Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jimmy Crute will take on Alonzo “Atomic” Menifield in the Light Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 284 card.

In this post, we will break down Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 28-year-old, Jimmy Crute is coming in with a 12-3 record. Crute will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo in December.

Menifield, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Misha Cirkunov on December 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo and holds a 13-3-0 record.

Jimmy Crute has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 37-year-old, Alonzo Menifield is an orthodox fighter with a 76″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Jimmy Crute:
→ Crute’s striking accuracy is 56%.
→ Crute lands 4.33 significant strikes per minute.
→ Crute’s takedown accuracy is 75%.
→ Crute’s takedown average is 4.87 per 15 minutes.
→ Crute’s takedown defense is 60%.

Crute comes in with 56% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.33 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Menifield fires at 56% accuracy, landing about 3.91 significant strikes per minute. Jimmy Crute also has a 75% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 4.87 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Menifield’s 0.81 takedowns and 85% takedown accuracy.

Alonzo Menifield:
→ Menifield’s striking accuracy is 56%.
→ Menifield lands 3.91 significant strikes per minute.
→ Menifield’s takedown accuracy is 30%.
→ Menifield’s takedown average is 0.81 per 15 minutes.
→ Menifield’s takedown defense is 85%.

Alonzo spent on average 6:12 minutes in the Octagon and Jimmy has an average fight time of 4:37 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 284 is live in , who do you think will win, Jimmy or Alonzo? Sound off in the comments.

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