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Women's Strawweight · “Poppins”

Cory McKenna

8-4-0 UFC 3-3-0
Positional Grappler Durable
5'3"Height
58"Reach
OrthodoxStance
27Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
11:16Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 50 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Oct 2024 · stats read 22 → nudged -11 inside the band · claims striking volume +2, striking technique +1 (+4) Accuracy — Weak, rated 14 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Weak, rated 14 of 100 · claims striking defense -1 (-3) Durability — Average, rated 67 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Average, rated 63 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good · Oct 2024 · stats read 63 → nudged +2 inside the band · claims td offense +2 (+4) TD Defense — Average, rated 62 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good (no takedown-defence tag), half-weighted with the stats read 67 Grappling — Average, rated 45 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Control — Strong, rated 89 of 100 · claims top control +1 (+4) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Royval vs Taira Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 98) · October 9, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 88) · March 12, 2024 watch ↗
  • poor UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland Full Card Analysis, Preview, & Prediction · December 14, 2022 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Royval vs Taira Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 98) · October 9, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 88) · March 12, 2024 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling not yet read
wrestling good 2 reads
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Durability, Grappling.

Built on 67 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler strong control — rates 89 of 100 · claims top control +1 (+4)
Durable average durability — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.9
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.14
Striking accuracy36.6%
Striking defense44.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.22
Takedown accuracy45.5%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.44
Control time40.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-0

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Julia Polastri coinflip UFC Fight Night Royval vs Taira Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 98) · October 9, 2024
strikinggood wrestlinggood

He commits to McKenna grinding out a decision but immediately says he would not bet the moneyline, calls even the spread nerve-wracking, and tells viewers to stay away while cracking a root beer -- the idiom plus explicit stay-away advice, which maps to coinflip.

Good striker with good combinations who closes distance well, though she struggles at range because of unusually short arms. Good wrestling with powerful takedowns (more power than expected for her size) and good top pressure. A prior submission loss is attributed to the opponent's high-level jiu-jitsu rather than her own decline, though the analyst separately flags a pattern of poor in-fight decision-making.

Strengthgood striking combinations, closes distance well
Strengthgood wrestling, powerful takedowns and top pressure
Weaknessstruggles at range (very short arms)
Weaknesspattern of poor in-fight decision-making, per the analyst
vs Jaqueline Amorim clear UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 88) · March 12, 2024 · 1 read since
strikinggood wrestlinggood

States the pick plainly and says he feels good about it; the only hedge concerns method -- decision vs. a late finish -- not the win itself, so it doesn't demote per the confidence-bar rule.

Good striker with tight combinations who closes distance effectively despite having less reach than anyone else on the current roster, rather than getting out-ranged. Her wrestling is good too, with powerful takedowns and the top control to stay there. The analyst expects her striking entries plus her top control to be the deciding factors over a full fight.

Strengthgood combinations
Strengthcloses distance very well despite shortest reach in UFC
Strengthgood wrestling with powerful takedowns
Strengthgood top control
Weaknessgets hit at range because of her size disadvantage
vs Cheyanne Vlismas lean UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland Full Card Analysis, Preview, & Prediction · December 14, 2022 · 2 reads since
strikingpoor

Moderate confidence with explicit probability language: puts McKenna's chance of winning at better than a coinflip.

A good wrestler who also lands plenty on the feet, but is small, carrying the shortest reach in the entire UFC, and has poor striking defense. Her path to victory is using her wrestling to control or ground Vlismas; the analyst generally favors grapplers against strikers with weak takedown defense.

Strengthgood wrestling, can dictate where the fight happens
Strengthgood volume
Weaknessshortest reach in the UFC, undersized
Weaknesspoor striking defense

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
November 14, 2020 vs Kay Hansen — 3.8/min (W) Nov '20 March 19, 2022 vs Elise Reed — 4.0/min (L) Mar '22 August 6, 2022 vs Miranda Granger — 2.15/min (W) Aug '22 December 17, 2022 vs Cheyanne Vlismas — 1.47/min (W) Dec '22 March 16, 2024 vs Jaqueline Amorim — 2.45/min (L) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '24 October 12, 2024 vs Julia Polastri — 2.67/min (L) Oct '24

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Julia Polastri 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · October 12, 2024
40/124Sig. strikes
88/145Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
5:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jaqueline Amorim 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · March 16, 2024
4/11Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cheyanne Vlismas 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · December 17, 2022
22/81Sig. strikes
33/74Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
9:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Miranda Granger 7-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · August 6, 2022
13/22Sig. strikes
13/34Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
4:40Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Elise Reed 4-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
60/160Sig. strikes
76/140Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
3:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kay Hansen 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · November 14, 2020
57/137Sig. strikes
67/110Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
8-4-0Pro record
Team Alpha MaleGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Cage Warriors 5
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Julia Polastri Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
October 12, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Jaqueline Amorim Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
March 16, 2024
UFC 1 1:38
W Cheyanne Vlismas Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
December 17, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W Miranda Granger Submission (Von Flue choke) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill
August 6, 2022
UFC 2 1:03
L Elise Reed Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W Kay Hansen Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
November 14, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
W Vanessa Demopoulos Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 28
August 11, 2020
Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W Giulia Chinello TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 105
May 31, 2019
Cage Warriors 1 2:15
W Fannie Redman Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 104
April 27, 2019
Cage Warriors 2 2:06
L Micol Di Segni Decision (split) Cage Warriors 97
September 29, 2018
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Eva Dourthe Decision (split) Cage Warriors 94
June 16, 2018
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Maria Vittoria Colonna TKO (corner stoppage) Cage Warriors 91
March 3, 2018
Cage Warriors 1 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cory McKenna) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 58 qualified Women's Strawweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.9
Strikes absorbed /min 4.1 avg 4.1
Striking accuracy 36.6% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 44.9% avg 54.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 45.5% avg 38.7%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 60.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.5
Control time 40.6% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 33.9%