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 20th 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 12 less professional rounds, 35 to Craig's 47.

Crute vs Craig form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Johnny Walker at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Jamahal Hill at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

He had defeated Mauricio Rua at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 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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