Blackshear vs Johnson

Who won Blackshear vs Johnson?

Da’Mon Blackshear beat Jose Johnson by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos, on Saturday 12th August 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Blackshear vs Johnson stats

Da’Mon Blackshear stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Jose Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Da’Mon Blackshear's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jose Johnson marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Da’Mon Blackshear's UFC record stood at 2-3-1, while Jose Johnson's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a massive power advantage over Blackshear, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Blackshear's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blackshear had a massive advantage over Johnson, boasting a 62% submission rate over Johnson's 9%.

Da’Mon Blackshear was the same age as Jose Johnson, at 29 years old.

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

Blackshear was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 60 to Johnson's 47.

Activity check

Blackshear's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blackshear vs Johnson?

Da’Mon Blackshear was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Johnson made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.