Crute vs Craig

Who won Crute vs Craig?

Jimmy Crute beat Paul Craig by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 142, on Saturday 1st December 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide.

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 Craig stats

Jimmy Crute stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Jimmy Crute's UFC record stood at 4-4-1, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-7-1.

The stats suggested Crute had a large advantage in power over Craig, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Craig's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Crute, boasting a 90% submission rate over Crute's 25%.

Jimmy Crute was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Craig had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crute. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Crute was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months later than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 32 to Craig's 41.

Crute vs Craig form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Craig had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jamahal Hill at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mauricio Rua at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gadzhimurad Antigulov at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had drawn with Mauricio Rua at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Alonzo Menifield at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Paul Craig 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 Paul Craig's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 6 days 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.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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