Michael Johnson
"The Menace"
| Age | 39 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 185 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
43
fights
24
✅ 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
July 19, 2025
UFC last fight
6h00:3
time in the cage
11:37
avg time by combat
51.6%
win rate
37.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1540
as of July 19, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1580
on February 22, 2015
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
74
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 93 | 6 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 92 | 257 |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 92 | 6.89 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 88 | 81% |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 85 | 19.14 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 9 | 41% |
| 3. | Control time | 22 | 24s / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes accuracy | 23 | 40% |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 25 | 0.86 / round |
74
Boxing Score
71
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+2.46
/ round
💫 Strike differential
19.1 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
13.9 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
38.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
64.1%
🐢 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
38.9%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
81.1%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
24s / round
⏱ Control Time
51s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
61.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michael Johnson's UFC Fight History
July 19, 2025 - UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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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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October 27, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 25, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Featherweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 14, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Featherweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (2:22).
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July 07, 2017 - The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Knees) at round 2 (4:48).
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November 12, 2016 - UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Kimura) at round 3 (2:31).
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September 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:35).
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December 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 08, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Lightweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 22, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 08, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 28, 2013 - UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:32).
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August 17, 2013 - UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 06, 2013 - UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 3 (1:33).
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December 29, 2012 - UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 05, 2012 - UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:06).
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May 05, 2012 - UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 28, 2012 - UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 01, 2011 - UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Heel Hook) at round 1 (3:00).
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June 26, 2011 - UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:42).
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December 04, 2010 - The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale
Lightweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights