Edson Barboza vs Michael Johnson
Edson Barboza is 24-15-0; Michael Johnson is 25-20-0. Edson Barboza has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Michael Johnson. Edson Barboza is 1" · 3 cm taller than Michael Johnson. They have met once: Edson Barboza 0, Michael Johnson 1.
LightweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Edson Barboza
Muay Thai
- —Black prajied · Muay ThaiAnderson Franca
- 2007Champion · Demolition Fight Gp
- —Brown belt · BJJRicardo Almeida
- —Black belt · Taekwondo
Michael Johnson
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing
- —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
44%53%
Head
32%32%
Body
25%15%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Edson Barbozalast 6 fights
69%25%
Michael Johnsonlast 8 fights
82%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Edson Barboza· from fights outside the UFC Michael Johnson· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.154.27
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Edson Barboza · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.763.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Edson Barboza · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.420.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Edson Barboza · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%39%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Edson Barboza · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Edson Barboza · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Edson Barboza · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.15
Strikes landed / min4.27
4.76
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.78
0.42 / 0.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.57 / 1.5
50%
Takedown accuracy39%
73%
Takedown defence81%
0:45
Control time / fight0:54
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Edson Barboza32 UFC fights · 1550 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%620/2167
26%409/612
25%387/492
Clinch
1%11/27
4%67/69
0%0/0
Ground
3%50/77
0%5/6
0%1/4
Michael Johnson31 UFC fights · 1477 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%678/2447
29%430/790
15%219/290
Clinch
3%46/88
2%23/28
1%20/20
Ground
4%58/95
0%3/3
0%0/0
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
Edson Barboza23 of 39 ended early · 59%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Michael Johnson25 of 44 ended early · 57%19 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Edson Barboza1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy · May 18, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza · Oct 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 39 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- LUFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm · Dec 30, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber · Dec 11, 2015SUB · R2 · 2:54 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Barao 2 · Jul 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · Nov 22, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WMike LulloUFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 20, 2010TKO · R3 · 0:26 · Lightweight
- WMarcelo GiudiciRing of Combat 30 · Jun 11, 2010TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Lightweight
- WJose FigueroaRenaissance Mixed Martial Arts · Mar 5, 2010TKO
- WNabih BarakatRing of Combat 28 · Feb 19, 2010TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Lightweight
- WLee KingRenaissance Mixed Martial Arts · Nov 20, 2009SUB
- WLee KingRenaissance Mixed Martial Arts · Jun 13, 2009TKO
- WAaron SteadmanReal Fighting Championships · Apr 17, 2009TKO
Michael Johnson3-2
- 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.
Edson BarbozaMichael Johnson
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 2:30Sat, Mar 30, 2019LTKO · ROUND 2 · 4:48Fri, Jul 7, 2017
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 30, 2017LSubmission · ROUND 3 · 2:31Sat, Nov 12, 2016
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:35Sun, Mar 12, 2017LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 8, 2015
- LSubmission · ROUND 2 · 2:54Fri, Dec 11, 2015WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 5, 2012
- WMajority Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 14, 2013WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:06Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Frequently asked questions
Have Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir (Sun, Feb 22, 2015), where Michael Johnson won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson?
Edson Barboza is 24-15-0 and Michael Johnson is 25-20-0.
Who has the longer reach, Edson Barboza or Michael Johnson?
Edson Barboza has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Michael Johnson, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Edson Barboza or Michael Johnson?
Edson Barboza is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Michael Johnson stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Edson Barboza or Michael Johnson?
They are the same age: 40.
Who has more finishes, Edson Barboza or Michael Johnson?
Edson Barboza has 15 wins inside the distance (14 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Michael Johnson has 12 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).
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