Overview
- Judges' scorecards read 29–28, 28–29, 29–28, giving Johnson a split decision with two judges in his favor.
- Brundage secured an opening-round takedown and control, Johnson seized momentum in round two with stout defense and heavy ground strikes, and a tiring third stayed even to the horn.
- Referee briefly halted the action in the second after an eye poke to Brundage.
- The result marked Johnson’s first decision win of his career.
- One outlet later mislabeled the outcome as unanimous despite listing split scores, though the official result is split.