Emmett vs Topuria

Who won Emmett vs Topuria?

Ilia Topuria beat Josh Emmett by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ilia Topuria.

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).

Emmett vs Topuria stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ilia Topuria made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Josh Emmett's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Ilia Topuria marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Ilia Topuria's came in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggested that Emmett and Topuria have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Topuria had a massive advantage over Emmett, boasting a 58% submission rate over Emmett's 11%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 12 years, at 40 years old.

Topuria had a height advantage of 1 inch over Emmett. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Emmett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Topuria, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 64 to Topuria's 28.

Emmett vs Topuria form

Emmett had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated Shane Burgos at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Mirsad Bekti at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Golden1 Center, Sacramento.

Topuria remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Josh Emmett 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Ilia Topuria had been fighting more than Josh Emmett.

Going to this contest, Josh Emmett had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Ilia Topuria's last outing had been 7 months and 13 days ago.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Topuria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Emmett vs Topuria?

Josh Emmett was a 57/20 (+290) underdog going into the contest, while Ilia Topuria made his way into the ring at 27/100 (-370) with oddsmakers.