Menifield vs Craig

Who won Menifield vs Craig?

Alonzo Menifield beat Paul Craig by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 3, on Saturday 29th June 2019 at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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).

Menifield vs Craig stats

Alonzo Menifield stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Alonzo Menifield's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Paul Craig marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alonzo Menifield's UFC record stood at 9-5-1, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-9-1.

The stats suggested Menifield had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Craig's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Menifield, boasting a 91% submission rate over Menifield's 13%.

Alonzo Menifield was the same age as Paul Craig, at 37 years old.

Craig had a height advantage of 3 inches over Menifield. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Menifield was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months later than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 39 to Craig's 46.

Menifield vs Craig form

Craig had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against André Muniz at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Johnny Walker at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

He had beaten Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

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Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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