John Dixson
UFC DebutNickname“Big”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Biloxi
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Dixson's Dungeon
- Weight class
- Super Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
John Dixson 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
1037-447-33
.699 win rate
Winning-record opponents
25 of 36
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
37
36 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 37 bouts · 28 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 6 sub · 1 decWAFC · IFC · IFC 1 · RCF · AAC 2 +23
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Justin Eilers19-7-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 0:56 | BIB | Nov 17, 2006 |
| W | Corey Salter7-15 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | RCF | May 21, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 3:41 | SI | Mar 18, 2005 | |
| L | Kevin Jordan11-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 13 | Dec 10, 2004 |
| L | Tadas Rimkevicius20-11 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 20, 2004 |
| W | Don Richards10-9-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | KOTC | Oct 23, 2004 |
| W | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | — | RCF | Jul 17, 2004 | |
| L | Travis Wiuff78-22 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 2:33 | EC 58 | Jun 11, 2004 |
| W | Johnathan Ivey33-58 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFC 2 | Oct 18, 2003 |
| W | Nikolai Onikienko16-15 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | WAFC | May 11, 2003 |
| L | Mario Neto13-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:42 | WAFC | Mar 15, 2003 |
| W | Nikolai Onikienko16-15 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:04 | WAFC | Mar 15, 2003 |
| L | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R2 | 2:36 | ISCF | Apr 12, 2002 | |
| L | Martin Vila | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:55 | WEF 11 | Feb 9, 2002 |
| L | Wade Rome1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | RSF 5 | Oct 27, 2001 |
| L | Kerry Schall23-13 | Submission | Hammerlock | R1 | 1:19 | Rings USA | Mar 17, 2001 |
| W | Jack Nilson2-6 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:32 | WEF | Aug 26, 2000 |
| L | Dan Severn101-19-7 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 5:18 | CFA 2 | Jul 19, 2000 |
| L | Andrei Arlovski34-24 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | SFIT | May 13, 2000 |
| L | Remco Pardoel9-6-1 | Submission | Headlock | R1 | 8:15 | AAC 2 | Nov 27, 1999 |
| W | Can Sahinbas5-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:44 | AAC 2 | Nov 27, 1999 |
| W | Tommy Sauer25-12 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:00 | WEF 7 | Oct 9, 1999 |
| L | Bull Shaw1-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 7:30 | CSO | May 15, 1999 |
| L | Travis Fulton255-54-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:39 | IFC | Jan 9, 1999 |
| L | Jeremy Horn92-22-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:57 | IFC | Jan 9, 1999 |
| W | Jean Riviere3-1 | N/A | — | R1 | 5:13 | IFC | Jan 9, 1999 |
| L | Remco Pardoel9-6-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 4:16 | AAC 1 | Oct 25, 1998 |
| W | Aaron Pendleton1-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | WSW | Jun 12, 1998 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:34 | PRIDE | Oct 11, 1997 | |
| L | Dan Severn101-19-7 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:33 | IFC 5 | Sep 5, 1997 |
| L | Maxim Tarasov15-4 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:36 | IAFC | Apr 30, 1997 |
| L | Carlos Barreto14-9 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:38 | UVF 2 | Jun 24, 1996 |
| L | Igor Vovchanchyn56-10 | KO/TKO | Exhaustion | R1 | 9:10 | IFC 1 | Mar 30, 1996 |
| W | Igor Gerus10-11 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 2:37 | IFC 1 | Mar 30, 1996 |
| W | Alexander Mandryk6-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:30 | IFC 1 | Mar 30, 1996 |
| L | Anthony Macias26-18 | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | OFFF 1 | Feb 9, 1996 |
| W | Michael Stam1-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:44 | OFFF 1 | Feb 9, 1996 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.