Johnson vs Azevedo

Who won Johnson vs Azevedo?

Anthony Johnson beat Jose Augusto Azevedo by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator 258, on Friday 7th May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Johnson vs Azevedo stats

Anthony Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jose Augusto Azevedo made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Anthony Johnson will be making their debut in Bellator.

Jose Augusto Azevedo's Bellator record stood at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Azevedo, with a 73% knock out percentage over Azevedo's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Azevedo had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 29% submission rate over Johnson's 0%.

Anthony Johnson was the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Azevedo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. Despite this, he had 5-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years earlier than Azevedo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 50 to Azevedo's 24.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Augusto Azevedo had been fighting more than Anthony Johnson.

Going to this contest, Anthony Johnson had last fought 7 years and 17 days ago, while Jose Augusto Azevedo's last outing had been 3 years and 23 days ago.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Azevedo?

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