Johns vs Gibson

Who won Johns vs Gibson?

Miles Johns beat Cody Gibson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Miles Johns.

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).

Johns vs Gibson stats

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

Cody Gibson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Miles Johns' UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Cody Gibson's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Gibson had a slight advantage in power over Johns, with a 37% knock out percentage over Johns' 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gibson had a slight advantage over Johns, with a 21% submission rate over Johns' 15%.

Miles Johns was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Gibson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Johns. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Johns was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 11 months later than Gibson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 49 to Gibson's 73.

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Johns' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johns vs Gibson?

Miles Johns was a 8/11 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Cody Gibson made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.