Johnson vs Diakiese

Who won Johnson vs Diakiese?

Michael Johnson beat Marc Diakiese by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Johnson.

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 Diakiese stats

Michael Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Michael Johnson's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Marc Diakiese marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Michael Johnson's UFC record stood at 15-15-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Diakiese, with a 45% knock out percentage over Diakiese's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a slight advantage over Diakiese, with a 10% submission rate over Diakiese's 6%.

Michael Johnson was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Johnson had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 7 months earlier than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 98 to Diakiese's 60.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marc Diakiese had been fighting more than Michael Johnson.

Going to this contest, Michael Johnson had last fought 6 years, 9 months and 5 days ago, while Marc Diakiese's last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 12 days ago.

Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Diakiese's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Diakiese?

Michael Johnson was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Marc Diakiese made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.