Josh Emmett
10W · 7L
Orthodox
Featherweight
Lightweight
40% finish rate80% as favorite45% as underdog
1460
ELO Rating
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Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#80of 81 active
Age
41
Mar 4, 1985
Height
5'6" (167.64 cm)
Reach
177.8 cm
Win Rate
58.8%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.67
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.52
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.85
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
59%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.07
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
43%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
24.0
Sig. Strikes
1.4
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO4 (40%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (29%)
Submission2 (29%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
4W – 1L in 5 fights
As Underdog
45%
5W – 6L in 11 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Kevin Vallejos
-24.41460
lost to Youssef Zalal
-11.91484
lost to Lerone Murphy
-7.21496
def. Bryce Mitchell
+4.11503
lost to Ilia Topuria
-2.11499
lost to Yair Rodriguez
-1.91501
def. Calvin Kattar
+1.51503
def. Dan Ige
+1.01502
def. Shane Burgos
+0.31501
def. Mirsad Bektic
+0.21501
def. Michael Johnson
+0.11500
lost to Jeremy Stephens
-0.11500
def. Ricardo Lamas
+0.11500
def. Felipe Arantes
+0.11500
lost to Desmond Green
0.01500
def. Scott Holtzman
0.01500
def. Jon Tuck
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (17 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · Apr 5, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Dec 16, 2023
vs Ilia Topuria
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria · Jun 24, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · Jun 18, 2022
vs Dan Ige
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
vs Shane Burgos
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · Jun 20, 2020
UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 13, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · Feb 24, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · Oct 21, 2017
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · Dec 17, 2016
vs Jon Tuck
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016