Johnson vs Fili

Who won Johnson vs Fili?

Michael Johnson beat Andre Fili by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 135, on Saturday 25th August 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Johnson.

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).

Johnson vs Fili stats

Michael Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Andre Fili made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Michael Johnson's UFC record stood at 14-15-0, while Andre Fili's came in at 11-10-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Fili, with a 47% knock out percentage over Fili's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fili had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 17% submission rate over Johnson's 12%.

Michael Johnson was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Fili, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 96 to Fili's 79.

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Johnson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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