Xhaferi vs Johnson

Who won Xhaferi vs Johnson?

Ermil Xhaferi beat Aaron Johnson by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 169, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Xhaferi vs Johnson division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Xhaferi vs Johnson stats

Ermil Xhaferi stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Aaron Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Xhaferi, with a 57% knock out percentage over Xhaferi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Xhaferi had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Johnson's 29%.

Ermil Xhaferi was the older man by 24 years, at 24 years old.

Xhaferi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 years and 3 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 15 to Johnson's 19.

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Johnson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Xhaferi vs Johnson?

Ermil Xhaferi was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Aaron Johnson made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.