Crute vs Menifield

Who won Crute vs Menifield?

Alonzo Menifield beat Jimmy Crute by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Menifield stats

Jimmy Crute stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alonzo Menifield made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jimmy Crute's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Alonzo Menifield marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jimmy Crute's UFC record stood at 4-4-2, while Alonzo Menifield's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Menifield had a massive power advantage over Crute, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Crute's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crute had an advantage over Menifield, with a 33% submission rate over Menifield's 15%.

Jimmy Crute was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Crute had a height advantage of 2 inches over Menifield. Despite this, Menifield had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Crute was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 months later than Menifield, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 35 to Menifield's 39.

Crute vs Menifield form

Crute had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Alonzo Menifield at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Smith at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before 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.

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.

Menifield had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Jimmy Crute at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Askar Mozharov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by William Knight at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Ed Herman at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jimmy Crute had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 1 day ago, while Alonzo Menifield's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 1 day ago.

Crute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Menifield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Crute vs Menifield?

Jimmy Crute was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Alonzo Menifield made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.