Smith vs Crute

Who won Smith vs Crute?

Anthony Smith beat Jimmy Crute by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 261, on Saturday 24th April 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

Smith vs Crute stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Jimmy Crute made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Jimmy Crute's came in at 4-4-1.

The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Crute, with a 53% knock out percentage over Crute's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a slight advantage over Crute, with a 38% submission rate over Crute's 33%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Crute. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 37 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Crute, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, 113 to Crute's 32.

Smith vs Crute form

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

Activity check

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Crute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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