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Marcus McGhee
Marcus McGhee
9-1 · USA
VS
November 16, 2024 · New York City, New York, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.6lb
Weigh-in
135.8lb
Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
McGhee33/750/000:00
Martinez7/180/000:00
R2
McGhee42/930/000:00
Martinez17/470/000:00
R3
McGhee27/550/000:00
Martinez24/430/000:57
Total
McGhee102/2230/000:00
Martinez48/1080/000:57

Scorecards

McGhee vs Martinez

RdChris BolinskiChris LeeSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.8-28.2

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 McGhee · 0 Martinez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: McGhee-Martinez.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
McGheeWin probabilityMartinez
35.7%64.3%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
22%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward McGhee, blue toward Martinez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
McGhee36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%52%26%
Submission10%29%5%
Decision7%19%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 102
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Martinez64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%38%15%
Submission12%19%5%
Decision28%43%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 48
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R222%
R311%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
McGhee
44.3%+123
Martinez
-12354.5%
Most takedownstie 46.5%
McGhee
24.7%+117
Martinez
-11728.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGhee
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
39.6%
+153
Under 34.5
60.4%
-153
04386
Martinez
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
39.1%
+152
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.7%
-152
050100
Takedowns — over/under
McGhee
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.9%
+204
Under 0.5
67.1%
-204
035
Martinez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
McGhee35.7%52.0%−16.3-120
Martinez64.3%48.0%+16.3-101
By method
McGhee by KO/TKO15.3%25.5%−10.2+226
McGhee by submission8.0%5.2%+2.8+1505
McGhee by decision12.4%23.2%−10.8+258
Martinez by KO/TKO27.7%14.5%+13.2+473
Martinez by submission14.4%5.5%+8.9+1418
Martinez by decision22.3%26.1%−3.8+218
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.4%70.5%−2.1-307
Over 2.5 rds45.9%57.3%−11.4-157
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.7%51.8%−17.1-124

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
81.8Striking69.2
McGhee +12.6
54.9Grappling38.3
McGhee +16.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McGheeMartinez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1617
1547
Divisional
1585
1515
Striking offense
1527
1510
Striking defense
1504
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.43
Strikes landed / min
4.54
51%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.52
Strikes absorbed / min
3.87
71%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
0.41
33%
Takedown accuracy
36%
100%
Takedown defense
68%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marcus McGhee
  • WGaston BolanosKO/TKO R2
    Close -24710mo before
  • WJP BuysKO/TKO R1
    Close -3481y 3mo before
  • WJourney NewsonSUB R2
    Close +1321y 7mo before
Jonathan Martinez
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R3
    Close -1606mo before
  • WAdrian YanezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1251y 1mo before
  • WSaid NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +1961y 8mo before
  • WCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2162y 1mo before
  • WVince MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close -2612y 6mo before
McGhee — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Martinez — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
60% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (60%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
McGhee
Martinez
3
UFC fights
14
17.9 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
184.7 min · 13.2 avg
6y 5m
Career length
12y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

McGhee
Martinez
26W–12L · 68.4%
Overall
240W–74L · 76.4%
26W–12L · 68.4%
Wins
170W–50L · 77.3%
0W–0L
Losses
70W–24L · 74.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGhee
Martinez
29W–19L · 60.4%
Overall
50W–31L · 61.7%
23W–18L · 56.1%
Wins
42W–29L · 59.2%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
McGhee
Martinez
5.77
Landed / min
5.17
47.6%
Accuracy
46.1%
71.6%
Defense
60.6%
2.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.73
77.6%
Time at distance
71.8%
Grappling & control
McGhee
Martinez
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
0.41
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
35.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
68.4%
0.84
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.08
68.1%
Control share
60.1%
Strike target map
McGhee
  • Head79%(77)div 62%
  • Body16%(16)div 21%
  • Legs4%(4)div 17%
Martinez
  • Head56%(470)div 62%
  • Body23%(191)div 21%
  • Legs21%(178)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Marcus McGhee
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jonathan Martinez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.