Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-09-28, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Jimmy Crute vs Ivan Erslan gets two (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2025).Erslan vs Crute is scheduled to take place Sunday, September 28th, at the RAC Arena in Perth (Australia), in a 3-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Carlos Ulberg vs Dominick Reyes – UFC Fight Night 260 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 118 or UFC Perth). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jimmy Crute record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jimmy Crute entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-4-2 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 light heavyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has lost to Alonzo Menifield, has tied with Rodolfo Bellato (Rodolfo Bellato vs Jimmy Crute) and has beat Marcin Prachnio.
Ivan Erslan record
His opponent, Ivan Erslan, has a record of 14-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 in the light heavyweight division.
In his last three bouts he has defeated Bogdan Gnidko but then he has lost to Ion Cutelaba and to Navajo Stirling.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 260 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Carlos Ulberg vs Dominick Reyes
Jimmy Crute vs Ivan Erslan
Jack Jenkins vs Ramon Taveras
Jake Matthews vs Neil Magny
Tom Nolan vs Charlie Campbell
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Navajo Stirling vs Rodolfo Bellato
Andre Petroski vs Cameron Rowston
Rolando Bedoya vs Jamie Mullarkey
Josias Musasa vs Colby Thicknesse
Luana Carolina vs Michelle Montague
Elisha Ellison vs Brando Pericic
Konklak Suphisara vs Alexia Thainara
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Jimmy Crute vs Ivan Erslan as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Spanish
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Result
Who won Crute vs Erslan fight?
Jimmy Crute defeated Ivan Erslan via submission (reverse can opener) at 3:19, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 260 post-fight octagon interview of Jimmy Crute and Ivan Erslan.
