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. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Lerone Murphy won the decision.
Josh Emmett vs Lerone Murphy
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 14 media scorecards
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com50-45Murphy
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight49-46Murphy
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com49-46Murphy
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com49-46Murphy
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com49-46Murphy
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno49-46Murphy
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection49-46Murphy
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com49-46Murphy
- Scottie Smith · Sherdog.com49-46Murphy
- Mike Heck · MMAFighting.com49-46Murphy
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Murphy
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Murphy
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Murphy
- MMAMania.com48-47Murphy
Fan Scorecards
220 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 17 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Josh Emmett | Lerone Murphy | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +304 | -328 | |
| Bet105 | +315 | -391 | |
| BetAnything | +285 | -345 | |
| BetMGM | -130 | +100 | |
| BetOnline | +285 | -360 | |
| BetRivers | +275 | -360 | |
| BetUS | +270 | -335 | |
| Betway | +220 | -333 | |
| Bookmaker | +240 | -310 | |
| Bovada | +290 | -370 | |
| Caesars | +130 | -170 | |
| Circa | +285 | -345 | |
| Cloudbet | +323 | -613 | |
| DraftKings | +200 | -270 | |
| FanDuel | +440 | -700 | |
| mybookie | +190 | -300 | |
| Pinnacle | +321 | -399 |
Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io
Insights
- Josh Emmett absorbs 4.52 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
- Josh Emmett's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Josh Emmett spends 76% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —Lightweight ChampionshipWest Coast Fighting Championship
- —Pro California Lightweight ChampionshipISCF
- 2009Competitor · NAIA157 lb
No background on record
Camp · Apex Combat & Conditioning · EnglandSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
Recent form · last 5
- 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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- 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
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · Mar 21, 2026Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy · May 18, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Josh Emmett vs Lerone Murphy?
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. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Lerone Murphy won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Josh Emmett vs Lerone Murphy?
The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Lerone Murphy won the decision.
Was Josh Emmett vs Lerone Murphy a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 61% of 220 fan cards scored it for Lerone Murphy; 100% of 14 media scores picked Lerone Murphy.