Crute vs Oleksiejczuk

Who won Crute vs Oleksiejczuk?

Jimmy Crute beat Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 26, on Saturday 22nd February 2020 at Spark Arena in Auckland.

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 Oleksiejczuk stats

Jimmy Crute stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jimmy Crute's UFC record stood at 4-4-1, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Oleksiejczuk had a massive power advantage over Crute, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Crute's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crute had a large advantage over Oleksiejczuk, boasting a 30% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 7%.

Jimmy Crute was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Crute had a height advantage of 2 inches over Oleksiejczuk. Despite this, Oleksiejczuk had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Crute was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 1 month later than Oleksiejczuk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 32 to Oleksiejczuk's 48.

Crute vs Oleksiejczuk form

Oleksiejczuk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dustin Jacoby at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Shamil Gamzatov at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He was victorious against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Crute's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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