Diego Ferreira vs Michael Johnson
Diego Ferreira is 20-7-0; Michael Johnson is 25-20-0. Diego Ferreira is 1 year older than Michael Johnson. Diego Ferreira has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Michael Johnson. Michael Johnson is 1" · 3 cm taller than Diego Ferreira. They have met once: Diego Ferreira 1, Michael Johnson 0.
Style & credentials
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2013Lightweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Championship
- 2013Lightweight ChampionshipSouth Texas Fighting Championship
- 2009Silver · IBJJF Nogi Worlds-79.5 kg
- —Purple belt · BJJGilbert Burns
- 2009XCF ChampionXtreme Cage Fighting
- 2008MFL ChampionMidwest Fight League
- —XCF amateur title (155 lb)Xtreme Cage Fighting
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
10 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld · Aug 8, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano · Jan 18, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Waterson - Event · May 8, 2021TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · Sep 7, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader · Jan 30, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WChris FeistLegacy FC 24 · Oct 11, 2013Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- W
- WDanny SalinasSTFC 24: Bad Blood · Feb 22, 2013SUB · R2 · 1:41 · Lightweight
- WJorge CortezSTFC 23: Ferreira vs. Cortez · Dec 7, 2012SUB · R1 · 0:43 · Welterweight
- WTravonne HobbsUWF 4 · Jun 30, 2012SUB · R2 · 1:57 · Lightweight
- WHector MunozUWF 2 · May 4, 2012SUB · R1 · 3:38 · Welterweight
- WClint RobertsUWF 1: Huerta vs. War Machine · Nov 26, 2011SUB · R2 · 0:39 · Middleweight
- WJoseph DailySouth Texas Fighting Championships · Apr 15, 2011DEC
- L
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer · Feb 10, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
Full record · 44 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkan vs Smith · Oct 27, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 12 Lightweight
- WChris McDanielMissouri Regional · Jan 30, 2010TKO
- WRamiro HernandezTitan FC · Dec 18, 2009DEC
- WAaron DerrowMissouri Regional · Oct 3, 2009TKO
- L
- WClay FrenchMissouri Regional · Apr 10, 2009SUB
- LJoe BrammerMidwest Cage Championship · Mar 14, 2009SUB
- L
- WWarren StewartMissouri Regional · Sep 13, 2008TKO
- WLuke GwaltneyMidwest Fight League · Jul 25, 2008DEC
- LTed WorthingtonMidwest Cage Championship · Apr 25, 2008SUB
- WSteve SchneiderMissouri Regional · Apr 18, 2008SUB
- WChauncey PratherMissouri Regional · Feb 1, 2008TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Diego Ferreira and Michael Johnson ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill (Sat, May 20, 2023), where Diego Ferreira won by TKO.
What are the records of Diego Ferreira and Michael Johnson?
Diego Ferreira is 20-7-0 and Michael Johnson is 25-20-0.
Who has the longer reach, Diego Ferreira or Michael Johnson?
Diego Ferreira has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Michael Johnson, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Diego Ferreira or Michael Johnson?
Michael Johnson is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Diego Ferreira stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Diego Ferreira or Michael Johnson?
Diego Ferreira is 41 and Michael Johnson is 40.
Who has more finishes, Diego Ferreira or Michael Johnson?
Diego Ferreira has 12 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); Michael Johnson has 12 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).