Jim Crute is a solid favorite against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night 142 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday night. This event is one of six fights on the main on FS1. Craig is 10-2 in his career, while Crute is 8-0 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Craig and Crute and UFC predictions.
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Paul Craig (10-2, 2-2 UFC)
Craig came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he has two wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Henrique da Silva by submission and Magomed Ankalaev by submission; while losing to Tyson Pedro by TKO and Khalil Rountree by KO. Craig has been a pro since 2013 and has one win by TKO and nine by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Craig said this to dailyrecord.co.uk. about his upcoming fight against Crute, “But I have seen him fight and I know he will be dangerous. He is a powerful striker with a good over hand right, plus he has a decent grappling background. He is also undefeated so he will probably be full of confidence.”
Jim Crute (8-0, UFC debut)
Crute is making his UFC debut this Saturday night against Craig. He is undefeated in his career and his last fight was against Chris Birchler by TKO in July of 2018. Crute has been a pro since 2016 and has three wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Craig 2.51/ Crute 14.83
Accuracy: Craig 51% / Crute 65%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Craig 3.64/ Crute 9.35
Defense: Craig 44% / Crute53 %
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Craig 1.45/ Crute 0.00
Accuracy: Craig 23% / Crute 0%
Takedowns defended: Craig 66% / Crute 0%
Submission average: Craig 1.9 / Crute 0.0
UFC Predictions
Craig faced Magomed Ankalaev in March of this year and was battered around for the most part until he got a triangle choke on Ankalaev late in the final round. Craig can be dominated physically, but he has some submission skills that make him dangerous. Crute is making his UFC debut and so far he is undefeated in his career. There is not much about Crute that stands out, but he was competent in Australia. Craig runs into trouble when he is physically overmatched, but I don’t think that will be the case in this fight. I lean toward taking the underdog price on Craig, but keep in mind that when oddsmakers heavily favor a newcomer in UFC odds, that fighter usually wins.
UFC Fight Night 142 takes place at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday night. There are six fights on the main card on FS1, headlined by Junior dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa and six preliminary bouts with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Heavyweight - Junior dos Santos -154 vs. Tai Tuivasa
Heavyweight - Mark Hunt -115 vs. Justin Willis
Light Heavyweight - Tyson Pedro -450 vs. Mauricio Rua
Welterweight - Jake Matthews -130 vs. Tony Martin
Light Heavyweight - Jim Crute -262 vs. Paul Craig
Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff -668 vs. Suman Mokhtarian
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Welterweight - Alexey Kunchenko -330 vs. Yushin Okami
Flyweight - Ben Nguyen -150 vs. Wilson Reis
Welterweight - Keita Nakamura-190 vs. Salim Touahri
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -394 vs. Elias Garcia
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight - Christos Giagos -350 vs. Mizuto Hirota
Lightweight - Damir Ismagulov -504 vs. Alex Gorgees
UFC Fight Night 142 Odds
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