Michael Johnson vs Thiago Moises
Michael Johnson is 25-20-0; Thiago Moises is 19-10-0. Michael Johnson is 9 years older than Thiago Moises. Michael Johnson has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Thiago Moises. Michael Johnson is 1" · 3 cm taller than Thiago Moises. They have met once: Michael Johnson 0, Thiago Moises 1.
LightweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Michael Johnson
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing
- —Purple belt · BJJGilbert Burns
- 2009XCF ChampionXtreme Cage Fighting
- 2008MFL ChampionMidwest Fight League
- —XCF amateur title (155 lb)Xtreme Cage Fighting
Thiago Moises
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJPaulo Streckert
- 2016RFA Lightweight ChampionshipResurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
- 2016RFA Lightweight Championship (1st defense)Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
- 2016RFA Lightweight Championship (2nd defense)Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
53%64%
Head
32%13%
Body
15%23%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Michael Johnsonlast 8 fights
82%12%
Thiago Moiseslast 7 fights
55%14%31%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Michael Johnson Thiago Moises
Strikes landed / min
4.272.52
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Michael Johnson · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersThiago Moises · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.784.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Michael Johnson · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fightersThiago Moises · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.571.37
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Michael Johnson · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersThiago Moises · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
39%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Michael Johnson · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersThiago Moises · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Michael Johnson · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersThiago Moises · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.001.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Michael Johnson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersThiago Moises · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.27
Strikes landed / min2.52
3.78
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.40
0.57 / 1.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.37 / 4.6
39%
Takedown accuracy30%
81%
Takedown defence53%
0:54
Control time / fight2:20
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min1.00
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
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
Thiago Moises17 UFC fights · 469 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%198/725
10%45/82
22%101/130
Clinch
3%14/25
3%13/15
0%1/1
Ground
19%90/123
0%2/3
1%5/5
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
Michael Johnson25 of 44 ended early · 57%19 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
Thiago Moises16 of 29 ended early · 55%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev· Jul 9, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- 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
- LUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux· Aug 8, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- 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
Thiago Moises2-3
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2· Jan 11, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov· Jun 8, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane· Feb 27, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Zhang· Aug 31, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade· May 11, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez· Nov 10, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WGleidson Moraes CutisDWCS Brazil 1.2· Aug 11, 2018TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Lightweight
- WJeff PetersonLFA 41: Moisés vs. Peterson· Jun 1, 2018SUB · R2 · 4:31 · Lightweight
- L
- WZach FreemanRFA 44: Moisés vs. Freeman· Sep 30, 2016Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- W
- WDave CastilloRFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo· Feb 19, 2016SUB · R2 · 3:19 · Lightweight
- WJavon WrightRFA 28: Sanchez vs. Poppie· Aug 7, 2015SUB · R2 · 2:10 · Featherweight
- L
- WFrancivaldo TrinaldoFighten 1· May 11, 2014SUB · R3 · 1:58 · Lightweight
- WLeonardo de Oliveira GuarizzoCircuito Talent de MMA 2· Jul 20, 2013DEC
- WJosé ConceiçãoReal Fight 9· Jun 15, 2013Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WDennis FigueiraEco Combat Championship· Sep 22, 2012TKO
- WWellington DiasSao Paulo Regional· May 19, 2012SUB
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Michael Johnson and Thiago Moises ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira (Wed, May 13, 2020), where Thiago Moises won by Submission.
What are the records of Michael Johnson and Thiago Moises?
Michael Johnson is 25-20-0 and Thiago Moises is 19-10-0.
Who has the longer reach, Michael Johnson or Thiago Moises?
Michael Johnson has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Thiago Moises, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Michael Johnson or Thiago Moises?
Michael Johnson is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Thiago Moises stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Michael Johnson or Thiago Moises?
Michael Johnson is 40 and Thiago Moises is 31.
Who has more finishes, Michael Johnson or Thiago Moises?
Michael Johnson has 12 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Thiago Moises has 12 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission).