Buzukja vs Emmers

Who won Buzukja vs Emmers?

Jamall Emmers beat Dennis Buzukja by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Buzukja vs Emmers stats

Dennis Buzukja stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jamall Emmers made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Dennis Buzukja's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Jamall Emmers' came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Emmers had a slight advantage in power over Buzukja, with a 37% knock out percentage over Buzukja's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmers had a slight advantage over Buzukja, with a 16% submission rate over Buzukja's 9%.

Dennis Buzukja was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Emmers had a height advantage of 1 inch over Buzukja. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Buzukja was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years later than Emmers, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 38 to Emmers' 67.

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Emmers' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Buzukja vs Emmers?

Dennis Buzukja was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Jamall Emmers made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.