Johns vs Crol

Who won Johns vs Crol?

Brett Johns beat David Tonatiuh Crol by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL Europe 4, on Friday 8th December 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Johns vs Crol stats

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

David Tonatiuh Crol made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Brett Johns' 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brett Johns' PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while David Tonatiuh Crol's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Crol had a slight advantage in power over Johns, with a 18% knock out percentage over Johns' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crol had a massive advantage over Johns, boasting a 73% submission rate over Johns' 32%.

Brett Johns was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Johns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Crol, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 69 to Crol's 45.

Johns vs Crol form

Johns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Timur Khizriev at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against David Tonatiuh Crol at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jordan Winski at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Khurshed Kakhorov at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He had been beaten by Danny Sabatello at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

Johns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johns vs Crol?

Brett Johns was a 2/11 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while David Tonatiuh Crol made his way into the ring at 17/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.