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.

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 10-4-0, 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 39 less professional rounds, 59 to Johnson's 98.

Emmett vs Johnson form

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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 had beaten 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

Emmett's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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