Crute vs Bukauskas

Who won Crute vs Bukauskas?

Jimmy Crute beat Modestas Bukauskas by during the main card of UFC Fight Island 6, on Saturday 17th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jimmy Crute.

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).

Crute vs Bukauskas stats

Jimmy Crute stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Modestas Bukauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jimmy Crute's UFC record stood at 4-4-1, while Modestas Bukauskas' came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Bukauskas had a massive power advantage over Crute, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Crute's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crute had an advantage over Bukauskas, with a 36% submission rate over Bukauskas' 18%.

Jimmy Crute was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Bukauskas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crute. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Crute was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 months later than Bukauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 32 to Bukauskas' 42.

Crute vs Bukauskas form

Crute had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Misha Cirkunov at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Sam Alvey at UFC 234 on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

He was victorious against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Bukauskas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Zac Pauga at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chuck Campbell at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Lee Chadwick at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

He had been beaten by Khalil Rountree at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Modestas Bukauskas had been fighting more than Jimmy Crute.

Going to this contest, Jimmy Crute had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 1 day ago, while Modestas Bukauskas' last outing had been 10 months and 1 day ago.

Crute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Bukauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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