Bruce Johnson
UFC DebutNickname“The Oddballer”
Record
Streak
L8
- Fighting out of
- Lake City, Minnesota
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Crazy
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Bruce Johnson makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
402-293-3
.578 win rate
Winning-record opponents
21 of 33
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
62
33 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 62 bouts · 30 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 subSavage Entertainment · Driller Promotions / SEG · CFX · KOTC · Brutaal +25
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Justin Trangsrud | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:48 | Savage Entertainment | Oct 18, 2014 |
| L | Tye Ferguson | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:19 | Savage Entertainment | Mar 22, 2014 |
| L | Jos Eichelberger17-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:21 | MF | Oct 26, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:42 | 3RT | Sep 14, 2013 | |
| L | Nick Schmidtke | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:25 | Valhalla Cage Fighting | Aug 17, 2013 |
| L | Clarence Jordan11-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:34 | Driller Promotions / SEG | Jun 29, 2013 |
| L | Bill Finn5-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:12 | Savage Entertainment | Feb 2, 2013 |
| L | John Castaneda21-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:32 | Driller Promotions / SEG | Jan 26, 2013 |
| W | Travis Nath4-23 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:53 | Savage Entertainment | Dec 15, 2012 |
| L | Mitch Jackson19-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:58 | Savage Entertainment | Oct 19, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:58 | Driller Promotions / SEG | Sep 8, 2012 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:25 | CFX 34 | Jun 23, 2012 | |
| L | Melvin Blumer13-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:11 | Royalty Fighting Entertainment | Jun 9, 2012 |
| L | Mark Bascovsky10-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:36 | Driller Promotions / SEG | May 18, 2012 |
| L | Jeremy Lafferty10-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:23 | Brutaal Fight Night | Mar 31, 2012 |
| L | Ryan Stock14-28 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:42 | KOTC | Mar 17, 2012 |
| L | Stephen Watt3-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:09 | Brutaal | Feb 18, 2012 |
| L | Steve Schumacher | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:03 | Savage Entertainment | Jan 28, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:15 | CFX 30 | Jan 7, 2012 | |
| L | Nick Compton13-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:46 | Driller Promotions / SEG | Nov 26, 2011 |
| L | Rick Jackson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:53 | CFX | Oct 21, 2011 |
| L | Mike Hermes | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:33 | CFX | Aug 20, 2011 |
| L | Shane Jones | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:20 | CFX | Aug 13, 2011 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:28 | Fearless Fighting Championship 8 | May 7, 2011 | |
| W | Jason Ehresmann | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:57 | SDTC 13 | Apr 29, 2011 |
| W | Jason Ehresmann | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 4:14 | Savage Entertainment | Mar 19, 2011 |
| L | Lucas Goulet | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 4:21 | KOTC | Feb 19, 2011 |
| L | Austin Judge | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:10 | Savage Entertainment | Jan 15, 2011 |
| L | Melvin Blumer13-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:18 | Savage Entertainment | Nov 13, 2010 |
| L | Justin Morrison11-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:45 | Brutaal | Oct 29, 2010 |
| L | Ashkan Morvari17-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:12 | Savage Entertainment | Sep 11, 2010 |
| L | Shannon Scott | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:53 | Cage Fighting Xtreme | Aug 14, 2010 |
| L | Fernando Violante | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:24 | KOTC | Jul 31, 2010 |
| L | Nathan Schut17-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:59 | CFX | Jul 10, 2010 |
| L | Mike Jiang | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:44 | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA | Jun 19, 2010 |
| L | Eric Larkin | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:28 | OFC | May 15, 2010 |
| W | Demian Papagni4-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:32 | Brutaal Fight Night | Apr 30, 2010 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:56 | KOTC | Apr 24, 2010 | |
| W | Jake Grabowski | Submission | Leglock | R1 | 2:11 | Savage Entertainment | Apr 17, 2010 |
| W | Jake Grabowski | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:19 | Savage Entertainment | Feb 20, 2010 |
| L | Brandon Wagner | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | EB | Feb 13, 2010 |
| L | Samuel Santos | Submission | — | R1 | 3:38 | Maxx FC 7 | Feb 5, 2010 |
| L | Bobby Reardanz9-13 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:58 | XFO | Jan 23, 2010 |
| L | Wes Ronchi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Great Lakes Combat Association | Dec 5, 2009 |
| L | Marcus LeVesseur22-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:04 | SO | Nov 20, 2009 |
| L | Cory Simpson21-22 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:14 | MFDM | Nov 13, 2009 |
| L | Bryan King1-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:20 | Savage Entertainment | Nov 7, 2009 |
| L | James Peterson | Submission | North-South Choke | R1 | 0:54 | KTK 29 | Oct 31, 2009 |
| L | Brian Learn15-19-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:05 | Cage Conflict Championships 4 | Oct 24, 2009 |
| L | Jeremy Anderson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:00 | CFX | Aug 15, 2009 |
| L | Matt Ineichen | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:18 | KTK 26 | Jul 25, 2009 |
| L | Derek Griffin | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | Cage Conflict Championships 3 | Jun 20, 2009 |
| W | Todd Kiser3-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:26 | SO | Jun 13, 2009 |
| W | Trevor Abrego | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:31 | Seconds Out | Apr 30, 2009 |
| L | Mitch Jackson19-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:49 | Savage Entertainment | Mar 28, 2009 |
| W | Steve Krumrei | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:38 | Great Lakes Combat Association | Feb 21, 2009 |
| L | Brandon Adamson11-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:38 | EC 119 | Jan 31, 2009 |
| L | Zeb Hansen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:36 | Savage Entertainment | Jan 17, 2009 |
| L | Mitch Jackson19-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:17 | Great Lakes Combat Association | Dec 6, 2008 |
| L | Brandon Girtz17-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | Brutaal | Nov 6, 2008 |
| L | Jason Elisious | N/A | — | R0 | — | UCS | Sep 13, 2008 |
| L | Nyantu Bolo | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:33 | Brutaal | Sep 5, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsRG · Savage Entertainment · KTK 21
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mike McIntyre | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:49 | RG | Jan 30, 2010 |
| W | James Tork | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:46 | Savage Entertainment | Jan 24, 2009 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | KTK 21 | Jun 21, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.