Johns vs Crol

Who won Johns vs Crol?

Brett Johns beat David Tonatiuh Crol by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL Europe 4, on Friday 8th December 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Johns vs Crol stats

Brett Johns stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

David Tonatiuh Crol made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Brett Johns' PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while David Tonatiuh Crol's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Crol had a slight advantage in power over Johns, with a 18% knock out percentage over Johns' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Crol had a massive advantage over Johns, boasting a 73% submission rate over Johns' 32%.

Brett Johns was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Johns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Crol, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 63 to Crol's 45.

Johns vs Crol form

Johns 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, he had won against Jordan Winski at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Khurshed Kakhorov at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Danny Sabatello at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

He had defeated Joe Soto at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on 1st December 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Park Theatre, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Johns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johns vs Crol?

Brett Johns was a 2/11 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while David Tonatiuh Crol made his way into the ring at 17/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.