Menifield vs Cherant

Who won Menifield vs Cherant?

Alonzo Menifield beat Fabio Cherant by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 260, on Saturday 27th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Cherant stats

Alonzo Menifield stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Fabio Cherant made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

This was Alonzo Menifield's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Alonzo Menifield's UFC record stood at 8-5-1, while Fabio Cherant's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Menifield had a massive power advantage over Cherant, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Cherant's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cherant had a massive advantage over Menifield, boasting a 71% submission rate over Menifield's 11%.

Alonzo Menifield was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Cherant had a height advantage of 1 inch over Menifield. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Menifield was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Cherant, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 36 to Cherant's 21.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alonzo Menifield had last fought 4 years and 3 days ago, while Fabio Cherant's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 27 days ago.

Menifield's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Cherant's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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