Ultimate Fighting Calendar
A.J. McKee
“Mercenary” · 25-2-0
DECDECUD
RESULT
Knockout
ROUND 1 · 1:42
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
James Barnes
“Mooka” · 14-5-0
KOSUBSUB
Friday, August 28, 2015Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, United States

A.J. McKee defeated James Barnes by Knockout in round 1 (1:42) in the Featherweight bout of Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz, held Friday, August 28, 2015 at Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula.

Insights

  • James Barnes's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

A.J. McKee

No background on record

Camp · Team Bodyshop · United States
James Barnes

No background on record

Camp · Team Quest · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

61%
Head
50%
23%
Body
25%
16%
Leg
25%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

A.J. McKeelast 5 fights
58%15%27%
James Barneslast 1 fight
63%38%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

A.J. McKee· from fights outside the UFC James Barnes
Strikes landed / min
4.150.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
A.J. McKee · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersJames Barnes · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.323.02
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
A.J. McKee · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersJames Barnes · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.211.08
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
A.J. McKee · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersJames Barnes · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
60%16%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
A.J. McKee · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersJames Barnes · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
50%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
A.J. McKee · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJames Barnes · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.200.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
A.J. McKee · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersJames Barnes · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1494 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.15
Strikes landed / min
0.57
2.32
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.02
2.21 / 3.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.08 / 6.8
60%
Takedown accuracy
16%
50%
Takedown defence
40%
4:05
Control time / fight
3:21
1.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

A.J. McKee5 fights · by range and by target
Range
58%Distance · 170
15%Clinch · 43
27%Ground · 80
Target
61%Head · 156
23%Body · 58
16%Leg · 40

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

James Barnes1 UFC fight · 8 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%2/15
13%1/1
25%2/2
Clinch
25%2/3
13%1/2
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

A.J. McKee14 of 28 ended early · 50%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
James Barnes17 of 19 ended early · 89%2 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

A.J. McKee4-1
  • W
    PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev · Jun 27, 2026
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 · Mar 20, 2026
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round · Jul 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    PFL Super Fights - Battle of the Giants: Brace for Impact · Oct 18, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs · Feb 23, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 1:10 · Lightweight
Full record · 28 fights
  • W
    Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson · Nov 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
  • W
    Bellator MMA vs. Rizin · Dec 31, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
  • W
    Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin · Dec 31, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics · Oct 1, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
  • L
    Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 · Apr 15, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee · Jul 31, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 1:57 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee · Nov 19, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 1:11
  • W
    Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson · Dec 21, 2019
    Submission · R3 · 1:08 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta · Sep 28, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:08 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull · May 11, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 212: Primus vs. Chandler 2 · Dec 14, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 205: McKee vs. Teixeira · Sep 21, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz · Apr 13, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore · Nov 10, 2017
    Submission · R3 · 4:14 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani · Aug 25, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 178: Straus vs. Freire 4 · Apr 21, 2017
    Knockout · R1 · 1:15 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani · Jan 27, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 166: Dantas vs. Warren 2 · Dec 2, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Freire · Aug 26, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 0:32 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 152: Freire vs. Souza · Apr 16, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca · Dec 4, 2015
    Knockout · R1 · 3:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz · Aug 28, 2015
    Knockout · R1 · 1:42 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 136: Brooks vs. Jansen · Apr 10, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 2:08 · Featherweight
James Barnes3-2
  • L
    Dana White's Contender Series 44 · Oct 19, 2021
    Knockout · R3 · 3:55 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Ballys Fight Night · Jun 9, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 2:45 · Bantamweight
  • W
    WFC 119 · Jan 11, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 3:19 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta · Sep 28, 2019
    Submission · R2 · 1:51
  • L
    Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader · Jan 26, 2019
    Knockout · R1 · 1:03 · Bantamweight
Full record · 19 fights
  • W
    Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 · Nov 24, 2018
    Submission · R3 · 4:09 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Apr 21, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 0:42
  • L
    Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen · Jan 20, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 5:00
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Sep 9, 2017
    Submission
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Aug 5, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 1:09
  • W
    Bellator 170: Sonnen vs. Ortiz · Jan 21, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 4:36
  • L
    Gladiator Challenge · Oct 22, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Jun 25, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 2:58
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Apr 16, 2016
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz · Aug 28, 2015
    Knockout · R1 · 1:42 · Featherweight
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Apr 3, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 2:07
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Feb 28, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Jul 19, 2014
    Submission · R1 · 1:34
  • W
    Gladiator Challenge · Apr 5, 2014
    TKO · R1 · 0:15

Frequently asked questions

Who won A.J. McKee vs James Barnes?

A.J. McKee defeated James Barnes by Knockout in round 1 (1:42) in the Featherweight bout of Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz, held Friday, August 28, 2015 at Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula.