Cirkunov vs Crute

Who won Cirkunov vs Crute?

Misha Cirkunov beat Jimmy Crute by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 16, on Saturday 14th September 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

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).

Cirkunov vs Crute stats

Misha Cirkunov stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jimmy Crute made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggested Crute had a slight advantage in power over Cirkunov, with a 40% knock out percentage over Cirkunov's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cirkunov had an advantage over Crute, with a 50% submission rate over Crute's 30%.

Misha Cirkunov was the older man by 9 years, at 36 years old.

Cirkunov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crute. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Cirkunov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years earlier than Crute, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 35 to Crute's 30.

Cirkunov vs Crute form

Misha Cirkunov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jimmy Crute at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had beat Patrick Cummins at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton.

He had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at MTS Centre, Winnipeg.

Activity check

Cirkunov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Crute's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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