Terrance McKinney, known as T.Wrecks, has a dinosaur across his back, a cross and wings on his chest, and a helmeted figure on his left arm. More designs cover his forearm and legs. The photos show broad differences in scale and placement without explaining every tattoo’s personal meaning.
The cross and wings on his chest
A front-facing celebration photo shows a vertical cross centered between feathered wings across McKinney’s chest. A shaded, tiger-like face sits below it, with lettering farther down. EssentiallySports connects the cross and wings with his Christian faith; McKinney’s own reason for this arrangement isn’t given here.
The dinosaur back tattoo
A February 2025 fight with Damir Hadzovic in Riyadh shows the large, open-mouthed dinosaur on McKinney’s back. Broad lettering runs above the head. The image fills most of the central back, with shading narrowing toward the waist.
McKinney is on the left in red shorts. His raised knee leaves the design unobstructed, making this the clearest view of its size and shape. The dinosaur also fits his T.Wrecks nickname.
The back lettering in a turning view
A turning view from the May 2024 fight with Esteban Ribovics in St. Louis shows the lettering wrapping across McKinney’s upper back. The dinosaur sits below it. The words stay prominent at an angle, while perspective narrows one side of the design.
This is another view of the same back piece, not a separate tattoo.
The helmeted figure on his left arm
During the clinch with Brendon Marotte, a helmeted figure with a curved crest is visible high on McKinney’s left arm. Dark shading fills the center, with finer lines around it. The photo doesn’t identify a specific warrior or character.
Marotte’s feather-like arm tattoo belongs to the opponent, not McKinney.
The left forearm tattoos
A second photo shows loops, dark patches and face-like shapes continuing along McKinney’s left forearm, below the helmeted design. The bent arm turns the ink toward the camera. His glove covers the hand and wrist, so this view doesn’t confirm smaller hand or knuckle tattoos.
The thigh tattoos in a front view
In the Ribovics fight photo, rounded dark motifs sit on McKinney’s left thigh below the shorts, with narrower shapes continuing down. The fabric hides the upper edge, so the full boundary isn’t visible.
The exposed pieces are separated by bare skin rather than forming one uninterrupted mass.
The leg tattoos in a full-body view
An August 2023 photo against Mike Breeden shows both legs in a long striking stance. Ink appears on the calf and below the shorts on the other side. The wide frame gives a better sense of scale and open skin, though not every small design is clear.
Fight-night introductions
This smiling photo shows McKinney in a UFC tracksuit, with his chest and arms covered. It adds fight-night context rather than another view of his tattoos.
For a different fighter’s layout, see Alessio Sakara tattoo guide. The video below is McKinney’s UFC 317 Octagon interview after the fight; it gives a moving view, not a full tattoo explanation.