Josh Emmett

Featherweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record10-7 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record108-46-3 (70.1%) across 17 opponents
Last 5 opponents29-4-2 (87.9%) across 5 opponents
Age41
Height5' 6"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.67
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.52
Striking accuracy36%
Striking defense60%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.07
Takedowns landed / attempted37%
Takedown defense44%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.07
Average fight time12.4 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-03-14Kevin Vallejos3-0StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:33UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
2025-10-04Youssef Zalal7-3-1GrapplerLSubmission R1 1:38UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-04-05Lerone Murphy7-0-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
2023-12-16Bryce Mitchell7-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 1:57UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2023-06-24Ilia Topuria5-0GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
2023-02-11Yair Rodriguez9-2 (1 NC)StrikerLSubmission R2 4:19 (title)UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2022-06-18Calvin Kattar7-3StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
2021-12-11Dan Ige7-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2020-06-20Shane Burgos6-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2019-07-13Mirsad Bektic6-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:25UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
2019-03-30Michael Johnson11-9StrikerWKO/TKO R3 4:14UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2018-02-24Jeremy Stephens14-13BalancedLKO/TKO R2 1:35UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
2017-12-16Ricardo Lamas9-3BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:33UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
2017-10-21Felipe Arantes5-4-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
2017-04-08Desmond GreenUFC debut—LDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
2016-12-17Scott Holtzman2-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-05-08Jon Tuck3-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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