King GreenW vs. Terrance McKinney
UFC 329 · July 11, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena · Main Card 9:00 PM ET
The brief
- The result
- King Green by TKO (punches), R1
- What kind of fight
- First-round firefight, then a boxing clinic
- Finish likelihood
- Very High
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Lightweight · Main Card
The result
King Green def. Terrance McKinney — TKO (punches), R1 4:59
The script played out almost exactly as written, down to the final second.
McKinney dominated nearly the entire round with aggressive striking and takedowns from dominant positions, but with 30 seconds left Green escaped, hurt him to the body, and finished with punches at 4:59 — one tick before the horn.
The pre-fight framing was that Green only had to survive the opening sprint; he barely did, and the comeback earned him a $100,000 bonus.
The breakdown below was written before the fight.
The read
McKinney has literally never heard a final bell — someone gets finished, or he gasses trying.
If he touches Green early with that switch-stance blitz or lands the takedown into a choke, it's over inside two minutes. If Green weathers it, McKinney's 43% striking defense meets the cleanest counter boxer he's ever fought, and the fight ends the other way.
Do not get up for snacks in round one.
The matchup
A sprint versus a marathon.
McKinney empties the tank in round one like the fight has no round two — 24-second KOs, flying knees, instant takedowns into chokes. Green is the worst possible dance partner for that plan: 54 fights of composure, 62% striking defense, and a career built on making young explosives miss and pay.
The entire fight is a question of whether Green survives the first 150 seconds.
Tale of the tape
| 35-17-1 (1 NC) | Record | 18-8 |
| 39 | Age | 31 |
| 5'10" | Height | 5'10" |
| 71" | Reach | 73" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Switch |
| United States | Country | United States |
| Pinnacle MMA | Team | Fusion Xcel Performance (Orlando) |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
King Green 35-17-1 (1 NC)
“King”
Formerly Bobby Green — a UFC staple since 2013 with 54 pro fights, a wrestling base, and the slickest hands-low boxing in the division. At 39 he's somehow on a three-fight win streak, finishing Daniel Zellhuber and Jeremy Stephens back-to-back.
- WJeremy Stephens · Submission (rear-naked choke)UFC 328 · May 9, 2026
- WDaniel Zellhuber · KO (punches)UFC Fight Night Mexico City · February 28, 2026
- WLance Gibson Jr. · Decision (split)UFC Fight Night · December 13, 2025
Terrance McKinney 18-8
“T.Wrecks”
A former NCAA Division II wrestler with the most extreme profile in MMA: 18 wins, all 18 by finish, zero decisions in 26 pro fights — win or lose, it ends. Coming off a 24-second knockout of Kyle Nelson, and nearly every recent fight has ended in round one.
- WKyle Nelson · KO (punches), R1 0:24UFC Fight Night · March 28, 2026
- LChris Duncan · Submission (anaconda choke)UFC 323 · December 6, 2025
- WViacheslav Borshchev · Submission (guillotine)UFC 317 · June 28, 2025