The Menace
Michael Johnson
21 - 19 - 0
Lightweight
Height
5'10" (178cm)
Reach
73.5" (187cm)
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Height
5'10" (178cm)
Reach
73.5" (187cm)
Division
Lightweight
Born
June 4, 1986
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Fighting Out Of
Boca Raton, Florida
Team(s)
Blackzilians (former), Sanford MMA
Overall Record
21 - 19 - 0
Winning Method
47.6%
Dec.
Decision
10 / 21
9.5%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 21
42.9%
KO
KO
9 / 21
Losing Method
36.8%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 19
47.4%
Sub.
Submission
9 / 19
15.8%
KO
KO
3 / 19
Past Fights
May 20, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Carlos Diego Ferreira
Loss (21–19)KO (punch) • Round 2 (1:50)
December 3, 2022
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
Marc Diakiese
Win (21–18)Decision (unanimous)
July 9, 2022
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Jamie Mullarkey
Loss (20–18)Decision (split)
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May 20, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Carlos Diego Ferreira
Loss (21–19)KO (punch) • Round 2 (1:50)
December 3, 2022
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
Marc Diakiese
Win (21–18)Decision (unanimous)
July 9, 2022
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Jamie Mullarkey
Loss (20–18)Decision (split)
May 14, 2022
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
Alan Patrick
Win (20–17)KO (punches) • Round 2 (3:22)
February 6, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Clay Guida
Loss (19–17)Decision (unanimous)
May 13, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Thiago Moisés
Loss (19–16)Submission (achilles lock) • Round 2 (0:25)
October 26, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Stevie Ray
Loss (19–15)Decision (majority)
March 30, 2019
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Josh Emmett
Loss (19–14)KO (punch) • Round 3 (4:14)
October 27, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
Artem Lobov
Win (19–13)Decision (unanimous)
August 25, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Andre Fili
Win (18–13)Decision (split)
January 14, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Darren Elkins
Loss (17–13)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (2:22)
July 7, 2017
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Justin Gaethje
Loss (17–12)TKO (punches and knees) • Round 2 (4:48)
November 12, 2016
UFC 205
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Loss (17–11)Submission (kimura) • Round 3 (2:31)
September 17, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Dustin Poirier
Win (17–10)KO (punches) • Round 1 (1:35)
December 19, 2015
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Nate Diaz
Loss (16–10)Decision (unanimous)
August 8, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
Beneil Dariush
Loss (16–9)Decision (split)
February 22, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
Edson Barboza
Win (16–8)Decision (unanimous)
March 8, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
Melvin Guillard
Win (15–8)Decision (unanimous)
December 28, 2013
UFC 168
Gleison Tibau
Win (14–8)KO (punches) • Round 2 (1:32)
August 17, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
Joe Lauzon
Win (13–8)Decision (unanimous)
April 6, 2013
UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi
Reza Madadi
Loss (12–8)Submission (D'Arce choke) • Round 3 (1:33)
December 29, 2012
UFC 155
Myles Jury
Loss (12–7)Decision (unanimous)
October 5, 2012
UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
Danny Castillo
Win (12–6)KO (punches) • Round 2 (1:06)
May 5, 2012
UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller
Tony Ferguson
Win (11–6)Decision (unanimous)
January 28, 2012
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
Shane Roller
Win (10–6)Decision (unanimous)
October 1, 2011
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
Paul Sass
Loss (9–6)Submission (heel hook) • Round 1 (3:00)
June 26, 2011
UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
Edward Faaloloto
Win (9–5)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:42)
December 4, 2010
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
Jonathan Brookins
Loss (8–5)Decision (unanimous)
January 30, 2010
FM: Productions
Chris McDaniel
Win (8–4)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:34)
December 18, 2009
Titan Fighting Championship 15
Ramiro Hernandez
Win (7–4)Decision (unanimous)
October 3, 2009
Xtreme Cage Fighter 10
Aaron Derrow
Win (6–4)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:43)
May 9, 2009
FM: Productions
Eric Marriott
Loss (5–4)Submission (heel hook) • Round 2 (1:32)
April 10, 2009
Fuel Fight Club
Clay French
Win (5–3)Submission (kimura) • Round 1 (3:16)
March 14, 2009
Midwest Cage Championships 19
Joe Brammer
Loss (4–3)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 4 (3:45)
November 22, 2008
FM: Productions
James Krause
Loss (4–2)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 1 (2:55)
September 13, 2008
FM: Productions
Warren Stewart
Win (4–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:37)
July 25, 2008
Midwest Fight League
Lucas Gwaltney
Win (3–1)Decision (majority)
April 25, 2008
MCC 13: Contenders
Ted Worthington
Loss (2–1)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 3 (1:29)
April 18, 2008
FM: Productions
Steve Schneider
Win (2–0)Submission (choke) • Round 1 (2:12)
February 1, 2008
FM: Productions
Chauncey Prather
Win (1–0)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (1:12)
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