Herman vs Menifield

Who won Herman vs Menifield?

Alonzo Menifield beat Ed Herman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alonzo Menifield.

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).

Herman vs Menifield stats

Ed Herman stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Alonzo Menifield made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ed Herman's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Alonzo Menifield's came in at 8-3-1.

The stats suggested Menifield had a massive power advantage over Herman, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Herman's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Herman had a massive advantage over Menifield, boasting a 54% submission rate over Menifield's 11%.

Ed Herman was the older man by 7 years, at 43 years old.

Herman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Menifield. Despite this, Menifield had 1-inch reach advantage.

Herman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 12 years and 6 months earlier than Menifield, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 89 to Menifield's 33.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alonzo Menifield had been fighting more than Ed Herman.

Going to this contest, Ed Herman had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 6 days ago, while Alonzo Menifield's last outing had been 3 years and 22 days ago.

Herman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Menifield's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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