Menifield vs Ulberg

Who won Menifield vs Ulberg?

Carlos Ulberg beat Alonzo Menifield by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

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 Ulberg stats

Alonzo Menifield stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Carlos Ulberg made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alonzo Menifield's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Carlos Ulberg marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Alonzo Menifield's UFC record stood at 8-4-1, while Carlos Ulberg's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested that Menifield and Ulberg have similar power, both with a 67% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Menifield had a slight advantage over Ulberg, with a 20% submission rate over Ulberg's 11%.

Alonzo Menifield was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Ulberg had a height advantage of 4 inches over Menifield. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Menifield was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 2 months later than Ulberg, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 34 to Ulberg's 19.

Menifield vs Ulberg form

Menifield 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 Dustin Jacoby at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jimmy Crute at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Askar Mozharov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Ulberg had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Da Un Jung at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nick Negumereanu at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Tafon Nchukwi at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Fabio Cherant at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alonzo Menifield had last fought 7 months and 8 days ago, while Carlos Ulberg's last outing had been 10 months and 15 days ago.

Menifield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ulberg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Menifield vs Ulberg?

Alonzo Menifield was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Ulberg made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.