Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Court McGee
Court McGee
“The Crusher”
23-14-0
RESULT

Ben Saunders def. Court McGee (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
“Killa B”
22-13-2
Monday, January 16, 2017
Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States

Ben Saunders defeated Court McGee by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn, held Monday, January 16, 2017 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Fight stats

Court McGee
Ben Saunders
0
Knockdowns
0
54 of 172
Significant strikes
49 of 139
31%
Sig. strike accuracy
35%
77 of 197
Total strikes
67 of 165
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
33%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:51
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
25 of 121
Head
22 of 97
8 of 25
Body
25 of 38
21 of 26
Leg
2 of 4
44 of 149
Distance
43 of 124
5 of 13
Clinch
6 of 15
5 of 10
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 60
Sig. str.
22 of 52
21 of 63
Total str.
22 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 66
Sig. str.
17 of 57
23 of 73
Total str.
24 of 71
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:52
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 46
Sig. str.
10 of 30
33 of 61
Total str.
21 of 42
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:58
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-14-0
Record
22-13-2
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
43
5'11"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
77"
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.50
SLpM
3.23
36%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.65
SApM
3.58
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.78
TD Avg.
0.20
24%
TD Acc.
40%
70%
TD Def.
66%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Court McGee · 1-4
  • L
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  • W
    Tim Means
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    Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Welterweight
  • L
    Alex Morono
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Matt Brown
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    TKO · R1 · 4:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jeremiah Wells
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    TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Welterweight
Ben Saunders · 1-4
  • L
    Matt Brown
    UFC 245: Usman vs CovingtonSat, Dec 14, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:55 · Welterweight
  • L
    Takashi Sato
    UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs HermanssonSun, Apr 28, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:18 · Welterweight
  • L
    Lyman Good
    UFC 230: Cormier vs LewisSat, Nov 3, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:32 · Welterweight
  • L
    Sergio Moraes
    UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. AndersSat, Sep 22, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jake Ellenberger
    UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs MoraesSat, Jun 2, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:56 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 19 fights
56.8
Avg sig. strikes
25.6
1.50
Avg takedowns
0.11
3:00
Avg control time
0:50
166
Career high strikes
98
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Court McGee
Strike target
Ben Saunders
52%
Head
51%
23%
Body
39%
25%
Leg
10%
Court McGee
Strike position
Ben Saunders
85%
Distance
59%
6%
Clinch
33%
9%
Ground
8%