Osbourne vs Johnson

Who won Osbourne vs Johnson?

Ode Osbourne beat Charles Johnson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ode Osbourne.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Osbourne vs Johnson stats

Ode Osbourne stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Charles Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ode Osbourne's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Charles Johnson marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ode Osbourne's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Charles Johnson's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Osbourne, with a 46% knock out percentage over Osbourne's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Osbourne had an advantage over Johnson, with a 36% submission rate over Johnson's 23%.

Ode Osbourne was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Osbourne. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Osbourne's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Johnson's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 36 to Johnson's 64.

Osbourne vs Johnson form

Osbourne had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jafel Filho at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Asu Almabaev at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Tyson Nam at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had beaten Zarrukh Adashev at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Johnson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Carlos Mota at LFA 122 on 21st January 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their LFA Flyweight championship fight at The Factory at the District, St. Louis, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jo o Camilo at LFA 114 on 27th August 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Factory at the District, St. Louis.

Before that, he had won against Yuma Horiuchi at LFA 110 on 2nd July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Grand Hotel Casino & Resort, Shawnee.

He had beaten Karlee Pangilinan at LFA 100 on 19th February 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ode Osbourne had been fighting more than Charles Johnson.

Going to this contest, Ode Osbourne had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago, while Charles Johnson's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 4 days ago.

Osbourne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Osbourne vs Johnson?

Ode Osbourne was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Charles Johnson made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.