Crute vs Craig

Who won Crute vs Craig?

Jimmy Crute beat Paul Craig by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 142, on Saturday 1st December 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide.

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 Craig stats

Jimmy Crute stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Jimmy Crute's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Paul Craig marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Jimmy Crute's UFC record stood at 4-4-2, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-9-1.

The stats suggested Crute had a large advantage in power over Craig, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Craig's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Crute, boasting a 90% submission rate over Crute's 25%.

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

Craig had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crute. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Crute was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months later than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 35 to Craig's 46.

Crute vs Craig form

Jimmy Crute had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alonzo Menifield at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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.

Activity check

Crute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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