Menifield vs Ulberg

Who won Menifield vs Ulberg?

Carlos Ulberg beat Alonzo Menifield by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

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 Ulberg stats

Alonzo Menifield stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Carlos Ulberg made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alonzo Menifield's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Carlos Ulberg marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Alonzo Menifield's UFC record stood at 9-5-1, while Carlos Ulberg's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested that Menifield and Ulberg have similar power, both with a 67% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Menifield had a slight advantage over Ulberg, with a 20% submission rate over Ulberg's 11%.

Alonzo Menifield was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Ulberg had a height advantage of 4 inches over Menifield. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Menifield was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 2 months later than Ulberg, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 39 to Ulberg's 25.

Menifield vs Ulberg form

Ulberg had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alonzo Menifield at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Da Un Jung at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he was victorious against Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

He had won against Nick Negumereanu at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Menifield's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Ulberg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Menifield vs Ulberg?

Alonzo Menifield was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Ulberg made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.