Menifield vs Walker

Who won Menifield vs Walker?

Alonzo Menifield beat Julius Walker by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 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).

Menifield vs Walker stats

Alonzo Menifield stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Julius Walker made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alonzo Menifield's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Julius Walker marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Alonzo Menifield's UFC record stood at 9-5-1, while Julius Walker's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Menifield and Walker have similar power, both with a 67% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Walker had an advantage over Menifield, with a 33% submission rate over Menifield's 20%.

Alonzo Menifield was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 4 inches over Menifield. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Menifield was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 39 to Walker's 10.

Menifield vs Walker form

Alonzo Menifield had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Azamat Murzakanov at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

Menifield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Menifield vs Walker start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Menifield vs Walker?

Alonzo Menifield was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Julius Walker made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.