Buzukja vs Emmers

Who won Buzukja vs Emmers?

Jamall Emmers beat Dennis Buzukja by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Buzukja vs Emmers stats

Dennis Buzukja stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jamall Emmers made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Dennis Buzukja's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jamall Emmers marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Dennis Buzukja's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Jamall Emmers' came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Emmers had a slight advantage in power over Buzukja, with a 37% knock out percentage over Buzukja's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmers had a slight advantage over Buzukja, with a 16% submission rate over Buzukja's 9%.

Dennis Buzukja was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Emmers had a height advantage of 1 inch over Buzukja. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Buzukja was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years later than Emmers, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 41 to Emmers' 68.

Buzukja vs Emmers form

Emmers had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nate Landwehr at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dennis Buzukja at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jack Jenkins at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Khusein Askhabov at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Pat Sabatini at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Emmers' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 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 Buzukja vs Emmers?

Dennis Buzukja was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Jamall Emmers made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.