Jacob Volkmann vs. Antonio McKee
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jacob Volkmann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Antonio McKee
Full career not yet synced for Antonio McKee — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jacob Volkmann
Distance 61.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.2% (norm 8.0%)
Antonio McKee
Distance 80.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jacob Volkmann
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)
Antonio McKee
Head 78.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Volkmann L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | McKee L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 44 / 239 | 18.4% | 37.9% | 17 / 44 | 38.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 79 / 129 | 61.2% | 69.1% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 316 | 31.0% | 35.0% | 14 / 43 | 32.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 69.1% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 16 / 42 | 38.1% | 81.9% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Volkmann L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs McKee L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 238 | 31.9% | 38.9% | 7 / 44 | 15.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 68.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 87 / 132 | 65.9% | 68.0% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 335 | 36.7% | 35.1% | 3 / 37 | 8.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 68.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 33 / 37 | 89.2% | 81.5% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Volkmann has more cage time on record.