Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Ismael “Marreta” Bonfim will take on Terrance “T. Wrecks” McKinney in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 283 card.

In this post, we will break down Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 28-year-old, Ismael Bonfim is coming in with a 18-3-0 record. Bonfim will be fighting for the first time since a win via U-DEC against Nariman Abbasov at DWCS 6.7 in September.

McKinney, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB win against Erick Gonzalez on September 6, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill and holds a 13-4-0 record.

Ismael Bonfim has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 30-year-old, Terrance McKinney is an switch 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.

Ismael Bonfim:
→ Bonfim’s striking accuracy is 53%.
→ Bonfim lands 5.67 significant strikes per minute.
→ Bonfim’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Bonfim’s takedown average is 1 per 15 minutes.
→ Bonfim’s takedown defense is 100%.

Bonfim comes in with 53% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.67 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, McKinney fires at 56% accuracy, landing about 4.7 significant strikes per minute. Ismael Bonfim also has a 33% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to McKinney’s 5.11 takedowns and 100% takedown accuracy.

Terrance McKinney:
→ McKinney’s striking accuracy is 56%.
→ McKinney lands 4.7 significant strikes per minute.
→ McKinney’s takedown accuracy is 50%.
→ McKinney’s takedown average is 5.11 per 15 minutes.
→ McKinney’s takedown defense is 100%.

Terrance spent on average 2:56 minutes in the Octagon and Ismael has an average fight time of 15:00 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 283 is live in , who do you think will win, Ismael or Terrance? Sound off in the comments.

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