Lightweight

Terrance McKinney

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-9-0

UFC

8-6-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	2:27
Fight Completion Rate	16.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	0.49
% Fights Inside the Distance	100.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	48-41 (53.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	16-20 (44.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	32-21 (60.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.5%
% Time in Control	45.1%
% Time Controlled	10.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	81.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	8.36
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.57
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.1%
Distance Strike Defense	48.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.88
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	4.76
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.90
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.59
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.82
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	—

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Terrance McKinney League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Terrance McKinney
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8
Strike Differential	3.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.7%
Takedown Defense	72.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.0
Submission Attempts/15min	2.2
Control Time/15min	6:46
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	62.5%
Submission % of Wins	37.5%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	2:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.3
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	13.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	8.1
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:50

Fight History

LOSS

vs. King Green

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:59

Terrance McKinney45/8056%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:12

King Green43/7260%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	45/80	56%	1/1	2:12	—
	King Green	43/72	60%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Kyle Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:24

Terrance McKinney13/2748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Kyle Nelson1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	13/27	48%	0/0	0:13	—
	Kyle Nelson	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Duncan

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Lightweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 2:30

Terrance McKinney31/5754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Duncan38/5569%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	31/57	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Duncan	38/55	69%	1/2	1:10	1

WIN

vs. Viacheslav Borshchev

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:55

Terrance McKinney1/250%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

Viacheslav Borshchev2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	1/2	50%	1/1	0:47	—
	Viacheslav Borshchev	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Damir Hadzovic

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:01

Terrance McKinney54/6978%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00

Damir Hadzovic4/1331%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	54/69	78%	0/0	1:00	—
	Damir Hadzovic	4/13	31%	1/2	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Esteban Ribovics

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:37

Terrance McKinney5/1828%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Esteban Ribovics5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Esteban Ribovics	5/12	42%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Brendon Marotte

UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza • Oct 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 0:20

Terrance McKinney14/2167%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Brendon Marotte1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	14/21	67%	0/0	0:15	1
	Brendon Marotte	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Breeden

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos • Aug 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:25

Terrance McKinney30/4764%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:03

Mike Breeden1/520%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	30/47	64%	0/2	0:03	—
	Mike Breeden	1/5	20%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nazim Sadykhov

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva • Jul 2023Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:07

Terrance McKinney6/1443%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:16

Nazim Sadykhov8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	5/8	62%	2/3	4:12	—
	Nazim Sadykhov	5/8	62%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Terrance McKinney	1/6	17%	0/2	0:04	—
	Nazim Sadykhov	3/7	43%	0/0	0:35	—

LOSS

vs. Ismael Bonfim

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 2:17

Terrance McKinney14/4929%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:16

Ismael Bonfim34/4969%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:48KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	7/19	37%	0/1	2:11	—
	Ismael Bonfim	17/22	77%	1/4	0:47	—

R2	Terrance McKinney	7/30	23%	0/1	0:05	—
	Ismael Bonfim	17/27	63%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Erick Gonzalez

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill • Aug 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:17

Terrance McKinney18/3749%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:52

Erick Gonzalez9/1656%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	18/37	49%	1/1	0:52	—
	Erick Gonzalez	9/16	56%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Drew Dober

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:17

Terrance McKinney36/6159%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:33KD 1

Drew Dober17/3746%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	36/61	59%	2/3	1:33	1
	Drew Dober	17/37	46%	0/1	0:24	1

WIN

vs. Fares Ziam

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green • Feb 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:11

Terrance McKinney3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03

Fares Ziam1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	3/4	75%	0/0	2:03	—
	Fares Ziam	1/1	100%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Matt Frevola

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:07

Terrance McKinney4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Matt Frevola0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	4/5	80%	0/0	0:03	1
	Matt Frevola	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Sean Woodson

DWCS 3.5 • Jul 2019

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 1:49

Terrance McKinney8/1650%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

Sean Woodson4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Terrance McKinney	7/15	47%	1/4	0:00	—
	Sean Woodson	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Terrance McKinney	1/1	100%	1/2	0:00	—
	Sean Woodson	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	1

Last updated: 2026-09-15 | Data source: UFCStats.com