Crutchmer vs Willis

Who won Crutchmer vs Willis?

Jaleel Willis beat Kyle Crutchmer by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jaleel Willis.

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).

Crutchmer vs Willis stats

Kyle Crutchmer stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jaleel Willis made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Kyle Crutchmer's Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Jaleel Willis' came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Willis had a large advantage in power over Crutchmer, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Crutchmer's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crutchmer had a massive advantage over Willis, boasting a 33% submission rate over Willis' 0%.

Kyle Crutchmer was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Willis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Crutchmer. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Crutchmer was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 1 month later than Willis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 23 to Willis' 47.

Crutchmer vs Willis form

Jaleel Willis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sabah Homasi at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maycon Mendon a at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Vinicius de Jesus at LFA 88 on 21st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their LFA Welterweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had defeated Dakota Bush at LFA 67 on 24th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Branson Convention Center, Branson.

Activity check

Crutchmer's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Willis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Crutchmer vs Willis?

Kyle Crutchmer was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Jaleel Willis made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.