Osbourne vs Johnson

Who won Osbourne vs Johnson?

Ode Osbourne beat Charles Johnson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ode Osbourne.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Osbourne vs Johnson stats

Ode Osbourne stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Charles Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ode Osbourne's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Charles Johnson marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ode Osbourne's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Charles Johnson's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Osbourne, with a 46% knock out percentage over Osbourne's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Osbourne had an advantage over Johnson, with a 36% submission rate over Johnson's 23%.

Ode Osbourne was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Osbourne. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Osbourne's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Johnson's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 36 to Johnson's 64.

Osbourne vs Johnson form

Osbourne had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Tyson Nam at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Zarrukh Adashev at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten C.J. Vergara at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Manel Kape at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had been defeated by Brian Kelleher at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Johnson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Joshua Van at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Before that, he had beaten Azat Maksum at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Rafael Ramos at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Charles Johnson had been fighting more than Ode Osbourne.

Going to this contest, Ode Osbourne had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 23 days ago, while Charles Johnson's last outing had been 8 months and 17 days ago.

Osbourne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Osbourne vs Johnson?

Ode Osbourne was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Charles Johnson made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.