Bookmakers made Lerone Murphy a strong favourite against Josh Emmett when they face off in their fight on Saturday 5th April 2025 at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy.
He is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the fight outright, while you can get 41/20 (+200) on Josh Emmett if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 70% chance of Murphy winning while giving Emmett a 30% chance.
Murphy opened as the favourite at 9/25 (-280).
Emmett opened at 9/4 (+230) which has got wider by -4/5 (+130).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 145 pounds (10.15 stones or 65.91 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy Odds
Main Event
Lerone Murphy is currently 4/11 (-280) to beat Josh Emmett, while Emmett is currently 41/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Joanderson Brito is made a favourite at 11/25 (-230) to come out the victor in a fight against Pat Sabatini, while Sabatini is currently 9/5 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.
Main Card
Chang Ho Lee sits at 3/5 (-170) to win against Cortavious Romious, while Romious is currently 27/20 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Kennedy Nzechukwu is marked at 8/25 (-310) to be victorious against Martin Buday, while Buday is currently 49/20 (+250) to win if you fancy the upset.
Brad Tavares is currently 2/5 (-250) to defeat Gerald Meerschaert, while Meerschaert is currently 39/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Torrez Finney is made a favourite at 11/25 (-230) to beat Robert Valentin, while Valentin is currently 37/20 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.
Prelims
Luis Gurule sits at 2/5 (-250) to come out the victor in a fight against Ode Osbourne, while Osbourne is currently 7/4 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.
Daniel Santos is marked at 12/25 (-210) to win against Davey Grant, while Grant is currently 17/10 (+170) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Dione Barbosa is currently 1/5 (-500) to be victorious against Diana Belbita, while Belbita is currently 15/4 (+380) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Daniel Frunza is made a favourite at 59/100 (-170) to defeat Rhys McKee, while McKee is currently 7/5 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Victor Henry sits at 4/6 (-150) to beat Pedro Falcao, while Falcao is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Vanessa Demopoulos is marked at 67/100 (-150) to come out the victor in a fight against Talita Alencar, while Alencar is currently 5/4 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Loma Lookboonmee is currently 9/50 (-560) to win against Istela Nunes, while Nunes is currently 4/1 (+400) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Emmett vs Murphy Head To Head
Josh Emmett steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Lerone Murphy will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.
The stats suggest Murphy has a slight advantage in power over Emmett, with a 47% knock out percentage over Emmett's 37%.
Josh Emmett is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.
Murphy has a height advantage of 3 inches over Emmett. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Emmett is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 22 more professional rounds, 59 to Murphy's 37.
Emmett vs Murphy betting form
Emmett has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he won against 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 lost to 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 been beaten by 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 had beaten 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 defeated Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Murphy remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Dan Ige at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Previous to that, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had defeated Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.
He was victorious against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Josh Emmett has been fighting more than Lerone Murphy.
Josh Emmett last fought 1 year, 3 months and 12 days ago, while Lerone Murphy's last outing was 5 months and 2 days ago.
Emmett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Murphy's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Emmett vs Murphy Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which is 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.
