Menifield vs Jacoby

Who won Menifield vs Jacoby?

Alonzo Menifield beat Dustin Jacoby by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 296, on Saturday 16th December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Menifield vs Jacoby stats

Alonzo Menifield stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Dustin Jacoby made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Alonzo Menifield's UFC record stood at 8-3-1, while Dustin Jacoby's came in at 7-5-1.

The stats suggested Menifield had a slight advantage in power over Jacoby, with a 71% knock out percentage over Jacoby's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Menifield had an advantage over Jacoby, with a 21% submission rate over Jacoby's 5%.

Alonzo Menifield was the same age as Dustin Jacoby, at 36 years old.

Jacoby had a height advantage of 3 inches over Menifield. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Menifield was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 11 months later than Jacoby, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 33 to Jacoby's 57.

Menifield vs Jacoby form

Menifield had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jimmy Crute at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Jimmy Crute at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Askar Mozharov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to William Knight at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Menifield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Jacoby's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Menifield vs Jacoby?

Alonzo Menifield was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Dustin Jacoby made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.