Bantamweight

Marcus McGhee

The Maniac

11-2

Age
36
Height
5'8"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
MMA LAB
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 50
Finish rate
9%
Win rate
85%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
1
Dec
10

FightMetric

SLpM

5.44

SApM

2.70

Str Acc

44%

Str Def

57%

TD Avg

0.24

TD Acc

11%

TD Def

84%

Sub Avg

0.24

Tape read

Volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

50C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 13 career fights for Marcus McGhee. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Fight IQ

    Predictable under stress. When the first look fails, the tape shows the same entry again.

Scouting report

Marcus McGhee “The Maniac” is a 36-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of USA, camped at MMA LAB. The tape read: volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 11-2-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 10 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (50).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.24 TD/15 and 0.24 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 57% / 2.70 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 84% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (18, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. When McGhee loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 1 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for McGhee yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

18 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.24 takedowns / 15 at 11% accuracy
  • 0.24 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

69 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 57% striking defense · 2.70 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

35 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 44% accuracy on 5.44 SLpM
  • 0.43 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

62 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 57% · TD def 84% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.70 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

56 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.44 SLpM at 44% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.70 SApM

Takedown reaction

55 C

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 84% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 2 losses
  • 10 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.