Josh Emmett

Featherweight · 19-7 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'6"
167.64 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
41
Elo Rating
1580.0

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 35% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 92% of Featherweight fighters
  • Stops only 43% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 84% of Featherweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 81% of Featherweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.67
    Top 45%
  • Striking accuracy
    35%
    Bottom 8%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.52
    Bottom 22%
  • Striking defense
    59%
    Top 30%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.07
    Bottom 44%
  • Takedown accuracy
    36%
    Bottom 48%
  • Takedown defense
    43%
    Bottom 16%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 19%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1641, higher than 95% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1580).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Topuria1:57Mitchell25:00Murphy1:38Zalal3:33Vallejos
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LKevin Vallejos
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
2026-03-14 · KO/TKO, R1 3:33
LYoussef Zalal
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-10-04 · Submission, R1 1:38
LLerone Murphy
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
2025-04-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WBryce Mitchell
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2023-12-16 · KO/TKO, R1 1:57
LIlia Topuria
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
2023-06-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LYair RodriguezTitle
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2023-02-11 · Submission, R2 4:19
WCalvin Kattar
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
2022-06-18 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WDan Ige
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-12-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WShane Burgos
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2020-06-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMirsad Bektic
UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
2019-07-13 · KO/TKO, R1 4:25
WMichael Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 · KO/TKO, R3 4:14
LJeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
2018-02-24 · KO/TKO, R2 1:35
WRicardo Lamas
UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
2017-12-16 · KO/TKO, R1 4:33
WFelipe Arantes
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
2017-10-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDesmond Green
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
2017-04-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WScott Holtzman
UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-12-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJon Tuck
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2016-05-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00