Johnson vs Fili

Who won Johnson vs Fili?

Michael Johnson beat Andre Fili by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 135, on Saturday 25th August 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

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

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).

Johnson vs Fili stats

Michael Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Andre Fili made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Michael Johnson's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Andre Fili marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Michael Johnson's UFC record stood at 15-15-0, while Andre Fili's came in at 12-11-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Fili, with a 47% knock out percentage over Fili's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fili had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 17% submission rate over Johnson's 12%.

Michael Johnson was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Fili, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 98 to Fili's 83.

Johnson vs Fili form

Fili had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Lucas Almeida at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Johnson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Fili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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