{"id":104250,"date":"2026-06-04T06:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/josh-emmett\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:53:51","slug":"josh-emmett","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/josh-emmett\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Emmett"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Emmett : le puncheur de Sacramento qui a re\u00e9crit le livre des knockdowns en -66 kg<\/h2>\n

Le gars qui frappe plus fort qu’il n’en a l’air<\/h3>\n

N\u00e9 le 4 mars 1985 \u00e0 Phoenix, Arizona, Josh Emmett a mis quatorze ans \u00e0 construire une base de lutte solide \u2014 du lyc\u00e9e d’El Camino jusqu’\u00e0 Menlo College en NAIA \u2014 avant de comprendre qu’il pouvait assommer les gens \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s aussi bien qu’il pouvait les amener au sol. R\u00e9sultat : un record UFC de 12 knockdowns en poids plume, ce qui en fait le recordman absolu de la division \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 avec Cub Swanson. Pas mal pour un lutteur de 1,68 m qui se bat \u00e0 Sacramento sous la banni\u00e8re de l’\u00e9quipe d’Urijah Faber, Team Alpha Male.<\/p>\n

De 9-0 \u00e0 l’UFC<\/h3>\n

Emmett fait ses d\u00e9buts pro le 8 octobre 2011 et encha\u00eene sans perdre jusqu’\u00e0 son entr\u00e9e \u00e0 l’UFC, accumulant un bilan de 9-0 avec les ceintures WCFC et ISCF dans sa poche. Son premier combat sous la banni\u00e8re UFC le 8 mai 2016 contre Jon Tuck se conclut par une victoire aux points en d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e. Il met ensuite deux ans \u00e0 trouver son rythme dans l’octogone, mais quand il le trouve, \u00e7a fait du bruit.<\/p>\n

En d\u00e9cembre 2017, il explose le v\u00e9t\u00e9ran Ricardo Lamas au premier round par KO. Deux mois plus tard, Jeremy Stephens lui retourne la monnaie de sa pi\u00e8ce au deuxi\u00e8me round (KO, f\u00e9vrier 2018), fracture la m\u00e2choire d’Emmett au passage. Il revient en mars 2019 pour assommer Michael Johnson au troisi\u00e8me round, puis encha\u00eene en juillet 2019 avec un TKO au premier round sur Mirsad Bekti\u0107, performance qui lui vaut un bonus de la nuit. \u00c0 ce stade, le nom d’Emmett est clairement associ\u00e9 \u00e0 une chose : le danger de mise \u00e0 mort permanente.<\/p>\n

Style : grappler qui punch, pas l’inverse<\/h3>\n

Ce qui rend Emmett particulier, c’est l’\u00e9cart entre la lecture de son profil et la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du combat. Sur le papier : lutteur collegiate, ceinture violette de jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien, champion du monde blue belt no-gi. Dans l’octogone : une des mains les plus lourdes des -66 kg UFC. Ses 7 victoires par KO sur 19 combats professionnels et sa densit\u00e9 de knockdowns placent le ratio poids\/impact au-dessus de beaucoup de strickers purs de la division. Il ne cherche pas \u00e0 frapper vite, il cherche \u00e0 frapper juste.<\/p>\n

Le combat pour le titre int\u00e9rimaire et la descente<\/h3>\n

En f\u00e9vrier 2023, Emmett d\u00e9croche le combat le plus important de sa carri\u00e8re : le titre int\u00e9rimaire des poids plumes de l’UFC contre Yair Rodr\u00edguez. Il perd par soumission. Dans la foul\u00e9e, en juin 2023, il affronte Ilia Topuria et conc\u00e8de une d\u00e9cision unanime \u00e0 celui qui deviendra champion. Deux d\u00e9faites lourdes sur lesquelles il rebondit en d\u00e9cembre 2023 avec un KO au premier round sur Bryce Mitchell \u00e0 l’UFC 296 \u2014 un seul coup, une seule seconde, performance bonus. C’est Josh Emmett dans toute sa brutalit\u00e9 synth\u00e9tique.<\/p>\n

La suite est plus difficile. D\u00e9faite aux points contre Lerone Murphy en avril 2025, soumission en un round face \u00e0 Youssef Zalal \u00e0 l’UFC 320 en octobre 2025, puis TKO au premier round contre le jeune Kevin Vallejos le 14 mars 2026 \u00e0 Las Vegas \u2014 un combat qui marquait la plus grande diff\u00e9rence d’\u00e2ge dans un main event UFC, Emmett ayant 41 ans face \u00e0 un adversaire de 24 ans. Il reste class\u00e9 en poids plumes UFC au moment de ce bilan.<\/p>\n

Ce qu’il reste<\/h3>\n

\u00c0 41 ans, Emmett est \u00e0 un carrefour. Son bilan final est de 19 victoires et 7 d\u00e9faites, avec un h\u00e9ritage statistique solide dans la division et quelques highlights qui ont leur place dans les meilleurs knockdowns de l’histoire des poids plumes. Ce qui suit appartient \u00e0 lui seul de d\u00e9cider.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a>, CBS Sports<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Josh Emmett, poids plume UFC (19-7), d\u00e9tient le record divisionnel de knockdowns avec 12. 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