Home Events UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Marcus McGhee vs Journey Newson Marcus McGhee vs Journey Newson · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Catchweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Saturday, April 29, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 2 · 2:03 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Mark Smith Sig. strikes Marcus McGhee 25/53 · Journey Newson 13/46 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Marcus McGhee 25/54 · Journey Newson 13/46 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 2:03 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 2:03
R1 R2
Marcus McGhee Round 2 Journey Newson
6 / 11 Sig. strikes 4 / 7
55% Accuracy 57%
6 / 11 Total strikes 4 / 7
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 3
1 Sub. attempts 0
0:31 Control 0:29
2.9 Pace / min 2.0
52% Control share 48%
Marcus McGhee
Target head 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phase distance 50% · clinch 33% · ground 17%
Journey Newson
Target head 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
25 Marcus McGhee sig. strikes
13 Journey Newson sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
-23% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Marcus McGhee)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 25 / 53 Sig. strikes 13 / 46
47% Accuracy 28%
25 / 54 Total strikes 13 / 46
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 6
1 Sub attempts 0
0:31 Control 1:03
14 Head 6
9 Body 4
2 Leg 3
Marcus McGhee Journey Newson
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 12-2-0 Record 10-5-0 (1 NC)
32 Age 34
5'8" Height 5'5"
69" Reach 67"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
5.44 Sig. str./min 2.64
0.24 TD / 15 min 0.56
Marcus McGhee 5-1 in archive
3 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
60% Finish rate
Journey Newson 1-3 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
0% Finish rate
