Johnson vs Williams

Who won Johnson vs Williams?

Taylor Johnson beat Trey Williams by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 7, on Friday 10th March 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Johnson vs Williams stats

Taylor Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Trey Williams made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Taylor Johnson's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Trey Williams' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a large advantage in power over Williams, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Williams' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Williams had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Johnson's 25%.

Taylor Johnson was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Williams had a height advantage of 3 inches over Johnson. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 3 months later than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 22 to Williams' 17.

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Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Williams?

Taylor Johnson was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Trey Williams made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.