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Michael Johnson
Fighter

Michael Johnson

"The Menace"
24-20-0
Amateur MMA 2-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Michael Johnson holds a professional MMA record of 24-20-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 48 bouts on record. Michael Johnson has won 28 fights: 10 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 18 by decision. Most recent fight: March 7, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'10"178 cm
Weight
155 lbs70 kg
Reach
73"185 cm
Stance
—
DOB
1986-06-04

UFC career

Source: UFCStats.com · Record: 25-20-0

SLpM
4.27
Str. Acc.
39%
SApM
3.78
Str. Def.
—
TD Avg.
0.57
TD Acc.
38%
TD Def.
81%
Sub. Avg.
—

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Drew Dober
    UFCUFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2· Mar 7, 2026· Lightweight· 24-19 vs 28-15
    TKO
    R2 · 1:53
  2. CXLD
    vs Alexander Hernandez
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett· Jan 24, 2026· Lightweight
    —
  3. WIN
    vs Daniel Zellhuber
    UFCUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3· Jul 19, 2025· Lightweight· 23-19 vs 15-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. WIN
    vs Ottman Azaitar
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley· Dec 15, 2024· Lightweight· 22-19 vs 13-2
    TKO
    R2 · 2:03
  5. CXLD
    vs Matt Frevola
    UFC Fight Night· May 11, 2024· Lightweight
    —
  6. WIN
    vs Darrius Flowers
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer· Feb 10, 2024· Lightweight· 21-19 vs 12-6-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. LOSS
    vs Diego Ferreira
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill· May 20, 2023· Lightweight· 21-18 vs 17-5
    TKO
    R2 · 1:50
  8. WIN
    vs Marc Diakiese
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland· Dec 4, 2022· Lightweight· 20-18 vs 16-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  9. LOSS
    vs Jamie Mullarkey
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev· Jul 9, 2022· Lightweight· 20-17 vs 14-5
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  10. WIN
    vs Alan Patrick
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić· May 14, 2022· Lightweight· 19-17 vs 15-3
    TKO
    R2 · 3:22
  11. CXLD
    vs Alan Patrick
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje· May 7, 2022· Lightweight
    —
  12. LOSS
    vs Clay Guida
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov· Feb 6, 2021· Lightweight· 19-16 vs 35-20
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  13. LOSS
    vs Thiago Moises
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira· May 14, 2020· Lightweight· 19-15 vs 12-4
    SUB
    R2 · 0:25
  14. CXLD
    vs Evan Dunham
    UFC on ESPN+ 31· Apr 25, 2020· Lightweight
    —
  15. CXLD
    vs Khama Worthy
    UFC 249· Apr 18, 2020· Lightweight
    —
  16. LOSS
    vs Stevie Ray
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Askren· Oct 26, 2019· Lightweight· 19-14 vs 22-9
    MD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. LOSS
    vs Josh Emmett
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje· Mar 30, 2019· Featherweight· 19-13 vs 13-2
    TKO
    R3 · 4:14
  18. WIN
    vs Artem Lobov
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Volkan vs Smith· Oct 28, 2018· Featherweight· 18-13 vs 14-14-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. WIN
    vs Andre Fili
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick· Aug 25, 2018· Featherweight· 17-13 vs 18-5
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  20. LOSS
    vs Darren Elkins
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi· Jan 14, 2018· Featherweight· 17-12 vs 23-5
    SUB
    R2 · 2:22
  21. LOSS
    vs Justin Gaethje
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje· Jul 8, 2017· Lightweight· 17-11 vs 17-0
    TKO
    R2 · 4:48
  22. LOSS
    vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
    UFCUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 13, 2016· Lightweight· 17-10 vs 23-0
    SUB
    R3 · 2:31
  23. WIN
    vs Dustin Poirier
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson· Sep 18, 2016· Lightweight· 16-10 vs 20-4
    TKO
    R1 · 1:35
  24. CXLD
    vs Tony Ferguson
    UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz· Mar 5, 2016· Lightweight
    —
  25. LOSS
    vs Nate Diaz
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015· Lightweight· 16-9 vs 17-10
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  26. LOSS
    vs Beneil Dariush
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux· Aug 8, 2015· Lightweight· 16-8 vs 11-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  27. WIN
    vs Edson Barboza
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir· Feb 22, 2015· Lightweight· 15-8 vs 15-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  28. CXLD
    vs Josh Thomson
    UFC on FOX 12· Jul 26, 2014· Lightweight
    —
  29. WIN
    vs Melvin Guillard
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa· Mar 8, 2014· Lightweight· 14-8 vs 31-12-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  30. WIN
    vs Gleison Tibau
    UFCUFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2· Dec 28, 2013· Lightweight· 13-8 vs 29-9
    TKO
    R2 · 1:32
  31. WIN
    vs Joe Lauzon
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen· Aug 18, 2013· Lightweight· 12-8 vs 22-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  32. LOSS
    vs Reza Madadi
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi· Apr 6, 2013· Lightweight· 12-7 vs 12-3
    SUB
    R3 · 1:33
  33. LOSS
    vs Myles Jury
    UFCUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II· Dec 30, 2012· Lightweight· 12-6 vs 10-0
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  34. WIN
    vs Danny Castillo
    UFCUFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot· Oct 5, 2012· Lightweight· 11-6 vs 14-4
    TKO
    R2 · 1:06
  35. CXLD
    vs Danny Castillo
    UFC 151: Bones vs. Hendo· Sep 1, 2012· Lightweight
    —
  36. WIN
    vs Tony Ferguson
    UFCUFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller· May 5, 2012· Lightweight· 10-6 vs 13-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  37. WIN
    vs Shane Roller
    UFCUFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis· Jan 28, 2012· Lightweight· 9-6 vs 10-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  38. CXLD
    vs Cody McKenzie
    UFC on FOX 2· Jan 28, 2012· Lightweight
    —
  39. LOSS
    vs Paul Sass
    UFCUFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson· Oct 1, 2011· Lightweight· 9-5 vs 11-0
    SUB
    R1 · 3:00
  40. WIN
    vs Edward Faaloloto
    UFCUFC Live: Kongo vs Barry· Jun 26, 2011· Lightweight· 8-5 vs 1-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:42
  41. LOSS
    vs Jonathan Brookins
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale· Dec 4, 2010· Ultimate Fighter 12 Lightweight· Title bout· 8-4 vs 11-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  42. WIN
    vs Nam Phan
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 12· Jul 12, 2010· Lightweight· 11-4
    SD
  43. WIN
    vs Alex Caceres
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 12· Jul 6, 2010· Lightweight· 10-4
    UD
  44. WIN
    vs Aaron Wilkinson
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 12· Jun 14, 2010· Lightweight· 9-4
    —
    R1 · 0:39
  45. WIN
    vs Pablo Garza
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 12· Jun 5, 2010· Lightweight· 8-4
    UD
  46. WIN
    vs Chris McDaniel
    Missouri Regional· Jan 30, 2010· 7-4 vs 12-12
    TKO
  47. WIN
    vs Ramiro Hernandez
    Titan FC· Dec 18, 2009· 6-4 vs 8-1
    —
  48. WIN
    vs Aaron Derrow
    Missouri Regional· Oct 3, 2009· 5-4 vs 5-1
    TKO
  49. LOSS
    vs Eric Marriott
    Missouri Regional· May 9, 2009· 5-3 vs 9-3
    —
  50. WIN
    vs Clay French
    Missouri Regional· Apr 10, 2009· 4-3 vs 15-4
    —
  51. LOSS
    vs Joe Brammer
    Midwest Cage Championship· Mar 14, 2009· 4-2 vs 5-0-1
    —
  52. LOSS
    vs James Krause
    Missouri Regional· Nov 22, 2008· 4-1 vs 7-0
    —
  53. WIN
    vs Warren Stewart
    Missouri Regional· Sep 13, 2008· 3-1 vs 3-6
    TKO
  54. WIN
    vs Luke Gwaltney
    Midwest Fight League· Jul 25, 2008· 2-1 vs 12-12-2
    —
  55. LOSS
    vs Ted Worthington
    Midwest Cage Championship· Apr 25, 2008· 2-0 vs 18-10
    —
  56. WIN
    vs Steve Schneider
    Missouri Regional· Apr 18, 2008· 1-0 vs 11-10-1
    —
  57. WIN
    vs Chauncey Prather
    Missouri Regional· Feb 1, 2008· 0-0 vs 0-0
    TKO

Career history data via Tapology.