Johns vs Soto

Who won Johns vs Soto?

Brett Johns beat Joe Soto by submission in the 1st round during the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale, on Friday 1st December 2017 at Park Theatre in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Johns vs Soto stats

Brett Johns stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joe Soto made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Brett Johns' 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Brett Johns' UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Joe Soto's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Soto had an advantage in power over Johns, with a 28% knock out percentage over Johns' 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Soto had a large advantage over Johns, boasting a 56% submission rate over Johns' 29%.

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

Johns had a height advantage of 1 inch over Soto. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Johns was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 11 months later than Soto, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 69 to Soto's 47.

Johns vs Soto form

Johns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jordan Winski at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Danny Sabatello at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

He had defeated Joe Soto at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on 1st December 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Park Theatre, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Johns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 19 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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