Josh Emmett - Leron Murphy: betting tip and bets for the fight

Current form

Josh Emmett is a guy with character who has been tempered not only by the gym and sparring, but also by life itself. Twice he tried on the championship belt of the California league West Coast Fighting Championship. And when he was lifted over his head for the second time in 2016, he received a call from the world's largest and noisiest organization, the UFC.

Since then, as they say, it's gone. Although the road was not smooth at all for Emmett in the octagon. The last three fights are like a roller coaster in an amusement park: up, down, and sometimes with your eyes closed.

Last December, Josh knocked out Bryce Mitchell in a beautiful, impressive, manly way-and he did it in the first round. But before that, he stumbled twice — he lost to the powerful Georgian Ilie Topuria on points and the Mexican Yair Rodriguez with a painful reception.

At the moment, the 40-year-old veteran from Arizona has 19 wins (7 by knockouts, 10 by decisions of judges and 2 by receptions) and 4 defeats. He is eighth in the UFC featherweight rankings. And he has a purple belt in Brazilian jiu—jitsu in his arsenal, which is rare in this weight class.

Interesting betting trends

Josh's takedowns are not always successful — the success rate is 38%.

But if it hits, put out the light: he finished his opponents 7 times already in the first round.

Current form

But Leron Murphy is a completely different story. A guy from Manchester who chose the path of a fighter instead of a dull football in the rain. In 2019, he took the belt of the British promotion Full Contact Contender, and then he was noticed in the UFC.

The first match was a draw with the dangerous Russian Zubaira Tukhugov. And then a series of victories began, as if by notes: six in a row. The opponents are different, the styles are different, but the result is the same — Murphy's hand is up.

The Briton's latest victim is the sturdy American Dan Ige, whom Leron beat on points in the fall of 2024. Before that, Gabriel Santos, Edson Barbosa and Joshua Coulibao. They all know what it's like to spend 15 minutes with an Ice Man.

The 33-year—old Murphy has 15 wins (7 by knockouts, 8 by judges' decisions). So far, no defeats. And it's impressive. He ranks tenth in the UFC rankings. And he also has a purple belt in jiu-jitsu in his arsenal.

Interesting betting trends

Leron's takedowns are much better, with a success rate of 54%.