Patterson vs Crosbie

Who won Patterson vs Crosbie?

Sam Patterson beat Kiefer Crosbie by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Patterson vs Crosbie stats

Sam Patterson stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kiefer Crosbie made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Sam Patterson's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Kiefer Crosbie marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sam Patterson's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Kiefer Crosbie's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Crosbie had an advantage in power over Patterson, with a 50% knock out percentage over Patterson's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Patterson had a massive advantage over Crosbie, boasting a 55% submission rate over Crosbie's 20%.

Sam Patterson was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Patterson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Crosbie. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Patterson's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Crosbie's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year later than Crosbie, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 25 to Crosbie's 23.

Patterson vs Crosbie form

Kiefer Crosbie had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kevin Jousset at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Charlie Leary at Bellator Euro Series 9 on 3rd October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had won against Iamik Furtado at Bellator 240 on 22nd February 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

He had beaten Hugo Pereira at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin.

Activity check

Patterson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Crosbie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Patterson vs Crosbie start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:50 PM UTC , which was 6:50 PM EST or 3:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Patterson vs Crosbie?

Sam Patterson was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Kiefer Crosbie made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.