Johnson vs Lobov

Who won Johnson vs Lobov?

Michael Johnson beat Artem Lobov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 138, on Saturday 27th October 2018 at Moncton Events Centre in Moncton.

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 Lobov stats

Michael Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Artem Lobov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 4 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.

Michael Johnson's UFC record stood at 15-15-0, while Artem Lobov's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Lobov, with a 44% knock out percentage over Lobov's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lobov had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 15% submission rate over Johnson's 11%.

Michael Johnson was the same age as Artem Lobov, at 38 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lobov. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Lobov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 98 to Lobov's 84.

Johnson vs Lobov form

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Stevie Ray at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Josh Emmett at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Before that, he had won against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had beaten Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Activity check

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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