Walker vs Ledet

Who won Walker vs Ledet?

Johnny Walker beat Justin Ledet by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 2, on Saturday 2nd February 2019 at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Walker vs Ledet stats

Johnny Walker stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Justin Ledet made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Johnny Walker's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Johnny Walker's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Justin Ledet's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Walker had a massive power advantage over Ledet, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Ledet's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ledet had a massive advantage over Walker, boasting a 56% submission rate over Walker's 13%.

Johnny Walker was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ledet. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Walker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 1 month later than Ledet, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 47 to Ledet's 26.

Walker vs Ledet form

Walker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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