Marcus McGhee vs Journey Newson — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Marcus McGhee vs Journey Newson

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UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon

Saturday, April 29, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 2:03 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R2 · 2:03

Marcus McGheeRound 2Journey Newson

6 / 11Sig. strikes4 / 7

55%Accuracy57%

6 / 11Total strikes4 / 7

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 3

1Sub. attempts0

0:31Control0:29

2.9Pace / min2.0

52%Control share48%

Marcus McGhee

Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 33% · ground 17%

Journey Newson

Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMarcus McGhee landed 6 significant strikes to 4.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace downMarcus McGhee's significant-strike pace moved -23% from R1 to R2, 2.9 against 3.8 per minute.
Target shiftMarcus McGhee's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftMarcus McGhee's ground share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 17% on the ground against 50% at distance.
Accuracy shiftJourney Newson's significant-strike accuracy moved +34 pts, 57% against 23%.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Marcus McGhee

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Journey Newson

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

25Marcus McGhee sig. strikes

13Journey Newson sig. strikes

2rounds 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.