Sterling vs Johns

Who won Sterling vs Johns?

Aljamain Sterling beat Brett Johns by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 128, on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aljamain Sterling.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sterling vs Johns stats

Aljamain Sterling stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Brett Johns made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Aljamain Sterling's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Brett Johns marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Aljamain Sterling's UFC record stood at 16-4-0, while Brett Johns' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Sterling had a slight advantage in power over Johns, with a 14% knock out percentage over Johns' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had a slight advantage over Johns, with a 43% submission rate over Johns' 33%.

Aljamain Sterling was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Sterling had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sterling was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Johns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 76 to Johns' 69.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brett Johns had been fighting more than Aljamain Sterling.

Going to this contest, Aljamain Sterling had last fought 6 years, 9 months and 28 days ago, while Brett Johns' last outing had been 6 years, 10 months and 6 days ago.

What were the odds on Sterling vs Johns?

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