Nielsen vs Johnson

Who won Nielsen vs Johnson?

Jeff Nielsen beat Rueben Johnson by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of LFA 156, on Friday 14th April 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Nielsen vs Johnson stats

Jeff Nielsen stepped into the octagon with a record of 1 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Rueben Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Rueben Johnson will be making their debut in the LFA.

Jeff Nielsen's LFA record stood at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested that Nielsen and Johnson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Nielsen and Johnson would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Jeff Nielsen was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson.

Nielsen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 6 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 15 to Johnson's 13.

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Nielsen's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nielsen vs Johnson?

Jeff Nielsen was a 2/7 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Rueben Johnson made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+260) with oddsmakers.