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, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States.

Emmett had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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 been defeated by 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 lost to 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 won against 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 beaten Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Emmett had been fighting more than Jeremy Stephens.

Going to this contest, Jeremy Stephens had last fought 6 years, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Josh Emmett's last outing had been 8 months and 19 days ago.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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