Guida vs Johnson

Who won Guida vs Johnson?

Clay Guida beat Michael Johnson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 18, on Saturday 6th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Clay Guida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Guida vs Johnson stats

Clay Guida stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 20 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Michael Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Clay Guida's 37th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2006. Michael Johnson marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Clay Guida's UFC record stood at 18-19-0, while Michael Johnson's came in at 15-15-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Guida had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 37% submission rate over Johnson's 11%.

Clay Guida was the older man by 4 years, at 43 years old.

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

Guida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 138 to Johnson's 98.

Guida vs Johnson form

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Josh Emmett at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

He had been defeated 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.

Activity check

Guida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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