Johnson vs Kopera

Who won Johnson vs Kopera?

Lukasz Kopera beat Aaron Johnson by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 146, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Bec Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lukasz Kopera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Johnson vs Kopera stats

Aaron Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lukasz Kopera made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Aaron Johnson's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-2-0, while Lukasz Kopera's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a massive power advantage over Kopera, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Kopera's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kopera had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 40% submission rate over Johnson's 17%.

Aaron Johnson was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Johnson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 10 months later than Kopera, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 19 to Kopera's 41.

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Kopera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Kopera?

Aaron Johnson was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Lukasz Kopera made his way into the ring at 1/1 (-100) with oddsmakers.