Herman vs Menifield

Who won Herman vs Menifield?

Alonzo Menifield beat Ed Herman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alonzo Menifield.

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).

Herman vs Menifield stats

Ed Herman stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Alonzo Menifield made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Alonzo Menifield marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ed Herman's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Alonzo Menifield's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Menifield had a massive power advantage over Herman, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Herman's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Herman had a massive advantage over Menifield, boasting a 54% submission rate over Menifield's 11%.

Ed Herman was the older man by 7 years, at 44 years old.

Herman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Menifield. Despite this, Menifield had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Herman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 12 years and 6 months earlier than Menifield, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 89 to Menifield's 39.

Herman vs Menifield form

Menifield had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dustin Jacoby at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jimmy Crute at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

Herman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Menifield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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