Cruz vs Neal

Who won Cruz vs Neal?

Andrew Cruz beat Jon Neal by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of LFA 75, on Friday 6th September 2019 at Maverik Center in West Valley City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Cruz vs Neal stats

Andrew Cruz stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jon Neal made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Andrew Cruz's LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Jon Neal's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Neal had a slight advantage in power over Cruz, with a 30% knock out percentage over Cruz's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cruz had an advantage over Neal, with a 80% submission rate over Neal's 60%.

Andrew Cruz was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Neal had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 9 months later than Neal, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 21 to Neal's 21.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jon Neal had been fighting more than Andrew Cruz.

Going to this contest, Andrew Cruz had last fought 6 years, 8 months and 14 days ago, while Jon Neal's last outing had been 6 years and 25 days ago.

What were the odds on Cruz vs Neal?

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