Johnson vs Diakiese

Who won Johnson vs Diakiese?

Michael Johnson beat Marc Diakiese by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Johnson vs Diakiese stats

Michael Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Michael Johnson's UFC record stood at 14-15-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Diakiese, with a 45% knock out percentage over Diakiese's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a slight advantage over Diakiese, with a 10% submission rate over Diakiese's 6%.

Michael Johnson was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Johnson had 1-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 7 months earlier than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 96 to Diakiese's 56.

Johnson vs Diakiese form

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Stevie Ray at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Josh Emmett at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Before that, he had won against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had beaten Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Diakiese had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rafael Alves at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night 134 on 22nd July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Before that, he had lost to Dan Hooker at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been beaten by Drakkar Klose at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Johnson had been fighting more than Marc Diakiese.

Going to this contest, Michael Johnson had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 15 days ago, while Marc Diakiese's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 15 days ago.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Diakiese's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 12 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 Johnson vs Diakiese?

Michael Johnson was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Marc Diakiese made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.