Emmett vs Johnson

Who won Emmett vs Johnson?

Josh Emmett beat Michael Johnson by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

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).

Emmett vs Johnson stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Michael Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Josh Emmett's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Michael Johnson marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Michael Johnson's came in at 15-15-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Emmett, with a 42% knock out percentage over Emmett's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmett had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 15% submission rate over Johnson's 11%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 2 years, at 40 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Emmett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 8 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 64 to Johnson's 98.

Emmett vs Johnson form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on 5th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had been defeated by Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

He had beaten Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Before that, he had been beaten by Justin Gaethje at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Emmett had been fighting more than Michael Johnson.

Going to this contest, Josh Emmett had last fought 1 month and 2 days ago, while Michael Johnson's last outing had been 6 years, 6 months and 10 days ago.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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