Jousset vs Micallef

Who won Jousset vs Micallef?

Jonathan Micallef beat Kevin Jousset by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jonathan Micallef.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jousset vs Micallef stats

Kevin Jousset stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jonathan Micallef made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kevin Jousset's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jonathan Micallef marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Kevin Jousset's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Jonathan Micallef's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Jousset had a slight advantage in power over Micallef, with a 40% knock out percentage over Micallef's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Micallef had a large advantage over Jousset, boasting a 33% submission rate over Jousset's 10%.

Kevin Jousset was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Jousset was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Micallef, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 36 to Micallef's 22.

Activity check

Jousset's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Jousset vs Micallef start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:50 PM UTC , which was 6:50 PM EST or 3:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Jousset vs Micallef?

Kevin Jousset was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Jonathan Micallef made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.