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UFCUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
19-7-0
RESULT

Josh Emmett def. Scott Holtzman (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
“Hot Sauce”
14-6-0
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, United States

Josh Emmett defeated Scott Holtzman by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson, held Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.

Fight stats

Josh Emmett
Scott Holtzman
0
Knockdowns
0
87 of 160
Significant strikes
65 of 179
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
99 of 175
Total strikes
96 of 215
8 of 12
Takedowns
3 of 4
67%
Takedown accuracy
75%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:59
Control time
3:17
Significant strikes by target
50 of 119
Head
48 of 148
26 of 30
Body
16 of 30
11 of 11
Leg
1 of 1
47 of 109
Distance
38 of 132
35 of 44
Clinch
24 of 42
5 of 7
Ground
3 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 31
Sig. str.
23 of 48
13 of 34
Total str.
37 of 65
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:57
Ctrl
1:27
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
29 of 58
Sig. str.
16 of 58
36 of 66
Total str.
19 of 62
3 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
1:21
Ctrl
1:35
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
47 of 71
Sig. str.
26 of 73
50 of 75
Total str.
40 of 88
4 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:41
Ctrl
0:15
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
14-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
42
5'6"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

3.67
SLpM
4.32
35%
Str. Acc.
47%
4.52
SApM
3.66
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.07
TD Avg.
1.88
36%
TD Acc.
56%
43%
TD Def.
67%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Josh Emmett · 1-4
  • L
    Kevin Vallejos
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Featherweight
  • L
    Youssef Zalal
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2Sat, Oct 4, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Featherweight
  • L
    Lerone Murphy
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bryce Mitchell
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:57 · Featherweight
  • L
    Ilia Topuria
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs TopuriaSat, Jun 24, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Scott Holtzman · 2-3
  • L
    Clay Guida
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Mateusz Gamrot
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs HollandSat, Apr 10, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:22 · Lightweight
  • L
    Beneil Dariush
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs OleinikSun, Aug 9, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Lightweight
  • W
    Jim Miller
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs BlachowiczSun, Feb 16, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Dong Hyun Ma
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs LawlerSat, Aug 3, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 13 fights
45.6
Avg sig. strikes
55.6
0.88
Avg takedowns
1.62
0:59
Avg control time
3:54
127
Career high strikes
104
8
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Josh Emmett
Strike target
Scott Holtzman
64%
Head
73%
21%
Body
16%
15%
Leg
11%
Josh Emmett
Strike position
Scott Holtzman
84%
Distance
64%
6%
Clinch
16%
10%
Ground
20%