Almabaev vs Johnson

Who won Almabaev vs Johnson?

Asu Almabaev beat Jose Johnson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th June 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Asu Almabaev.

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).

Almabaev vs Johnson stats

Asu Almabaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Jose Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Asu Almabaev's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jose Johnson marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Asu Almabaev's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Jose Johnson's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a massive power advantage over Almabaev, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Almabaev's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almabaev had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 47% submission rate over Johnson's 19%.

Asu Almabaev was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 7 inches over Almabaev.

Almabaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 52 to Johnson's 47.

Activity check

Almabaev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Almabaev vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Almabaev vs Johnson?

Asu Almabaev was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Johnson made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.