Sordi vs Johnson

Who won Sordi vs Johnson?

Emiliano Sordi beat Jordan Johnson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2019 #10, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Sordi vs Johnson stats

Emiliano Sordi stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jordan Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Emiliano Sordi's PFL record stood at 7-4-1, while Jordan Johnson's came in at 2-2-1.

The stats suggested Sordi had a massive power advantage over Johnson, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Johnson's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a slight advantage over Sordi, with a 33% submission rate over Sordi's 29%.

Emiliano Sordi was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

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

Sordi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 49 to Johnson's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Emiliano Sordi had been fighting more than Jordan Johnson.

Going to this contest, Emiliano Sordi had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 9 days ago, while Jordan Johnson's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 9 days ago.

Sordi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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