UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cerrone is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In the main event, Conor “The Notorious” McGregor will take on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the Welterweight bout. You can view the full UFC 246 card.
In this post, we will break down Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 36-year-old, Conor McGregor is coming in with a 21-4-0 record. McGregor will be fighting for the first time since a loss via submission against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor in October.
Cerrone, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO loss against Justin Gaethje on October 6, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje and holds a 36-13-0 (1 NC) record.
| Conor McGregor | vs. | Donald Cerrone |
| 36 |
Age |
41 |
| 5′ 9″ |
Height |
6′ 1″ |
| 155 lbs. |
Weight |
155 lbs. |
| 74″ |
Reach |
73″ |
| 21-4-0 |
Record |
36-13-0 (1 NC) |
| Southpaw |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Conor McGregor has an southpaw fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 41-year-old, Donald Cerrone is an orthodox fighter with a 73″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
McGregor comes in with 48% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 5.27 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Cerrone fires at 46% accuracy, landing about 4.34 significant strikes per minute. Conor McGregor also has a 62% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.75 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Cerrone’s 1.21 takedowns and 73% takedown accuracy.
Donald spent on average 9:49 minutes in the Octagon and Conor has an average fight time of 9:02 minutes.
This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 246 is live in , who do you think will win, Conor or Donald? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cerrone |
Date |
January 18, 2020 |
Location |
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Main Event |
Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone |
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