Diamond vs Johns

Who won Diamond vs Johns?

Tyler Diamond beat Brett Johns by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tyler Diamond.

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).

Diamond vs Johns stats

Tyler Diamond stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Brett Johns made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Tyler Diamond's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Brett Johns marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Tyler Diamond's PFL record stood at 3-3-0, while Brett Johns' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Diamond had a large advantage in power over Johns, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Johns' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johns had an advantage over Diamond, with a 30% submission rate over Diamond's 17%.

Tyler Diamond was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Diamond was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 8 months later than Johns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 43 to Johns' 69.

Diamond vs Johns form

Tyler Diamond had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Otto Rodrigues at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had beaten Sung Bin Jo at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had defeated Jon Neal at LFA 66 on 10th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maverik Center, West Valley City.

Johns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Timur Khizriev at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against David Tonatiuh Crol at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jordan Winski at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Khurshed Kakhorov at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He had lost to Danny Sabatello at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brett Johns had been fighting more than Tyler Diamond.

Going to this contest, Tyler Diamond had last fought 11 months and 10 days ago, while Brett Johns' last outing had been 11 months and 10 days ago.

Diamond's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Johns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Diamond vs Johns start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Diamond vs Johns?

Tyler Diamond was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Brett Johns made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-170) with oddsmakers.