounds MMA 2 1:43
W Mark Dobie Submission (rear-naked choke) Battle for the Border 3 - Nations Collide
April 12, 2014
 Battle for the Border 1 2:28
L Sam Stout Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
December 14, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) UFC 159
April 27, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
L Chad Mendes KO (punch to the body) UFC 148
July 7, 2012
 UFC 1 0:31
W Marcus LeVesseur Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May 15, 2012
 UFC 1 3:05
L Vagner Rocha Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger
September 17, 2011
 UFC 2 3:49
L Yves Edwards Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC: Fight for the Troops 2
January 22, 2011
 UFC 2 4:33
W Aaron Wilkinson Submission (guillotine choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
December 4, 2010
 UFC 1 2:03
W Brandon MacArthur Submission (guillotine choke) AM Ford: Fight Night 2010
April 17, 2010
 AM Ford 1 2:00
W Len Bentley Submission (guillotine choke) Rumble on the Ridge 6: Regeneration
January 9, 2010
 Rumble on the Ridge 1 3:04
W Ryan Farhat Submission (guillotine choke) Raw Power: MMA
December 10, 2009
 Raw Power 1 4:00
W Bobby Sanchez Submission (guillotine choke) Conquest of the Cage 6
September 16, 2009
 Conquest of the Cage 1 0:30
W Casey Hobson Submission (guillotine choke) AM Ford: Fight Night 2009
April 18, 2009
 AM Ford 1 2:52
W Jeremy Burnett Submission (guillotine choke) CageSport MMA
November 29, 2008
 CageSport MMA 1 2:16
W Rob Roy Submission (guillotine choke) Caged Rage 2
October 4, 2008
 Caged Rage 1 0:44
W Dennis Parks Submission (guillotine choke) EWC: Vancouver Cage Fights
September 6, 2008
 EWC 1 1:37
W Benny Mawson Submission (guillotine choke) GFS: Ford Fight Night
April 19, 2008
 GFS 1 1:40
W Abe Jones Submission (triangle choke) PFA: Ultimate Cage Fighting
May 17, 2007
 PFA 1 2:09
W Brett Held TKO (punches) GFS: Helter Smelter
April 21, 2007
 GFS 2 1:15

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cody McKenzie) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.5 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 34.3% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 67.2% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 14.3% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 2.5 avg 0.6
Control time 28.3% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 50.7%