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.

Moisés vs Johnson form

Johnson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Darrius Flowers at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Alan Patrick at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Moises' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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