Souza vs Johns

Who won Souza vs Johns?

Bruno Souza beat Elijah Johns by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 102, on Friday 19th March 2021 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bruno Souza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Souza vs Johns stats

Bruno Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Elijah Johns made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Bruno Souza's LFA record stood at 5-0-0, while Elijah Johns' came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Johns had a large advantage in power over Souza, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Souza's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a large advantage over Johns, boasting a 25% submission rate over Johns' 0%.

Bruno Souza was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Johns had a height advantage of 2 inches over Souza. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Souza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 11 months earlier than Johns, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 37 to Johns' 34.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elijah Johns had been fighting more than Bruno Souza.

Going to this contest, Bruno Souza had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 18 days ago, while Elijah Johns' last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 12 days ago.

Souza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Johns' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Souza vs Johns?

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