Jousset vs Crosbie

Who won Jousset vs Crosbie?

Kevin Jousset beat Kiefer Crosbie by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 293, on Saturday 9th September 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jousset vs Crosbie stats

Kevin Jousset stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kiefer Crosbie made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kevin Jousset's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Kiefer Crosbie marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Kevin Jousset's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Kiefer Crosbie's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Jousset had an advantage in power over Crosbie, with a 50% knock out percentage over Crosbie's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crosbie had a large advantage over Jousset, boasting a 25% submission rate over Jousset's 0%.

Kevin Jousset was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Jousset was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 11 months later than Crosbie, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 33 to Crosbie's 23.

Jousset vs Crosbie form

Kiefer Crosbie had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Charlie Leary at Bellator Euro Series 9 on 3rd October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had won against Iamik Furtado at Bellator 240 on 22nd February 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had beaten Hugo Pereira at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin.

He had defeated Oktawian Olejniczak at Bellator 217 on 23rd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin.

Activity check

Crosbie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jousset vs Crosbie?

Kevin Jousset was a 61/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Kiefer Crosbie made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.