Who won Stephens vs Emmett?
Jeremy Stephens beat Josh Emmett by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on FOX 28, on Saturday 24th February 2018 at Amway Center in Orlando.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Stephens vs Emmett stats
Jeremy Stephens stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Josh Emmett made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
This was Jeremy Stephens' 35th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2007. Josh Emmett marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.
Jeremy Stephens' UFC record stood at 15-19-0, while Josh Emmett's came in at 10-5-0.
The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Emmett, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Emmett's 31%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmett had a slight advantage over Stephens, with a 15% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.
Jeremy Stephens was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.
Stephens had a height advantage of 3 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Stephens was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Emmett, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 116 to Emmett's 64.
Stephens vs Emmett form
Jeremy Stephens had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.
Previous to that, his fight against Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.
Before that, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.
He had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.
Emmett had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been defeated by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.
Before that, he was victorious against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.
He had won against Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Emmett had been fighting more than Jeremy Stephens.
Going to this contest, Jeremy Stephens had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 15 days ago, while Josh Emmett's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 17 days ago.
Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
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