Emmett vs Mitchell

Who won Emmett vs Mitchell?

Josh Emmett beat Bryce Mitchell by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 296, on Saturday 16th December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Mitchell stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Bryce Mitchell made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Bryce Mitchell's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Emmett had a massive power advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a massive advantage over Emmett, boasting a 56% submission rate over Emmett's 11%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 10 years, at 39 years old.

Mitchell had a height advantage of 4 inches over Emmett. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Emmett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Mitchell, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 59 to Mitchell's 34.

Emmett vs Mitchell form

Josh Emmett had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Shane Burgos at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Mitchell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Emmett vs Mitchell?

Josh Emmett was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Bryce Mitchell made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.