Emmett vs Mitchell

Who won Emmett vs Mitchell?

Josh Emmett beat Bryce Mitchell by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 296, on Saturday 16th December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Mitchell stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Bryce Mitchell made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

This was Josh Emmett's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Bryce Mitchell marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Bryce Mitchell's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Emmett had a massive power advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a massive advantage over Emmett, boasting a 56% submission rate over Emmett's 11%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 10 years, at 40 years old.

Mitchell had a height advantage of 4 inches over Emmett. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Emmett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Mitchell, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 64 to Mitchell's 39.

Emmett vs Mitchell form

Emmett had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shane Burgos at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Mirsad Bekti at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Golden1 Center, Sacramento.

He had won against Michael Johnson at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Mitchell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Emmett vs Mitchell?

Josh Emmett was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Bryce Mitchell made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.