Johnson vs Mota

Who won Johnson vs Mota?

Charles Johnson beat Carlos Mota by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of LFA 122, on Friday 21st January 2022 at The Factory at the District in St. Louis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Johnson vs Mota stats

Charles Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Carlos Mota made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Charles Johnson's 7th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Charles Johnson's LFA record stood at 6-1-0, while Carlos Mota's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested that Johnson and Mota have similar power, both with a 40% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a large advantage over Mota, boasting a 30% submission rate over Mota's 0%.

Charles Johnson was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

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

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 month earlier than Mota, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 58 to Mota's 25.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlos Mota had been fighting more than Charles Johnson.

Going to this contest, Charles Johnson had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 6 days ago, while Carlos Mota's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 3 days ago.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Mota?

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