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Terrance McKinney

18-9-0 UFC 8-6-0
Finisher Relentless Attack Volume Machine Gets Dropped KO-Prone
5'10"Height
73"Reach
SwitchStance
32Age
5KO wins
3Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
2:27Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 12.0 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 4.1 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 61.7 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 59.1 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC 329 · July 5, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · March 22, 2026 watch ↗
grappling good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC 329 · July 5, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · March 22, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 2 reads
grappling good 2 reads
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 34 minutes of tracked cage time across 14 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Finisher 100% of wins by knockout or submission (5 KO, 3 sub)
Relentless Attack 107 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Volume Machine 8.0 significant strikes landed per minute
Gets Dropped knocked down 5 times in 34 minutes of cage time
KO-Prone 4 of 6 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min7.95
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.76
Striking accuracy55.8%
Striking defense41.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.31
Takedowns / 15 min3.05
Takedown accuracy46.7%
Takedown defense72.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.18
Control time45.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Terrance McKinney favored over King Green coinflip UFC 329 · July 5, 2026
strikinggood grapplinggood

Picked as a 'have to make a pick' call, with the analyst framing the realistic outcome as either an early finish for this fighter or a fade that hands it to the opponent.

A good striker with good power, a lightning-fast head kick, and sharp combinations, but his chin sits up high and durability isn't fully there -- he's been knocked out multiple times. Good grappler who can get good takedowns, take the back, and control there, provided he isn't forced to hold position too long, since his cardio fades quickly. He starts extremely fast in a genuinely kill-or-be-killed style and needs the finish early, ideally in the first round, or the fight likely turns against him.

Strengthgood power with a very quick head kick
Strengthgood takedowns with good back control
Strengthextremely fast, explosive starter
Weaknesschin sits high and durability is a real concern, has been finished before
Weaknesscardio fades quickly, needs an early finish
chin · suspectpace · fast starter
Kyle Nelson favored — picked against Terrance McKinney coinflip UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · March 22, 2026 · 1 read since
strikinggood grapplinggood

Picked against with an explicit, structural framing -- the analyst says this fighter's job is simply to survive the opponent's explosive opening burst, while genuinely wouldn't be surprised if he runs through him early instead.

Hits with real power, throws a fast head kick, and puts combinations together well, but he leaves his chin exposed when closing distance and his ability to take a punch is questionable. On the mat he's also skilled -- solid takedowns, strong at taking the back, and good control once he's there. His fights follow an explosive, all-or-nothing opening -- he comes out at a frantic, do-or-die pace and fades hard once that burst is spent, a pattern that's shown up repeatedly across his career regardless of who's across from him.

Strengthreal power, a fast head kick, and effective combinations
Strengthstrong at taking the back and controlling once he gets there
Strengthexplosive, all-or-nothing opening pace
Weaknesschin is exposed on the way in, and his durability looks questionable
Weaknessgasses quickly once his initial surge fades, a pattern that repeats across his fights
chin · suspectpace · fast starter

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
August 12, 2023 vs Mike Breeden — 21.18/min (W) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '23 October 14, 2023 vs Brendon Marotte — 42.0/min (W) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '23 May 11, 2024 vs Esteban Ribovics — 8.11/min (L) — only 0.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '24 February 1, 2025 vs Damir Hadzovic — 26.78/min (W) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '25 June 28, 2025 vs Viacheslav Borshchev — 1.09/min (W) — only 0.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '25 December 6, 2025 vs Chris Duncan — 12.4/min (L) — only 2.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '25 March 28, 2026 vs Kyle Nelson — 32.5/min (W) — only 0.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '26 July 11, 2026 vs King Green — 9.03/min (L) — only 5.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '26

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L King Green 33-17-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · July 11, 2026
45/80Sig. strikes
43/72Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kyle Nelson 17-6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:24 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · March 28, 2026
13/27Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Duncan 14-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:30 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
31/57Sig. strikes
38/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Viacheslav Borshchev 3-4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:55 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · June 28, 2025
1/2Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Damir Hadzovic 14-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:01 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · February 1, 2025
54/69Sig. strikes
4/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Esteban Ribovics 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:37 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
5/18Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brendon Marotte 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:20 — UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza · October 14, 2023
14/21Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Breeden 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:25 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · August 12, 2023
30/47Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nazim Sadykhov 8-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · July 15, 2023
6/14Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
4:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ismael Bonfim 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:17 — UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · January 21, 2023
14/49Sig. strikes
34/49Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Erick Gonzalez 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:17 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · August 6, 2022
18/37Sig. strikes
9/16Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Drew Dober 23-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · March 12, 2022
36/61Sig. strikes
17/37Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:33Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fares Ziam 12-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:11 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022
3/4Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Matt Frevola 8-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:07 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
4/5Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
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)
18-9-0Pro record
Warrior Camp MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 9
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 3
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 14
CageSport 5
LFA 2
ExciteFight 2
Strike Hard Productions 1
Midwest CF 1
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Front Street Fights 1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L King Green TKO (punches) UFC 329
July 11, 2026
UFC 1 4:59
W Kyle Nelson TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
March 28, 2026
UFC 1 0:24
L Chris Duncan Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 323
December 6, 2025
UFC 1 2:30
W Viacheslav Borshchev Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 317
June 28, 2025
UFC 1 0:55
W Damir Hadžović TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
February 1, 2025
UFC 1 2:01
L Esteban Ribovics KO (head kick) UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024
UFC 1 0:37
W Brendan Marotte TKO (knee and punches) UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
October 14, 2023
UFC 1 0:20
W Mike Breeden TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos
August 12, 2023
UFC 1 1:25
L Nazim Sadykhov Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
July 15, 2023
UFC 2 1:07
L Ismael Bonfim KO (flying knee) UFC 283
January 21, 2023
UFC 2 2:17
W Erick Gonzalez Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill
August 6, 2022
UFC 1 2:17
L Drew Dober TKO (knee and punches) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
March 12, 2022
UFC 1 3:17
W Farès Ziam Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
February 26, 2022
UFC 1 2:11
W Matt Frevola KO (punches) UFC 263
June 12, 2021
UFC 1 0:07
W Michael Irizarry Ortiz KO (punches) LFA 109
June 4, 2021
LFA 1 1:12
W Toninho Gavinho KO (head kick) LFA 106
April 30, 2021
LFA 1 0:17
W Dedrek Sanders TKO (punches) Strike Hard Productions 59
March 6, 2021
Strike Hard Productions 1 0:16
L Darrick Minner Submission (triangle choke) Midwest CF 18
October 19, 2019
Midwest CF 1 0:57
L Sean Woodson KO (flying knee) Dana White's Contender Series 21
July 23, 2019
Dana White's Contender Series 2 1:49
W Charon Spain Submission (rear-naked choke) ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage 31
May 18, 2019
ExciteFight 1 0:43
W Bobby McIntyre Submission (rear-naked choke) Front Street Fights 19
April 19, 2019
Front Street Fights 1 2:57
W Jeff Coleman TKO (punches) ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage 30
February 8, 2019
ExciteFight 1 0:07
L Tyrone Henderson TKO (leg injury) CageSport 52
July 21, 2018
CageSport 1 0:39
W Brandon Todd Submission (kneebar) CageSport 50
April 28, 2018
CageSport 3 0:43
W Tyrone Henderson Submission (armbar) CageSport 49
February 10, 2018
CageSport 1 1:39
W Armando Best Submission (rear-naked choke) CageSport 48
December 16, 2017
CageSport 1 1:23
W Armando Best Submission (rear-naked choke) CageSport 47
October 14, 2017
CageSport 1 2:15

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Terrance McKinney) — 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 8.0 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 4.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 55.8% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 41.6% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 3.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 46.7% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 72.7% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 2.2 avg 0.6
Control time 45.1% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 50.7%