Butler vs McGregor

When is Butler vs McGregor?

Paul Butler could square off against Lee McGregor in Spring 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Butler vs McGregor stats

Paul Butler would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lee McGregor would make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest McGregor would have a large advantage in power over Butler, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Butler's 47%.

Paul Butler is the older man by 9 years, at 36 years old.

McGregor has a height advantage of 2 inches over Butler. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Paul Butler and Lee McGregor fight out of an orthodox stance.

Butler is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 11 months earlier than McGregor, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 166 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to McGregor's 102.

Butler vs McGregor form

Paul Butler has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Jonas Sultan on April 22, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Willibaldo Garcia on June 25, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Before that, he had been beaten by Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 5, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Stuart Hall on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

McGregor has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Isaac Lowe on December 21, 2024, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had lost to Erik Robles on July 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Diego Alberto Ruiz on February 11, 2022, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Vincent Legrand on August 6, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland.

He had defeated Karim Guerfi on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lee McGregor has been fighting more than Paul Butler.

Paul Butler last fought 2 years, 3 months and 17 days ago, while Lee McGregor's last outing was 3 months and 9 days ago.

Butler's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years and 6 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

McGregor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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