When is Emmett vs Murphy?
Josh Emmett could potentially fight Lerone Murphy, in Early 2025 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.
The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Emmett vs Murphy stats
Josh Emmett would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Lerone Murphy would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.
Lerone Murphy will mark his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.
Josh Emmett's UFC record currently stands at 10-4-0, while Lerone Murphy's comes in at 6-0-1.
The stats suggest Murphy would have an advantage in power over Emmett, with a 50% knock out percentage over Emmett's 37%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Emmett would have an advantage over Murphy, with a 11% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.
Josh Emmett is the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.
Murphy has a height advantage of 3 inches over Emmett. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Emmett is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 25 more professional rounds, 59 to Murphy's 34.
Emmett vs Murphy form
Emmett has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he won against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.
Before that, he had beaten Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.
He had defeated Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Murphy remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.
He was victorious against Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Josh Emmett has been fighting more than Lerone Murphy.
Josh Emmett last fought 8 months and 21 days ago, while Lerone Murphy's last outing was 3 months and 19 days ago.
Emmett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Murphy's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Emmett vs Murphy?
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