Marcus McGhee
“The Maniac”
Marcus McGhee is ranked 53rd of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating, and 14th in the UFC’s own bantamweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,86253rd of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.23Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.19 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,862, 3 Oct 2026
- Record
- 12–2Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2026 | Won vs Anthony RomeroUFC 332 - Silva vs. Wang · TKO (Punches) | +31 | −0.07 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Won vs John YannisUFC Fight Night 278 - Muhammad vs. Bonfim · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +21 | — |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Lost to Petr YanUFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +3 | — |
| 16 Nov 2024 | Won vs Jonathan MartinezUFC 309 - Jones vs. Miocic · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +37 | — |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Won vs Gaston BolanosUFC Fight Night 234 - Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches), R3 | +39 | — |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Won vs J.P. BuysUFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos · KO (Punch), R1 | +47 | — |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Won vs Journey NewsonUFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +60 | — |
| 6 Jan 2023 | Won vs Luciano RamosLFA 149 - Bunes vs. Horiuchi · TKO (Punches), R3 | +37 | — |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Won vs Abram SellersGoat Promotions - Cajuns vs. Cowboys 3 · TKO (Punches), R3 | +53 | — |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Lost to Rafael do NascimentoLFA 135 - Leyva vs. Reis · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | −56 | — |
| 14 May 2022 | Won vs Rodney MondalaRUF MMA 47 - Road To One Finals · KO, R1 | +75 | — |
| 31 Jul 2021 | Won vs Raphael Montini de LimaRUF MMA 42 - Road to One: Summer Showdown · KO, R2 | +147 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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