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Terrance McKinney

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #55; v1.1 (shadow) #59

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 45-61: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,561, deviation 118: measured from 14 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 32 (born 1994-09-15) · Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) · Reach 73 in (185 cm) · Stance Switch · 113 days since last bout (2026-07-11) · Last five 3-2 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,561 is the division's 39th highest of 96 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.0 (less 3.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score -0.10 = +0.05 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.15 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #54; the head-to-head rule (the winner of the most recent meeting within three years moves directly above the loser when ranked at most three places behind, six within a year) placed him #55.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.1070% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.05resume rating 1,561, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.15quality ledger -3.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -3.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #54; head-to-head -> #55v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#59score -0.29; score order #59

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-11UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2King GreenunrankedLKO/TKO1 (4:59)34%
2026-03-28UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferKyle NelsonunrankedWKO/TKO1 (0:24)51%
2025-12-06UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Chris DuncanunrankedLsubmission1 (2:30)58%
2025-06-28UFC 317: Topuria vs. OliveiraViacheslav BorshchevunrankedWsubmission1 (0:55)68%
2025-02-01UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. ImavovDamir HadzovicunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:01)59%
2024-05-11UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoEsteban RibovicsunrankedLKO/TKO1 (0:37)62%
2023-10-14UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. BarbozaBrendon MarotteunrankedWKO/TKO1 (0:20)63%
2023-08-12UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos AnjosMike BreedenunrankedWKO/TKO1 (1:25)65%
2023-07-15UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno SilvaNazim SadykhovunrankedLsubmission2 (1:07)62%
2023-01-21UFC 283: Teixeira vs. HillIsmael BonfimunrankedLKO/TKO2 (2:17)74%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 96 board fighters at Lightweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute7.95(97th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy56%(89th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes1.31(89th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish100%(100th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.76(69th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence42%(9th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes2.18(97th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career164(31st percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses4 (last 2026-07-11, 113 days ago)(94th percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses2(95th percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.168(84th percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes3.05(89th percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence73%(63rd percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control45%(96th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground53%(98th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylewrestler (6.5 takedown attempts per 15 min; 45% control)
Career stage
Age32.1(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut26.7(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut5.4(54th percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts14(81st percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes34(29th percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.0(83rd percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout113(59th percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608010020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #79, Lightweight2023-10-13: #76, Lightweight2023-10-20: #53, Lightweight2023-11-03: #51, Lightweight2023-11-10: #51, Lightweight2023-11-17: #49, Lightweight2023-12-01: #48, Lightweight2023-12-08: #48, Lightweight2023-12-15: #48, Lightweight2024-01-12: #48, Lightweight2024-01-19: #48, Lightweight2024-02-02: #48, Lightweight2024-02-09: #49, Lightweight2024-02-16: #50, Lightweight2024-02-23: #50, Lightweight2024-03-01: #50, Lightweight2024-03-08: #51, Lightweight2024-03-15: #51, Lightweight2024-03-22: #52, Lightweight2024-03-29: #52, Lightweight2024-04-05: #52, Lightweight2024-04-12: #51, Lightweight2024-04-26: #52, Lightweight2024-05-03: #52, Lightweight2024-05-10: #55, Lightweight2024-05-17: #93, Lightweight2024-05-31: #90, Lightweight2024-06-07: #91, Lightweight2024-06-14: #90, Lightweight2024-06-21: #88, Lightweight2024-06-28: #88, Lightweight2024-07-12: #88, Lightweight2024-07-19: #86, Lightweight2024-07-26: #87, Lightweight2024-08-02: #87, Lightweight2024-08-09: #89, Lightweight2024-08-16: #89, Lightweight2024-08-23: #85, Lightweight2024-09-06: #85, Lightweight2024-09-13: #83, Lightweight2024-09-27: #83, Lightweight2024-10-04: #82, Lightweight2024-10-11: #80, Lightweight2024-10-18: #81, Lightweight2024-10-25: #81, Lightweight2024-11-01: #81, Lightweight2024-11-08: #81, Lightweight2024-11-15: #80, Lightweight2024-11-22: #82, Lightweight2024-12-06: #81, Lightweight2024-12-13: #80, Lightweight2025-01-10: #78, Lightweight2025-01-17: #79, Lightweight2025-01-31: #79, Lightweight2025-02-07: #51, Lightweight2025-02-14: #52, Lightweight2025-02-21: #52, Lightweight2025-02-28: #52, Lightweight2025-03-07: #52, Lightweight2025-03-14: #46, Lightweight2025-03-21: #46, Lightweight2025-03-28: #47, Lightweight2025-04-04: #46, Lightweight2025-04-11: #46, Lightweight2025-04-25: #44, Lightweight2025-05-02: #47, Lightweight2025-05-09: #48, Lightweight2025-05-16: #48, Lightweight2025-05-30: #46, Lightweight2025-06-06: #49, Lightweight2025-06-13: #48, Lightweight2025-06-20: #47, Lightweight2025-06-27: #43, Lightweight2025-07-11: #42, Lightweight2025-07-18: #43, Lightweight2025-07-25: #43, Lightweight2025-08-01: #43, Lightweight2025-08-08: #43, Lightweight2025-08-15: #43, Lightweight2025-08-22: #43, Lightweight2025-09-05: #43, Lightweight2025-09-12: #43, Lightweight2025-09-26: #42, Lightweight2025-10-03: #42, Lightweight2025-10-10: #42, Lightweight2025-10-17: #42, Lightweight2025-10-24: #42, Lightweight2025-10-31: #41, Lightweight2025-11-07: #41, Lightweight2025-11-14: #41, Lightweight2025-11-21: #40, Lightweight2025-12-05: #39, Lightweight2025-12-12: #52, Lightweight2026-01-23: #46, Lightweight2026-01-30: #46, Lightweight2026-02-06: #46, Lightweight2026-02-20: #47, Lightweight2026-02-27: #47, Lightweight2026-03-06: #46, Lightweight2026-03-13: #47, Lightweight2026-03-20: #49, Lightweight2026-03-27: #49, Lightweight2026-04-03: #44, Lightweight2026-04-10: #45, Lightweight2026-04-17: #45, Lightweight2026-04-24: #45, Lightweight2026-05-01: #45, Lightweight2026-05-08: #43, Lightweight2026-05-15: #42, Lightweight2026-05-29: #44, Lightweight2026-06-05: #43, Lightweight2026-06-13: #42, Lightweight2026-06-19: #43, Lightweight2026-06-26: #43, Lightweight2026-07-10: #44, Lightweight2026-07-17: #52, Lightweight2026-07-24: #53, Lightweight2026-07-31: #51, Lightweight2026-08-07: #53, Lightweight2026-08-14: #54, Lightweight2026-08-21: #52, Lightweight2026-08-28: #52, Lightweight2026-09-04: #52, Lightweight2026-09-11: #53, Lightweight2026-09-18: #53, Lightweight2026-09-25: #53, Lightweight2026-09-26: #53, Lightweight2026-10-03: #53, Lightweight2026-10-10: #52, Lightweight2026-10-17: #55, Lightweight2026-10-24: #56, Lightweight2026-10-31: #55, Lightweight#55

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5001,5501,6001,6501,7002023202420252026Jun 2021Oct 20262021-06-12: 1,594 (W vs Matt Frevola)2022-02-26: 1,636 (W vs Fares Ziam)2022-03-12: 1,640 (L vs Drew Dober)2022-08-06: 1,677 (W vs Erick Gonzalez)2023-01-21: 1,560 (L vs Ismael Bonfim)2023-07-15: 1,544 (L vs Nazim Sadykhov)2023-08-12: 1,590 (W vs Mike Breeden)2023-10-14: 1,639 (W vs Brendon Marotte)2024-05-11: 1,560 (L vs Esteban Ribovics)2025-02-01: 1,614 (W vs Damir Hadzovic)2025-06-28: 1,651 (W vs Viacheslav Borshchev)2025-12-06: 1,579 (L vs Chris Duncan)2026-03-28: 1,643 (W vs Kyle Nelson)2026-07-11: 1,660 (L vs King Green)1,660

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-17 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-11what fighters aged 32.1 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-6his recency-weighted mean and trend over 14 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -1 points a year
Combined-17the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.026272829303132332021-06-12 (age 26.7): W vs Matt Frevola, residual +0.502022-02-26 (age 27.4): W vs Fares Ziam, residual +0.402022-03-12 (age 27.5): L vs Drew Dober, residual -0.512022-08-06 (age 27.9): W vs Erick Gonzalez, residual +0.362023-01-21 (age 28.4): L vs Ismael Bonfim, residual -0.592023-07-15 (age 28.8): L vs Nazim Sadykhov, residual -0.452023-08-12 (age 28.9): W vs Mike Breeden, residual +0.412023-10-14 (age 29.1): W vs Brendon Marotte, residual +0.432024-05-11 (age 29.7): L vs Esteban Ribovics, residual -0.582025-02-01 (age 30.4): W vs Damir Hadzovic, residual +0.422025-06-28 (age 30.8): W vs Viacheslav Borshchev, residual +0.392025-12-06 (age 31.2): L vs Chris Duncan, residual -0.542026-03-28 (age 31.5): W vs Kyle Nelson, residual +0.382026-07-11 (age 31.8): L vs King Green, residual -0.35-0.02

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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