Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
19-7-0
RESULT

Lerone Murphy def. Josh Emmett (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy
“The Miracle”
17-1-1
Saturday, 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.

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

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#EmmettMurphy
1109
2910
3109
4910
5910
Total4748
Eric Colón
#EmmettMurphy
1109
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4649
Sal D'Amato
#EmmettMurphy
1109
2910
3910
4910
5109
Total4748

Media Scores

0
Emmett
–
14
Murphy
●49–46 Murphy×9●48–47 Murphy×4●50–45 Murphy
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

38%
Emmett
0%
Draw
61%
Murphy
220 fan scorecards submitted
●48–47 Emmett31.8%●49–46 Murphy28.6%●48–47 Murphy24.5%●50–45 Murphy7.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
78%
Emmett
R2
88%
Murphy
R3
68%
Murphy
R4
51%
Murphy
R5
67%
Murphy

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
17-1-1
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
34
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
—
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
    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
Lerone Murphy · 4-1
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs MurphySat, Mar 21, 2026
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Aaron Pico
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Dan Ige
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Edson Barboza
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight

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%