Ilia Topuria is heavily favored against Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria on Saturday, June 24 in Jacksonville, Florida. This event is one of 14 fights on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+. Emmett is 18-3 in his career, while Topuria is 13-0 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria. Let’s look at the bout between Emmett and Topuria and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria takes place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, June 24 with 14 fights, all on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Betting
Josh Emmett (18-3, 9-3 UFC)
Emmett came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has nine wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Jon Tuck by split decision, Scott Holtzman by unanimous decision, Felipe Arantes by unanimous decision, Ricardo Lamas by KO, Michael Johnson by KO, Mirsad Bektic by TKO, Shane Burgos by unanimous decision, Dan Ige by unanimous decision, and Calvin Kattar by split decision; while losing to Desmond Green by split decision, Jeremy Stephens by KO, and Yair Rodríguez by triangle choke submission. Emmett has been a pro since 2011 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Emmett said this to news4jax.com about his upcoming fight against Topuria, “First and foremost, I just have to go out there, get my hand raised and then I’ll cross that bridge when we get there. But I do feel like I’ll be right back in the same position I was just in. You never know, my next fight can be possibly for a title eliminator or you never know what the state of the division and where people are at with injuries. And opportunities pop up here and there. You just always have to be ready. But I have to go and beat Ilia first. Otherwise, none of that matters. I fought a lot of guys that are similar to him. Same body style, well-rounded fighters just like he is. I was also young and undefeated before I got in the UFC, and when I was in the UFC for a little while … I feel like I know how he feels, like how he’s thinking and carries himself. So, I’ll take the experience all day and he’s never fought anyone like me.”
Ilia Topuria (13-0, 5-0 UFC)
Topuria came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he has five wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision, Damon Jackson by KO, Ryan Hall by KO, Jai Herbert by KO, and Bryce Mitchell by arm-triangle choke submission. Topuria has been a pro since 2015 and he has four wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Topuria said this to supersport.com about his upcoming fight against Emmett, “Josh Emmett has nothing to lose. He’s fighting a superstar. He’ll be proud to share the cage with me for the rest of his life. He’ll tell his kids that he was there with me one time. He’s perfect to be finished in the first round. His style matches with mine in a way that I will shine that night. My only concern is that he shows up on the night of the fight.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Emmett 4.17 /Topuria 3.32
Striking Accuracy: Emmett 37% /Topuria 49%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Emmett 4.43/Topuria 2.75
Defense: Emmett 62% /Topuria 62%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Emmett 1.07 /Topuria 2.45
Takedown Accuracy: Emmett 37% /Topuria 46%
Takedowns defended: Emmett 58% /Topuria 92%
Submission average: Emmett 0.1 /Topuria 2.5
UFC Picks
Just how good is Topuria? That is obviously the question you have to answer if you want to lay more than 3-1 on him. While I think Topuria is really good, I don’t lay 3-1 on anyone and I am not doing it here. I have been on a pretty good run with the rounds options in recent fights and I’ll look at that option here. We know that Topuria would like to get this fight to the mat and I see no reason that won’t happen, as Emmett’s takedown defense is nothing special. I don’t see this one going the distance, as a Topuria finish is the most likely outcome, so I will go under the rounds total.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 6/24 |
Josh Emmett |
+241 |
| Ilia Topuria |
-320 |
| 6/24 |
Maycee Barber |
+158 |
| Amanda Ribas |
-200 |
| 6/24 |
Bruno Silva |
+143 |
| Brendan Allen |
-180 |
| 6/24 |
Neil Magny |
-175 |
| Philip Rowe |
+139 |
| 6/24 |
Austen Lane |
+143 |
| Justin Tafa |
-180 |
| 6/24 |
Gabriel Santos |
-230 |
| David Onama |
+179 |
| 6/24 |
Wellington Turman |
+172 |
| Randy Brown |
-220 |
| 6/24 |
Loik Radzhabov |
+118 |
| Mateusz Rebecki |
-148 |
| 6/24 |
Gillian Robertson |
+105 |
| Tabatha Ricci |
-135 |
| 6/24 |
Kleydson Rodrigues |
+186 |
| Tatsuro Taira |
-240 |
| 6/24 |
Jack Jenkins |
+165 |
| Jamall Emmers |
-210 |
| 6/24 |
Jose Mariscal |
-115 |
| Trevor Peek |
-115 |
| 6/24 |
Joshua Van |
+150 |
| Zhalgas Zhumagulov |
-190 |
| 6/24 |
Cody Brundage |
-200 |
| Sedriques Dumas |
+158 |
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