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 5 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.

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Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Guida vs Johnson?

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