Jeremy Stephens vs Josh Emmett
Jeremy Stephens is 29-23-0 (1 NC); Josh Emmett is 19-7-0. Josh Emmett is 1 year older than Jeremy Stephens. Jeremy Stephens has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Josh Emmett. Jeremy Stephens is 3" · 8 cm taller than Josh Emmett. They have met once: Jeremy Stephens 1, Josh Emmett 0.
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Style & credentials
Jeremy Stephens
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —UGC Lightweight ChampionUGC
- —MCC Lightweight ChampionMCC
- —Norwalk High SchoolWrestling
Josh Emmett
Freestyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —Lightweight ChampionshipWest Coast Fighting Championship
- —Pro California Lightweight ChampionshipISCF
- 2009Competitor · NAIA157 lb
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
62%64%
Head
17%21%
Body
21%15%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jeremy Stephenslast 3 fights
46%13%41%
Josh Emmettlast 6 fights
76%12%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jeremy Stephens· from fights outside the UFC Josh Emmett
Strikes landed / min
3.283.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.774.52
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.011.07
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
38%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.28
Strikes landed / min3.67
3.77
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.52
1.01 / 2.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.07 / 3.0
38%
Takedown accuracy36%
61%
Takedown defence43%
2:08
Control time / fight0:59
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Jeremy Stephens35 UFC fights · 1233 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%477/1972
12%154/232
23%286/386
Clinch
6%70/114
3%37/41
1%13/14
Ground
14%171/275
2%23/23
0%2/2
Josh Emmett17 UFC fights · 775 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%409/1615
18%141/242
13%104/121
Clinch
3%21/39
2%14/16
1%8/8
Ground
9%66/114
1%9/9
0%3/3
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Jeremy Stephens30 of 52 ended early · 58%22 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
14 early stoppages have no logged time
Josh Emmett13 of 26 ended early · 50%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Jeremy Stephens1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
Full record · 53 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises · Jul 17, 2021Submission · R1 · 1:05 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman · Oct 18, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- NC
- LUFC 235: Jones vs Smith · Mar 2, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 29, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned · Dec 12, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · Jan 25, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · Apr 1, 2009Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · Jun 21, 2008Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WNick WalkerMidwest Cage Championship · Jul 27, 2007TKO
- L
- WVern JeffersonIowa Regional · Mar 17, 2007TKO
- WNorm AlexanderIowa Regional · Feb 21, 2007Submission
- WChris MickleMidwest Cage Championship · Nov 22, 2006TKO
- WAaron WilliamsLouisiana Regional · Sep 22, 2006TKO
- WDoug AlcornIowa Regional · Aug 19, 2006Submission
- WChris MickleMidwest Cage Championship · Jul 15, 2006TKO
- WKendrick JohnsonMidwest Cage Championship · Feb 11, 2006TKO
- W
- WSharome BlanchardXtreme Kage Kombat · Mar 19, 2005TKO
- LChris MickleIowa Regional · Mar 2, 2005Submission
- WChris CalebIowa Regional · Feb 2, 2005TKO
- WGary PercivalMinnesota Regional · Jan 15, 2005Submission
- WTed WorthingtonIowa Regional · Jan 12, 2005TKO
Josh Emmett1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · Jun 24, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- LUFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 2023Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till · Oct 21, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WRocky JohnsonKOTC: Total Elimination · Oct 3, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:45 · Catchweight
- WBrandon RicettiWest Coast FC 12 · Nov 15, 2014Decision · Lightweight
- WTony RiosWest Coast FC 11 · Sep 13, 2014Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WTremaine SmithWest Coast FC 9 · Apr 26, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Lightweight
- WAdin DuenasWest Coast FC 8 · Feb 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WNoah SchnableWest Coast FC 7 · Nov 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 0:45 · Featherweight
- WMike RyanWest Coast FC 6 · Aug 3, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Featherweight
- WEmilio GonzalesCapitol Fighting Championships · Oct 8, 2011Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens (Sat, Feb 24, 2018), where Jeremy Stephens won by TKO.
What are the records of Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett?
Jeremy Stephens is 29-23-0 (1 NC) and Josh Emmett is 19-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Jeremy Stephens or Josh Emmett?
Jeremy Stephens has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Josh Emmett, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Jeremy Stephens or Josh Emmett?
Jeremy Stephens is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Josh Emmett stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Jeremy Stephens or Josh Emmett?
Josh Emmett is 41 and Jeremy Stephens is 40.
Who has more finishes, Jeremy Stephens or Josh Emmett?
Jeremy Stephens has 21 wins inside the distance (18 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Josh Emmett has 9 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).