Ray vs Johnson

Who won Ray vs Johnson?

Stevie Ray beat Michael Johnson by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 20, on Saturday 26th October 2019 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Stevie Ray.

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).

Ray vs Johnson stats

Stevie Ray stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Michael Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Stevie Ray's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Michael Johnson marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Stevie Ray's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Michael Johnson's came in at 15-15-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Ray, with a 42% knock out percentage over Ray's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ray had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 36% submission rate over Johnson's 11%.

Stevie Ray was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Johnson had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Ray was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 82 to Johnson's 98.

Ray vs Johnson form

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Josh Emmett at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

He had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ray's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 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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