Johnson vs Bunes

Who won Johnson vs Bunes?

Felipe Bunes beat Jose Johnson by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Johnson vs Bunes stats

Jose Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Felipe Bunes made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jose Johnson's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Felipe Bunes marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jose Johnson's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Felipe Bunes' came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a massive power advantage over Bunes, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Bunes' 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bunes had a massive advantage over Johnson, boasting a 62% submission rate over Johnson's 19%.

Jose Johnson was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Bunes.

Johnson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 8 months later than Bunes, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 48 to Bunes' 37.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Felipe Bunes had been fighting more than Jose Johnson.

Going to this contest, Jose Johnson had last fought 9 months and 15 days ago, while Felipe Bunes' last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 17 days ago.

Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Bunes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Johnson vs Bunes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:55 PM UTC , which was 6:55 PM EST or 3:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:55 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Bunes?

Jose Johnson was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Felipe Bunes made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.