Saturday, June 20, 2020Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Josh Emmett defeated Shane Burgos by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov, held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-28, Josh Emmett won the decision.
Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Josh EmmettShane Burgos
2
Knockdowns0
127 / 266
Significant strikes128 / 250
48%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
136 / 275
Total strikes148 / 270
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
1:24
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Josh EmmettShane Burgos
9877%6853%
Head
1613%2016%
Body
1310%4031%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Josh Emmett
87%13%
Shane Burgos
95%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Josh Emmett127 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
8484/211
1414/19
1313/13
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
1414/21
22/2
0
Shane Burgos128 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
6363/169
1818/30
4040/44
Clinch
55/5
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Josh EmmettShane Burgos
R1
36
46
10-910-910-9
R2
40
48
10-910-910-9
R3
51
34
10-810-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Josh Emmett
0
Knockdowns0
36 / 88
Significant strikes46 / 66
41%
Sig. strike accuracy70%
36 / 88
Total strikes46 / 66
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:08
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Shane Burgos
0
Knockdowns0
40 / 88
Significant strikes48 / 90
45%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
40 / 88
Total strikes48 / 90
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Josh Emmett
2
Knockdowns0
51 / 90
Significant strikes34 / 94
57%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
60 / 99
Total strikes54 / 114
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
1:16
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
16
Josh Emmett
2
Draw
2
Shane Burgos
●29-28 Emmett×12●29-27 Emmett×4●28-28 Draw×2●29-28 Burgos×2
All 20 media scorecards
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport29-27Emmett
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-27Emmett
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-27Emmett
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29-27Emmett
- MMAFighting.com29-28Emmett
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Emmett
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Emmett
- MMAMania.com29-28Emmett
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Emmett
- Chris Connor · The Fight City29-28Emmett
- Phil Murphy · ESPN29-28Emmett
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Emmett
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Emmett
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Emmett
- Eric Kowal · MyMMANews.com29-28Emmett
- Greg Rosenstein · The Athletic29-28Emmett
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com28-28Draw
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com28-28Draw
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Burgos
- Nick Baldwin · theScore29-28Burgos
Fan Scorecards
242 fan scorecards submitted
61%
Josh Emmett
27%
Draw
12%
Shane Burgos
●29-27 Emmett28.1%●28-28 Draw26.4%●29-28 Emmett22.3%●29-28 Burgos11.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
58%
Emmett
R2
88%
Burgos
R3
62%
Emmett
Betting Odds
Josh Emmett
+140
42% implied win probability
Open: +117Best: +159
Shane Burgos
-170
63% implied win probability
Open: -145Best: -138
Average moneyline across 8 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Josh Emmett | Shane Burgos | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +146 | -171 | |
| Bookmaker | +159 | -201 | |
| Bovada | +145 | -175 | |
| Cloudbet | +150 | -171 | |
| Pinnacle | +120 | -138 | |
| sportsbetio | +139 | -189 | |
| sports-interaction | +135 | -170 | |
| unibet | +130 | -162 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Shane Burgos absorbs 6.57 significant strikes a minute, more than 97% of UFC fighters.
- Josh Emmett absorbs 4.52 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
- Shane Burgos lands 7.17 significant strikes a minute, more than 99% of UFC fighters.
- Josh Emmett's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Josh Emmett
Freestyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —Lightweight ChampionshipWest Coast Fighting Championship
- —Pro California Lightweight ChampionshipISCF
- 2009Competitor · NAIA157 lb
Shane Burgos
No background on record
Camp · Team Tiger Schulman · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
64%61%
Head
21%20%
Body
15%19%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Josh Emmettlast 6 fights
76%12%12%
Shane Burgoslast 4 fights
55%21%24%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Josh Emmett Shane Burgos· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.677.17
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Josh Emmett · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersShane Burgos · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.526.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Josh Emmett · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersShane Burgos · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.070.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Josh Emmett · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersShane Burgos · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
36%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Josh Emmett · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersShane Burgos · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
43%87%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Josh Emmett · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersShane Burgos · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Josh Emmett · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersShane Burgos · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.67
Strikes landed / min7.17
4.52
Strikes taken / minfewer is better6.57
1.07 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.57 / 1.1
36%
Takedown accuracy54%
43%
Takedown defence87%
0:59
Control time / fight2:10
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
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
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
Shane Burgos10 UFC fights · 967 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%482/1196
16%151/211
18%171/189
Clinch
7%69/83
2%23/31
0%4/4
Ground
5%51/65
2%16/16
0%0/0
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
Josh Emmett13 of 26 ended early · 50%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Shane Burgos12 of 22 ended early · 55%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
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- 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
Shane Burgos3-2
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs · Aug 22, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2023 Regular Season · Jun 22, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2023 Regular Season · Apr 13, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov · Dec 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WTiago TratorUFC Fight Night 102 · Dec 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WJacob BohnCFFC 56: Wells vs. Walo · Feb 27, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:52 · Featherweight
- WTerrell HobbsCFFC 45: Horcher vs. Stiner · Feb 7, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:03 · Featherweight
- W
- WDonald OotonCFFC 35: Heckman vs. Makashvili · Apr 26, 2014Submission · R1 · 3:10 · Featherweight
- WMyron BakerCFFC 31: Heckman vs. Lentz · Feb 8, 2014Submission · R2 · 2:12 · Featherweight
- WAshure ElbannaRing of Combat 46 · Sep 20, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:16 · Featherweight
- WRatioender MeloXCC: Vendetta · Jul 26, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:14 · Featherweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos?
Josh Emmett defeated Shane Burgos by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov, held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-28, Josh Emmett won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos?
The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-28, Josh Emmett won the decision.
Was Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 61% of 242 fan cards scored it for Josh Emmett; 89% of 18 media scores picked Josh Emmett.