UFC UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Final

Light Heavyweight

Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby

Alonzo Menifield
United States

Alonzo Menifield

“Atomic”

18-6-1

Winner

VS
Dustin Jacoby
United States

Dustin Jacoby

“The Hanyak”

22-10-1

Winner

Alonzo Menifield

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

16 December 2023 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Alonzo Menifield beat Dustin Jacoby by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Alonzo Menifield landed 95 of 145 total strikes and 1 of 2 takedowns, with 2:03 of control time.
  • Dustin Jacoby landed more total strikes — 113 to 95 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Alonzo MenifieldDustin Jacoby
18-6-1Record22-10-1
36Age on fight night35
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Saekson Muay ThaiTeamFactory X
Los Angeles, California, United StatesFromFt. Morgan, Colorado, United States

Fight statistics

95of 145 · 66%Total strikes landed113of 171 · 66%
84of 131Head strikes70of 124
3of 5Body strikes28of 31
8of 9Leg strikes15of 16
1of 2Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
2:03Control time2:08

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Alonzo MenifieldRoundDustin Jacoby
25/41strikes0/1TD0KD0:27controlR138/54strikes0/0TD0KD1:17control
28/50strikes0/0TD0KD0:01controlR231/56strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
42/54strikes1/1TD1KD1:35controlR344/61strikes0/0TD0KD0:51control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Chris Lee

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Tony Weeks

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Alonzo Menifield

  1. WJimmy Crutesubmission R2 1:552023
  2. DJimmy Crutemajority decision2023
  3. WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1 1:282022
  4. WAskar MozharovKO/TKO R1 4:402022
  5. LWilliam Knightunanimous decision2021

Dustin Jacoby

  1. WKennedy NzechukwuKO/TKO R1 1:222023
  2. LAzamat Murzakanovunanimous decision2023
  3. LKhalil Rountree Jr.split decision2022
  4. WDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1 3:132022
  5. WMichal Oleksiejczukunanimous decision2022

Also on this card

Colby Covington vs Leon EdwardsWelterweightunanimous decisionAlexandre Pantoja vs Brandon RoyvalFlyweightunanimous decisionStephen Thompson vs Shavkat RakhmonovWelterweightsubmission R2 4:56Tony Ferguson vs Paddy PimblettLightweightunanimous decisionJosh Emmett vs Bryce MitchellFeatherweightKO/TKO R1 1:57

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