Craig vs Shields

Who won Craig vs Shields?

Sarek Shields beat Jeffrey Craig by submission in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 161, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce.

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).

Craig vs Shields stats

Jeffrey Craig stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sarek Shields made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Jeffrey Craig's LFA record stood at 3-2-0, while Sarek Shields' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Craig had a massive power advantage over Shields, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Shields' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Craig and Shields would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Jeffrey Craig was the same age as Sarek Shields, at years old.

Craig had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shields.

Craig was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 8 months later than Shields, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 14 to Shields' 16.

Activity check

Craig's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Shields' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Craig vs Shields?

Jeffrey Craig was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Sarek Shields made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.