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Michael Johnson

“The Menace”

Lightweight

Record: 25-20-0

Last 5 L W W W L

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Height 5'10"
Weight 168 lb
Reach 73.5"
Leg reach 41"
Stance Southpaw
Style Boxing
Age 39

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 40%
Sig. strikes landed 1,568 of 3,961
Landed per min 4.27
Absorbed per min 3.78
Strike defence 59%
Knockdown avg 0.53

Grappling

Takedown accuracy 22%
Takedowns landed 8 of 36
Takedown defence 81%
Takedowns per 15 min 0.57
Submissions per 15 min 0.04
Avg fight time 11:28

Strikes by target

Head 53%
Body 32%
Leg 15%

Strikes by position

Standing 90%
Clinch 6%
Ground 4%

Wins by method · 8 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 10
Submission 2
Decision 13
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Fights in UFC

32 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
Mar 7, 2026 Drew Dober Loss KO/TKO, R2 1:53 UFC 326
Jul 19, 2025 Daniel Zellhuber Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 318
Dec 14, 2024 Ottman Azaitar Win KO/TKO, R2 2:03 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley
Feb 9, 2024 Darrius Flowers Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
May 19, 2023 Diego Ferreira Loss KO/TKO, R2 1:50 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Dec 2, 2022 Marc Diakiese Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Jul 8, 2022 Jamie Mullarkey Loss S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
May 13, 2022 Alan Patrick Win KO/TKO, R2 3:22 UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Feb 5, 2021 Clay Guida Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
May 12, 2020 Thiago Moises Loss SUB, R2 0:25 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Oct 25, 2019 Stevie Ray Loss M-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Mar 29, 2019 Josh Emmett Loss KO/TKO, R3 4:14 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Oct 26, 2018 Artem Lobov Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Aug 24, 2018 Andre Fili Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Jan 13, 2018 Darren Elkins Loss SUB, R2 2:22 UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Jul 6, 2017 Justin Gaethje Loss KO/TKO, R2 4:48 The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Nov 11, 2016 Khabib Nurmagomedov Loss SUB, R3 2:31 UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Sep 16, 2016 Dustin Poirier Win KO/TKO, R1 1:35 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Dec 18, 2015 Nate Diaz Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Aug 7, 2015 Beneil Dariush Loss S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Feb 21, 2015 Edson Barboza Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Mar 7, 2014 Melvin Guillard Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
Dec 27, 2013 Gleison Tibau Win KO/TKO, R2 1:32 UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
Aug 16, 2013 Joe Lauzon Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
Apr 5, 2013 Reza Madadi Loss SUB, R3 1:33 UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
Dec 28, 2012 Myles Jury Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
Oct 4, 2012 Danny Castillo Win KO/TKO, R2 1:06 UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
May 4, 2012 Tony Ferguson Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller
Jan 27, 2012 Shane Roller Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
Sep 30, 2011 Paul Sass Loss SUB, R1 3:00 UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
Jun 25, 2011 Edward Faaloloto Win KO/TKO, R1 4:42 UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
Dec 3, 2010 Jonathan Brookins Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale