Josh Emmett

Josh Emmett

1058 ELO #397

MMA 19-7-0 · UFC 10-7-0 · Featherweight (#15) · Phoenix, United States · Team Alpha Male (Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness) · Last fought 87 days ago

Josh Emmett - UFC Fighter Profile

Josh Emmett is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Featherweight division and is ranked #15. Born in Phoenix, United States, Josh Emmett has compiled an MMA record of 19-7-0 with a UFC record of 10-7-0. Known for their Freestyle fighting style, Josh Emmett trains at Team Alpha Male (Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness) in Phoenix, United States. With an ELO rating of 1058, Josh Emmett ranks #397 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Josh Emmett has 10 wins in the UFC. Josh Emmett lands an average of 3.67 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.07 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1058), and have not fought Josh Emmett before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Darren Elkins 19-11-0 42 1082 1.0 24
Douglas Silva de Andrade 7-7-0 40 1015 1.0 43
Daniel Pineda 5-8-0 40 986 1.0 72
Cub Swanson 16-10-0 42 1141 1.0 83
Jose Aldo 14-9-0 39 1137 2.0 79
Erik Silva 0-3-0 39 956 2.0 102

Fight Results Breakdown

17
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Opponent ELO: 1120

Biggest Upset Loss

Your ELO: 1017 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 17

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 04 1985
Age
41
Peak ELO
1118
ELO Rank
397 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
319-126-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1069.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1053.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.67
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
35%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.52
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.07
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
36%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Josh Emmett Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-03-14 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos Kevin Vallejos KO/TKO Punches 1 3:33 Loss +427
2025-10-04 UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Youssef Zalal SUB Armbar 1 1:38 Loss +400
2025-04-05 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy Lerone Murphy U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2023-12-16 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Bryce Mitchell KO/TKO Punch 1 1:57 Win -
2023-06-24 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Ilia Topuria U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2023-02-11 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Yair Rodriguez SUB Triangle Choke 2 4:19 Loss -
2022-06-18 UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Calvin Kattar S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-12-11 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Dan Ige U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-06-20 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Shane Burgos U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-07-13 UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd Mirsad Bektic KO/TKO Punches 1 4:25 Win -
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Michael Johnson KO/TKO Punch 3 4:14 Win -
2018-02-24 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens Jeremy Stephens KO/TKO Punch 2 1:35 Loss -
2017-12-16 UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos Ricardo Lamas KO/TKO Punch 1 4:33 Win -
2017-10-21 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till Felipe Arantes U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-04-08 UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Desmond Green S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-12-17 UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Scott Holtzman U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-05-08 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski Jon Tuck S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Josh Emmett ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
17 2026-03-14 Kevin Vallejos 1059 Loss -17 1058
16 2025-10-04 Youssef Zalal 1090 Loss -16 1075
15 2025-04-05 Lerone Murphy 1107 Loss -16 1091
14 2023-12-16 Bryce Mitchell 1085 Win +21 1107
13 2023-06-24 Ilia Topuria 1100 Loss -16 1086
12 2023-02-11 Yair Rodriguez 1114 Loss -16 1102
11 2022-06-18 Calvin Kattar 1096 Win 0 1118
10 2021-12-11 Dan Ige 1050 Win +14 1118
9 2020-06-20 Shane Burgos 1075 Win +15 1104
8 2019-07-13 Mirsad Bektic 1062 Win +21 1089
7 2019-03-30 Michael Johnson 1064 Win +22 1068
6 2018-02-24 Jeremy Stephens 1099 Loss -14 1046
5 2017-12-16 Ricardo Lamas 1120 Win +25 1060
4 2017-10-21 Felipe Arantes 1057 Win +18 1035
3 2017-04-08 Desmond Green 1000 Loss 0 1017
2 2016-12-17 Scott Holtzman 1017 Win +17 1017
1 2016-05-08 Jon Tuck 1024 Win 0 1000

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