Michael Johnson
"The Menace"
| Age | 38 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 185 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
42
fights
23
✅ wins
19
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
1
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
December 04, 2010
UFC debuts
December 14, 2024
UFC last fight
5h45:3
time in the cage
11:30
avg time by combat
50.0%
win rate
40.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1525
as of December 14, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1580
on February 22, 2015
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
73
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 94 | 6 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 92 | 244 |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 91 | 6.58 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 89 | 81% |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 85 | 18.85 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 9 | 41% |
| 3. | Control time | 23 | 25s / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes landed | 24 | 0.85 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes accuracy | 24 | 40% |
73
Boxing Score
70
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+2.16
/ round
💫 Strike differential
18.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
13.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
37.8%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
63.6%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
25
Wrestling Score
8
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.5 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
40.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
81.1%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
25s / round
⏱ Control Time
53s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
62.1%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michael Johnson's UFC Fight History
December 14, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (2:03).
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February 10, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 20, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:50).
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December 03, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 09, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Lightweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 14, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (3:22).
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February 06, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 13, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Ankle Lock) at round 2 (25s).
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October 26, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Lightweight bout
Loss by majority decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 30, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (4:14).
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Fighter's fights