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A.J. McKee
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A.J. McKee

UFC DebutNickname“Mercenary”
Record
25-2
Streak
W3
Age
31
Date of birth
Apr 7, 1995
Fighting out of
Long Beach, California
Born
United States
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC

A.J. McKee makes their UFC debut

Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.

Pre-UFC opposition
Strong
Opponents' combined record
445-189-4
.702 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 26
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
26 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

UFC fight history

No UFC bouts on record yet.

Outside the UFC

25-2across 27 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 8 sub · 11 decBellator · PFL · RIZIN
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Salamat Isbulaev10-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
PFL
Jun 27, 2026
W
Adam Borics20-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
PFL
Mar 20, 2026
W
Akhmed Magomedov10-2
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
PFL
Jul 19, 2025
L
Paul Hughes14-3
DecisionSplitR35:00
PFL
Oct 19, 2024
W
Clay Collard25-15
SubmissionArmbarR11:10
PFL
Feb 24, 2024
W
Sidney Outlaw22-6
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Nov 17, 2023
W
Roberto Satoshi de Souza20-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
RIZIN
Dec 31, 2022
W
Spike Carlyle16-7
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Oct 1, 2022
L
Patricio Freire37-9
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Bellator
Apr 15, 2022
W
Patricio Freire37-9
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR11:57
Bellator
Jul 31, 2021
W
Darrion Caldwell15-7
SubmissionNeck CrankR11:11
Bellator
Nov 19, 2020
W
Derek Campos20-16
SubmissionArmbarR31:08
Bellator
Dec 21, 2019
W
Georgi Karakhanyan31-14-1
KO/TKOPunchesR10:08
Bellator
Sep 28, 2019
W
Pat Curran23-9
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
May 11, 2019
W
Daniel Crawford10-3
SubmissionAnaconda ChokeR13:19
Bellator
Dec 14, 2018
W
John Teixeira28-13-2
KO/TKOPunchR11:09
Bellator
Sep 21, 2018
W
Justin Lawrence11-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Apr 13, 2018
W
Brian Moore16-10
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR30:42
Bellator
Nov 10, 2017
W
Blair Tugman11-7
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Aug 25, 2017
W
Dominic Mazzotta15-3
KO/TKOHead KickR11:15
Bellator
Apr 21, 2017
W
Brandon Phillips7-6
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Jan 27, 2017
W
Ray Wood
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Dec 2, 2016
W
Cody Walker9-8
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR20:32
Bellator
Aug 26, 2016
W
Danilo Belluardo13-7
KO/TKOPunchesR12:44
Bellator
Apr 16, 2016
W
J.T. Donaldson6-7-1
KO/TKOKneeR13:19
Bellator
Dec 4, 2015
W
James Barnes14-5
KO/TKOPunchR11:42
Bellator
Aug 28, 2015
W
Marcos Bonilla5-9
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR12:08
Bellator
Apr 10, 2015

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

7-1across 8 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsKnockout Promotions · GetDown Promotions · Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions · Conquest
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Edgar Duron2-1
DecisionUnanimousR32:00
GetDown Promotions
Jul 19, 2014
W
David Galindo0-1
Submission—R20:51
Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions
Jun 21, 2014
W
Ian Quinto1-6
Submission—R20:27
Conquest
May 10, 2014
W
Daniel Flores3-1
KO/TKO—R10:59
GetDown Promotions
Jul 27, 2013
L
Christian Espinosa3-5
KO/TKOPunchR10:08
Knockout Promotions
Jun 8, 2013
W
Kyle Estrada14-10
DecisionUnanimousR32:00
Knockout Promotions
Apr 13, 2013
W
Chrystian Mayorquin0-1
KO/TKOPunchesR11:24
Knockout Promotions
Sep 29, 2012
W
Cesar Grijalva0-1
DecisionUnanimousR32:00
Knockout Promotions
Aug 18, 2012

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

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