Moisés vs Johnson

Who won Moisés vs Johnson?

Thiago Moises beat Michael Johnson by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night Jacksonville, on Wednesday 13th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

Moisés vs Johnson stats

Thiago Moises stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Michael Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Thiago Moises' 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Michael Johnson marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

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

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Moises, with a 42% knock out percentage over Moises' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moises had a massive advantage over Johnson, boasting a 42% submission rate over Johnson's 11%.

Thiago Moises was the younger man by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moises. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Moises was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 3 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 73 to Johnson's 98.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Thiago Moises had last fought 4 years, 7 months and 26 days ago, while Michael Johnson's last outing had been 7 years, 5 months and 12 days ago.

Moises' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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