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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sarek Shields.

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 7 months later than Shields, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 14 to Shields' 16.

Craig vs Shields form

Craig had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sarek Shields at LFA 161 on 23rd June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ernesto Rodriguez at LFA 148 on 9th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chasen Blair at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego.

Before that, he had beaten Orlando Sanders at LFA 137 on 29th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

He had defeated Christian Avalos at LFA 117 on 5th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, Afghanistan.

Activity check

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Shields' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 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.