Emmett vs Johnson

Who won Emmett vs Johnson?

Josh Emmett beat Michael Johnson by during the main card of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Josh Emmett.

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).

Emmett vs Johnson stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Michael Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 13 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Emmett, with a 42% knock out percentage over Emmett's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmett had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 15% submission rate over Johnson's 11%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Emmett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 year and 8 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 53 to Johnson's 93.

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Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 23 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 Emmett vs Johnson?

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