McGregor vs Walker

Who won McGregor vs Walker?

Lee McGregor beat Ryan Walker by technical knockout in the 5th round on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020, at LS-Live, Yorkshire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Crocker's and Louis Greene's clash.

McGregor vs Walker stats

Back in August 2020, Lee McGregor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Walker made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested McGregor had a massive power advantage over Walker, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Walker's 18%.

Lee McGregor was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.

McGregor had a height advantage of 3 inches over Walker.

Both Lee McGregor and Ryan Walker fought out of an orthodox stance.

McGregor's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Walker's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Walker's 56.

McGregor vs Walker form

McGregor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ukashir Farooq on November 16, 2019, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight and BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Scott Allan on June 22, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Thomas Essomba on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Goodluck Mrema on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

He had won against Pablo Narvaez on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Activity check

McGregor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did McGregor vs Walker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McGregor vs Walker?

McGregor vs Walker was broadcast on YouTube UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on McGregor vs Walker?

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