Emmett vs Murphy

Who won Emmett vs Murphy?

Lerone Murphy beat Josh Emmett by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 in favor of the winner Lerone Murphy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Emmett vs Murphy stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Lerone Murphy made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Lerone Murphy marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Lerone Murphy's came in at 7-0-1.

The stats suggested Murphy had a slight advantage in power over Emmett, with a 47% knock out percentage over Emmett's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmett had an advantage over Murphy, with a 11% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Murphy had a height advantage of 3 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Emmett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 59 to Murphy's 37.

Emmett vs Murphy form

Emmett had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Murphy remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Dan Ige at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

He was victorious against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Josh Emmett had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 21 days ago, while Lerone Murphy's last outing had been 5 months and 11 days ago.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Emmett vs Murphy start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Emmett vs Murphy?

Josh Emmett was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Lerone Murphy made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.