Emmers vs Jenkins

Who won Emmers vs Jenkins?

Jack Jenkins beat Jamall Emmers by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jack Jenkins.

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).

Emmers vs Jenkins stats

Jamall Emmers stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jack Jenkins made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jamall Emmers' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jack Jenkins marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jamall Emmers' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Jack Jenkins' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Jenkins had a slight advantage in power over Emmers, with a 45% knock out percentage over Emmers' 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jenkins had an advantage over Emmers, with a 27% submission rate over Emmers' 16%.

Jamall Emmers was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Emmers had a height advantage of 3 inches over Jenkins. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Emmers was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Jenkins, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 68 to Jenkins' 41.

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Emmers' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Emmers vs Jenkins?

Jamall Emmers was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Jack Jenkins made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.