Preux vs Menifield

Who won Preux vs Menifield?

Ovince St. Preux beat Alonzo Menifield by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 9, on Saturday 5th September 2020 at UFC APEX 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).

Preux vs Menifield stats

Ovince St. Preux stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Alonzo Menifield made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ovince St. Preux's 28th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Alonzo Menifield marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ovince St. Preux's UFC record stood at 15-13-0, while Alonzo Menifield's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Menifield had a massive power advantage over St. Preux, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over St. Preux's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested St. Preux had a large advantage over Menifield, boasting a 33% submission rate over Menifield's 11%.

Ovince St. Preux was the older man by 4 years, at 41 years old.

St. Preux had a height advantage of 3 inches over Menifield. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

St. Preux was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Menifield, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 95 to Menifield's 39.

Preux vs Menifield form

Ovince St. Preux had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nikita Krylov at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Dominick Reyes at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Menifield had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dustin Jacoby at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jimmy Crute at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alonzo Menifield had been fighting more than Ovince St. Preux.

Going to this contest, Ovince St. Preux had last fought 4 years, 10 months and 17 days ago, while Alonzo Menifield's last outing had been 10 months and 19 days ago.

St. Preux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Menifield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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