Crute vs Bellato

Who won Crute vs Bellato?

Jimmy Crute drew with Rodolfo Bellato by majority draw in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced as 29-27, 28-28, 28-28, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Crute vs Bellato stats

Jimmy Crute stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Rodolfo Bellato made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jimmy Crute's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Rodolfo Bellato marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jimmy Crute's UFC record stood at 4-4-2, while Rodolfo Bellato's came in at 1-0-1.

The stats suggested Bellato had an advantage in power over Crute, with a 58% knock out percentage over Crute's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Crute and Bellato would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Jimmy Crute was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Bellato had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crute.

Crute was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years and 4 months later than Bellato, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 35 to Bellato's 26.

Crute vs Bellato form

Crute had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Smith at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Before that, he had been beaten by Misha Cirkunov at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

He had defeated Sam Alvey at UFC 234 on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Bellato had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Murtaza Talha at Contender Series 2023 on 3rd October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Acacio dos Santos at LFA 159 on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex, Caraguatatuba, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Mateus Messaros at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

He was victorious against Thiago Vieira at LFA 126 on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rodolfo Bellato had been fighting more than Jimmy Crute.

Going to this contest, Jimmy Crute had last fought 4 years, 2 months and 2 days ago, while Rodolfo Bellato's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 24 days ago.

Crute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Bellato's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Crute vs Bellato start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Crute vs Bellato?

Jimmy Crute was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Rodolfo Bellato made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.