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Rhys McKee vs. Chidi Njokuani

UFC 1-5-0 vs. 6-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-5-0
UFC record
6-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
31
AgeΔ 6 yrs
37
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
78"
ReachΔ 2"
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
13.4
Layoff (months)Δ 11.2 mo
2.2
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rhys McKee absorbs 7.15 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.08 Welterweight norm — hittable.
Chidi Njokuani outworks the Welterweight division — 6.38 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.
Rhys McKee rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rhys McKee

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Chidi Njokuani

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 118
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 83

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3074.71/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
6336.38/min · norm 3.17
4667.15/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4034.06/min · norm 3.08
40.8%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
61.7%norm 44.75%
47.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
56.8%norm 55.25%
30.69/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
30.45/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Rhys McKee

Distance 93.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 8.1%)

Chidi Njokuani

Distance 77.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Rhys McKee

Head 83.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Chidi Njokuani

Head 48.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 34.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone McKee L/AAccWelterweight med Njokuani L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 276 / 699 39.5% 38.5% 454 / 792 57.3% 38.5%
In the clinch 26 / 47 55.3% 67.8% 142 / 177 80.2% 67.8%
On the ground 5 / 6 too few to rate 67.0% 37 / 57 64.9% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 210 / 631 33.3% 36.4% 229 / 498 46.0% 36.4%
To the body 72 / 90 80.0% 70.7% 249 / 354 70.3% 70.7%
To the legs 25 / 31 80.6% 83.0% 155 / 174 89.1% 83.0%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs McKee L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Njokuani L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 309 / 660 46.8% 39.1% 318 / 802 39.7% 39.1%
In the clinch 83 / 120 69.2% 68.9% 42 / 54 77.8% 68.9%
On the ground 74 / 105 70.5% 68.0% 43 / 77 55.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 345 / 724 47.7% 35.6% 241 / 728 33.1% 35.6%
To the body 66 / 100 66.0% 69.6% 88 / 116 75.9% 69.6%
To the legs 55 / 61 90.2% 82.2% 74 / 89 83.1% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.31
1047.6% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
3075.0% def · norm 63.9%
8:0812.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
13:2013.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
15:383:35 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
23:443:35 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
10.15/15 · norm 0.44

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Njokuani has more cage time on record.