Hadley vs Johnson

Who won Hadley vs Johnson?

Charles Johnson beat Jake Hadley by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Charles Johnson.

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).

Hadley vs Johnson stats

Jake Hadley stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Charles Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jake Hadley's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Charles Johnson's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Hadley, with a 43% knock out percentage over Hadley's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hadley had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Johnson's 21%.

Jake Hadley was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

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

Hadley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 8 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 28 to Johnson's 52.

Hadley vs Johnson form

Hadley 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 lost to Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Malcolm Gordon at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Candelario at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Allan Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

Before that, he had been beaten 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.

He had won against Jimmy Flick at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Charles Johnson had been fighting more than Jake Hadley.

Going to this contest, Jake Hadley had last fought 9 months and 7 days ago, while Charles Johnson's last outing had been 3 months and 9 days ago.

Hadley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 6 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 Hadley vs Johnson?

Jake Hadley was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Charles Johnson made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.