Johnson vs Azaitar

Who won Johnson vs Azaitar?

Michael Johnson beat Ottman Azaitar by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

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).

Johnson vs Azaitar stats

Michael Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ottman Azaitar made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Michael Johnson's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Ottman Azaitar marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Michael Johnson's UFC record stood at 15-15-0, while Ottman Azaitar's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Azaitar had a massive power advantage over Johnson, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Johnson's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Azaitar had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 15% submission rate over Johnson's 9%.

Michael Johnson was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Azaitar. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Azaitar, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, 98 to Azaitar's 22.

Johnson vs Azaitar form

Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alan Patrick at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Clay Guida at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Azaitar's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Johnson vs Azaitar start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:30 AM UTC , which was 9:30 PM EST or 6:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Azaitar?

Michael Johnson was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Ottman Azaitar made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.