Josh Emmettvs
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy def. Josh Emmett (Unanimous Decision)
Featherweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, April 5, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Lerone Murphy defeated Josh Emmett by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy, held Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
19-7-0
Record
17-1-1
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
34
5'6"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
3.67
SLpM
4.34
35%
Str. Acc.
51%
4.52
SApM
2.65
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.07
TD Avg.
1.20
36%
TD Acc.
54%
43%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Josh Emmett · 1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs TopuriaSat, Jun 24, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Lerone Murphy · 4-1
- L
- WUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Common Opponents
Josh Emmett
Lerone Murphy
- vs
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 17 fights · 11 fights
45.6
Avg sig. strikes
64.3
0.88
Avg takedowns
1.18
0:59
Avg control time
1:56
127
Career high strikes
220
8
Career high TDs
4
Strike Distribution
Josh Emmett
Strike target
Lerone Murphy
64%
Head
64%
21%
Body
21%
15%
Leg
15%
Josh Emmett
Strike position
Lerone Murphy
84%
Distance
82%
6%
Clinch
10%
10%
Ground
9%
Fight stats
Josh Emmett
Lerone Murphy
0
Knockdowns
0
41 of 143
Significant strikes
84 of 157
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
44 of 149
Total strikes
117 of 195
4 of 11
Takedowns
0 of 0
36%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:39
Control time
0:06
Significant strikes by target
29 of 124
Head
37 of 90
6 of 11
Body
17 of 30
6 of 8
Leg
30 of 37
40 of 133
Distance
75 of 148
1 of 7
Clinch
9 of 9
0 of 3
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 28
Sig. str.
10 of 24
10 of 28
Total str.
11 of 26
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
2 of 8
Sig. str.
13 of 21
3 of 11
Total str.
26 of 35
2 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:50
Ctrl
0:06
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
5 of 25
Sig. str.
21 of 36
7 of 28
Total str.
33 of 50
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
13 of 38
Sig. str.
22 of 41
13 of 38
Total str.
26 of 46
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
11 of 44
Sig. str.
18 of 35
11 of 44
Total str.
21 of 38
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:15
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)