Emmett vs Lamas

Who won Emmett vs Lamas?

Josh Emmett beat Ricardo Lamas by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC on FOX 26, on Saturday 16th December 2017 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Emmett vs Lamas stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ricardo Lamas made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Josh Emmett's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Ricardo Lamas' came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Lamas had a slight advantage in power over Emmett, with a 28% knock out percentage over Emmett's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lamas had an advantage over Emmett, with a 28% submission rate over Emmett's 17%.

Josh Emmett was the younger man by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Lamas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Emmett was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 8 months later than Lamas, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 64 to Lamas' 62.

Emmett vs Lamas form

Emmett had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on 5th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

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.

Activity check

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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