Stephens vs Emmett

Who won Stephens vs Emmett?

Jeremy Stephens beat Josh Emmett by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on FOX 28, on Saturday 24th February 2018 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Stephens vs Emmett stats

Jeremy Stephens stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Josh Emmett made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens' UFC record stood at 15-18-0, while Josh Emmett's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Emmett, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Emmett's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmett had a slight advantage over Stephens, with a 15% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Jeremy Stephens was the younger man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Stephens had a height advantage of 3 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Stephens was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Emmett, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 113 to Emmett's 59.

Stephens vs Emmett form

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

He had defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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