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Welterweight · “Skeletor”

Rhys McKee

15-7-1 UFC 1-5-0
Forward Pressure Striker
6'2"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
10:51Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 60.9 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 25.1 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 2.7 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 17.1 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 16.1 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 18.6 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 19.8 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 33.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking Average 61
  2. Control Below avg 33
  3. Accuracy Below avg 25
  4. Grappling Weak 20
  5. TD Defense Weak 19
  6. Durability Weak 17
  7. Wrestling Weak 16
  8. Striking D Weak 3

Built on 65 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Forward Pressure 4.7 landed and 7.2 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Striker average striking — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min7.15
Striking accuracy40.8%
Striking defense47.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.69
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense47.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time12.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
July 25, 2020 vs Khamzat Chimaev — 0.0/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '20 November 14, 2020 vs Alex Morono — 8.27/min (L) Nov '20 September 2, 2023 vs Ange Loosa — 5.13/min (L) Sep '23 March 30, 2024 vs Chidi Njokuani — 2.0/min (L) Mar '24 April 5, 2025 vs Daniel Frunza — 8.6/min (W) Apr '25 September 6, 2025 vs Axel Sola — 2.74/min (L) Sep '25

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Axel Sola 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:02 — UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · September 6, 2025
33/135Sig. strikes
45/105Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Daniel Frunza 0-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · April 5, 2025
43/111Sig. strikes
43/117Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:10Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chidi Njokuani 22-10 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · March 30, 2024
30/93Sig. strikes
64/98Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
6:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ange Loosa 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · September 2, 2023
77/183Sig. strikes
98/182Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Morono 17-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · November 14, 2020
124/230Sig. strikes
176/321Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Khamzat Chimaev 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · July 25, 2020
0/0Sig. strikes
40/62Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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)
15-7-1Pro record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 1

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

BAMMA 9
UFC 6
CW 5
Professional Fighters League - PFL Belfast 1
Cage Warriors 1
TFC - Warlords 1
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Alex Lohore Decision (Unanimous) Professional Fighters League - PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson
April 16, 2026
Professional Fighters League - PFL Belfast 3 5:00
L Axel Sola Strikes UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
September 6, 2025
UFC 3 2:02
W Daniel Frunza TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy
April 5, 2025
UFC 1 5:00
L Chidi Njokuani Decision (Split) UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
March 30, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Ange Loosa Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023
UFC 3 5:00
W Jim Wallhead TKO (Corner Stoppage) CW 153 - Cage Warriors 153: Dublin
April 29, 2023
CW 4 5:00
W Justin Burlinson TKO (Punches) Cage Warriors
June 25, 2022
Cage Warriors 3 0:20
W Aleksi Mantykivi TKO (Punch) CW 129 - Cage Warriors 129
October 2, 2021
CW 3 3:18
L Alex Morono Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
November 14, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
L Khamzat Chimaev TKO (Punches) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
July 26, 2020
UFC 1 3:09
W Hakon Foss TKO (Punches) CW 110 - Cage Warriors 110
November 9, 2019
CW 1 1:03
W Perry Goodwin Submission (Guillotine Choke) CW 102 - Cage Warriors 102
March 2, 2019
CW 3 2:30
W Jefferson George TKO (Punches) CW 100 - Cage Warriors 100
December 8, 2018
CW 1 4:44
L Terry Brazier Decision (Unanimous) BAMMA 36 - McKee vs. Brazier
June 28, 2018
BAMMA 3 5:00
W Tim Barnett TKO (Punches and Knees) BAMMA 34 - Lohore vs. Brazier
March 9, 2018
BAMMA 1 4:30
W Kams Ekpo Submission (Triangle Choke) BAMMA 33 - Scope vs. Lebout
December 15, 2017
BAMMA 1 2:08
D Richie Smullen Draw (Majority) BAMMA 30 - Philpott vs. Walsh
July 7, 2017
BAMMA 3 5:00
L Tim Barnett TKO (Punches and Knees) BAMMA 28 - Parke vs. Redmond
February 24, 2017
BAMMA 1 4:58
W Jai Herbert KO (Punches) BAMMA 27 - Duquesnoy vs. Philpott
December 16, 2016
BAMMA 1 1:47
W Tommy McCafferty TKO (Punches) BAMMA 26 - Saadeh vs. Young
September 10, 2016
BAMMA 1 0:58
W Shaun Luther TKO (Punches) TFC - Warlords 2
June 11, 2016
TFC - Warlords 2 —
W Alex Masuku KO (Head Kick) BAMMA 24 - Kone vs. Phillips
February 27, 2016
BAMMA 2 2:51
W John Redmond Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) BAMMA 22 - Duquesnoy vs. Loughnane
September 19, 2015
BAMMA 1 4:36

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 7.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.8% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 47.3% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 47.6% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 12.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 54.1%