Ultimate Fighting Calendar
A.J. McKee
“Mercenary” · 25-2-0
DECDECUD
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 3 · 5:00
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
Brandon Phillips
“Pretty Boy” · 7-6-0
UDUDUD
Friday, January 27, 2017Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, United States

A.J. McKee defeated Brandon Phillips by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani, held Friday, January 27, 2017 at Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane.

Style & credentials

A.J. McKee

No background on record

Camp · Team Bodyshop · United States
Brandon Phillips

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team OKC · United States

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.

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
Brandon Phillips6 of 13 ended early · 46%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have 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
    KO · 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
    KO · R1 · 3:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz · Aug 28, 2015
    KO · R1 · 1:42 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 136: Brooks vs. Jansen · Apr 10, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 2:08 · Featherweight
Brandon Phillips2-3
  • L
    LFA 152: Valente vs. Bekoev · Feb 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • L
    LFA 121: Brown vs. Jones · Jan 14, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    LFA 104: McKenzie vs. Phillips · Apr 16, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
  • W
    Rage in the Cage OKC 61 · Sep 8, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 0:54 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 · Dec 1, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Full record · 13 fights
  • L
    Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani · Jan 27, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    WSOF 33: Branch vs. Magalhaes · Oct 7, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 3:14 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo · Jul 22, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
  • L
    EFC 3 · Apr 30, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • W
    Shamrock Fighting Championships · Jul 26, 2014
    TKO
  • W
    Sugar Creek Showdown 20 · Nov 23, 2013
    Submission · R2 · 1:17 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Kansas Regional · Sep 28, 2013
    TKO
  • W
    USA MMA 22: Lafayette vs. The World 2 · Aug 17, 2013
    TKO · R1 · 0:36

Frequently asked questions

Who won A.J. McKee vs Brandon Phillips?

A.J. McKee defeated Brandon Phillips by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani, held Friday, January 27, 2017 at Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane.