Van vs Johnson

Who won Van vs Johnson?

Charles Johnson beat Joshua Van by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th July 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

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).

Van vs Johnson stats

Joshua Van stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Charles Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Joshua Van's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Charles Johnson marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Joshua Van's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Charles Johnson's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Van had an advantage in power over Johnson, with a 60% knock out percentage over Johnson's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Van and Johnson would have been pretty equal, both with a 20% submission rate.

Joshua Van was the younger man by 11 years, at 23 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Van.

Van was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 4 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 34 to Johnson's 64.

Van vs Johnson form

Charles Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Ode Osbourne at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Van vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Van vs Johnson?

Joshua Van was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Charles Johnson made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.