Michael Johnson Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#15Drew Dober Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:53	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2	Mar 7, 2026
W	Daniel Zellhuber Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3	Jul 19, 2025
W	Ottman Azaitar Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	2:03	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley	Dec 14, 2024
W	Darrius Flowers Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer	Feb 10, 2024
L	#15Diego Ferreira Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:50	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill	May 20, 2023
W	Marc Diakiese Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland	Dec 3, 2022
L	Jamie Mullarkey Lightweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev	Jul 9, 2022
W	Alan Patrick Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	3:22	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic	May 14, 2022
L	Clay Guida Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	Feb 6, 2021
L	Thiago Moises Lightweight	Submission	Ankle Lock After Drop to Ground	R2	0:25	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	May 13, 2020
L	Stevie Ray Lightweight	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren	Oct 26, 2019
L	#10Josh Emmett Featherweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R3	4:14	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje	Mar 30, 2019
W	Artem Lobov Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith	Oct 27, 2018
W	#15Andre Fili Featherweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick	Aug 25, 2018
L	#10Darren Elkins Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	2:22	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi	Jan 14, 2018
L	Justin Gaethje Lightweight	KO/TKO	Knees to Head In Clinch	R2	4:48	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale	Jul 7, 2017
L	#1Khabib Nurmagomedov Lightweight	Submission	Kimura From Side Control	R3	2:31	UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor	Nov 12, 2016
W	#7Dustin Poirier Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	1:35	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson	Sep 17, 2016
L	#14Nate Diaz Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	Dec 19, 2015
L	#12Beneil Dariush Lightweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux	Aug 8, 2015
W	#6Edson Barboza Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir	Feb 22, 2015
W	Melvin Guillard Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa	Mar 8, 2014
W	Gleison Tibau Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:32	UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2	Dec 28, 2013
W	#10Joe Lauzon Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	Aug 17, 2013
L	Reza Madadi Lightweight	Submission	D'Arce Choke On Ground	R3	1:33	UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi	Apr 6, 2013
L	Myles Jury Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II	Dec 29, 2012
W	Danny Castillo Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:06	UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot	Oct 5, 2012
W	Tony Ferguson Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller	May 5, 2012
W	Shane Roller Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis	Jan 28, 2012
L	Paul Sass Lightweight	Submission	Heel Hook On Ground	R1	3:00	UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson	Oct 1, 2011
W	Edward Faaloloto Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	4:42	UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry	Jun 26, 2011
L	Jonathan BrookinsTitle Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale	Dec 4, 2010

Outside the UFC

8-4across 12 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 2 decFM · Titan FC 15 · XCF 10 · FFC · MCC 19 +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Chris McDaniel18-21	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:34	FM	Jan 30, 2010
W	Ramiro Hernandez20-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Titan FC 15	Dec 18, 2009
W	Aaron Derrow14-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:43	XCF 10	Oct 3, 2009
L	Eric Marriott22-8	Submission	Heel Hook	R2	1:32	FM	May 9, 2009
W	Clay French19-7	Submission	Kimura	R1	3:16	FFC	Apr 10, 2009
L	Joe Brammer7-3-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R4	3:45	MCC 19	Mar 14, 2009
L	James Krause28-8	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:55	FM	Nov 22, 2008
W	Warren Stewart13-32	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:37	FM	Sep 13, 2008
W	Lucas Gwaltney21-20-2	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	MFL	Jul 25, 2008
L	Ted Worthington35-57	Submission	Triangle Choke	R3	1:29	MCC 13	Apr 25, 2008
W	Steve Schneider15-22-1	Submission	—	R1	2:12	FM	Apr 18, 2008
W	Chauncey Prather0-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:12	FM	Feb 1, 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

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionECF

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Kyle Tracz0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:10	ECF	Aug 31, 2007

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

10 wins, 4 losses

W10

L4

Submission

2 wins, 9 losses

W2

L9

Decision

12 wins, 7 losses

W12

L7

Finishes

UFC KOs

6

Above avg · 11%Lightweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.41

Above avg · 0.21Lightweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 6%Lightweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.03

Below avg · 0.44Lightweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Michael Johnson

PowerChin

Knockout rate

19%

6 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

13

1.57 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

4

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

4

0.43 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

13 scorecards on file

Michael Johnson

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 1 of 3 coin-flip decisions — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls. Judges have given them 4 of 9 rounds they disagreed on (44%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–2

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

4–5

Won – Lost

44% went their way

Unanimous10 decisions · 77%

7W3L

Split3 decisions · 23%

1W2L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC57th

39%1,568 / 3,961

Striking accuracy

58%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.49 differential

Landed4.27

Absorbed3.78

70%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head53%65th829
Body32%92nd496
Leg15%71st243

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

90%Standing

Standing90%1,405
Clinch6%101
Ground4%62

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Michael Johnson

Landed per 15

Head

B

67th

33.9

67th

Body

A+

94th

20.3

94th

Leg

A

71st

9.9

71st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

34th

37.7

34th

Body

C

51st

9.4

51st

Leg

D

34th

9.5

34th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	33.9	829	2,776	30%
Body	20.3	496	869	57%
Leg	9.9	243	316	77%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	37.7	923	2,702	34%
Body	9.4	231	379	61%
Leg	9.5	232	286	81%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Michael Johnson

39%

Takedown accuracy

81%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-1.3 min net

On top1.2

On bottom2.5

Offense

Takedowns

D

33rd

0.6

33rd

TD accuracy

C

55th

39%

55th

Sub attempts

D

38th

0.0

38th

Control

D

28th

1.2 min

28th

Defense

TD defense

A

83rd

81%

83rd

Controlled

2.5 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	14 / 36
Submission attempts	1
Control time	28:49

Defense

TDs defended	86 / 106
Control absorbed	61:25

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (367min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Michael Johnson

32 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 367 min

92%

R3 pace · 20 bouts

Johnson fades (-4% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Johnson keeps 92% of round-1 output by round 3 (20 bouts).

Johnson ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Johnsonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Johnsonattempts / min

Control time

Johnson% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.0	4.6	3.3	0.06	7%	32
R2	4.9	4.3	4.3	0.10	8%	29
R3	4.6	3.8	3.9	0.15	10%	20

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Michael Johnson

32 resolved UFC bouts · 11 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

40/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

66th

40%

66th

Win quality

C

52nd

41%

52nd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

6

7

4

5

4

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Title-fight challengerBout was for a title (no other rank signal)
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	0-2	0%
Top-5	6	3-3	50%
Top-15	7	2-5	29%
Cross-div ranked	1	0-1	0%
Title-fight challenger	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	2	2-0	100%
Established	4	3-1	75%
Building	5	2-3	40%
Unproven	4	4-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Drew Dober#15	Top-15	62	Mar 7, 2026
W	Daniel Zellhuber	Building	18	Jul 19, 2025
W	Ottman Azaitar	Building	18	Dec 14, 2024
W	Darrius Flowers	Unproven	8	Feb 10, 2024
L	Diego Ferreira#15	Top-15	68	May 20, 2023
W	Marc Diakiese	Established	30	Dec 3, 2022
L	Jamie Mullarkey	Building	18	Jul 9, 2022
W	Alan Patrick	Established	30	May 14, 2022
L	Clay Guida	Cross-div ranked	45	Feb 6, 2021
L	Thiago Moises	Top-15	43	May 13, 2020
L	Stevie Ray	Established	30	Oct 26, 2019
L	Josh Emmett#10	Top-5	77	Mar 30, 2019
W	Artem Lobov	Unproven	8	Oct 27, 2018
W	Andre Fili#15	Top-15	60	Aug 25, 2018
L	Darren Elkins#10	Top-15	69	Jan 14, 2018
L	Justin Gaethje	Champion	68	Jul 7, 2017
L	Khabib Nurmagomedov#1	Champion	97	Nov 12, 2016
W	Dustin Poirier#7	Top-5	87	Sep 17, 2016
L	Nate Diaz#14	Top-5	74	Dec 19, 2015
L	Beneil Dariush#12	Top-5	77	Aug 8, 2015
W	Edson Barboza#6	Top-5	81	Feb 22, 2015
W	Melvin Guillard	Contender-level	50	Mar 8, 2014
W	Gleison Tibau	Contender-level	50	Dec 28, 2013
W	Joe Lauzon#10	Top-15	69	Aug 17, 2013
L	Reza Madadi	Building	15	Apr 6, 2013
L	Myles Jury	Top-15	49	Dec 29, 2012
W	Danny Castillo	Established	26	Oct 5, 2012
W	Tony Ferguson	Top-5	68	May 5, 2012
W	Shane Roller	Unproven	8	Jan 28, 2012
L	Paul Sass	Building	15	Oct 1, 2011
W	Edward Faaloloto	Unproven	8	Jun 26, 2011
L	Jonathan Brookins	Title-fight challenger	50	Dec 4, 2010

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

32 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

3-5

8 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

5-4

9 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

8-6

14 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

8-7

15 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

8-8

16 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-1

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-1

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Michael Johnson

Active

4 monthssince last bout

vs Drew Dober · Mar 7, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 7-11As underdog 9-5

52.3

DK avg

53.0

Median

89.1

Ceiling

11.6

Floor

25%

Boom

25%

Bust

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