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.

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

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 older man by 1 year, 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 15 more professional rounds, 59 to Johnson's 44.

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Blackshear's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 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.