Kavanagh vs Johnson

When is Kavanagh vs Johnson?

Lone’er Kavanagh will face the challenge of Charles Johnson during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Shanghai, on Saturday 23rd August 2025 in Shanghai.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kavanagh vs Johnson stats

Lone’er Kavanagh steps into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Charles Johnson will make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Lone’er Kavanagh's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Charles Johnson will mark his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Lone’er Kavanagh's UFC record currently stands at 2-0-0, while Charles Johnson's comes in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggest Kavanagh has a slight advantage in power over Johnson, with a 44% knock out percentage over Johnson's 41%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Johnson will have a slight advantage over Kavanagh, with a 18% submission rate over Kavanagh's 11%.

Lone’er Kavanagh is the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Johnson has a height advantage of 5 inches over Kavanagh.

Kavanagh is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 8 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 42 less professional rounds, 22 to Johnson's 64.

Kavanagh vs Johnson form

Kavanagh remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Felipe dos Santos at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jose Ochoa at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Going into that contest, he had defeated An Ho at Contender Series 2024 – Week 1 on 13th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Shawn Marcos Claudina Da Silva at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Davide Scarano at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Johnson has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Ramazan Temurov at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev on 1st March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joshua Van at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Before that, he was victorious against Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

He had won against Azat Maksum at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In of recent activity, Charles Johnson has been fighting more than Lone’er Kavanagh.

Lone’er Kavanagh last fought 2 months and 17 days ago, while Charles Johnson's last outing was 3 months and 7 days ago.

Kavanagh's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Kavanagh vs Johnson?

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