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Michael Johnson
“The Menace”
United States
25-20-0W-L-D
- Age
- 40
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 73"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Kill Cliff FC (formerly Sanford MMA / Hard Knocks 365 / Combat Club)
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1700
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Johnson's wins come mostly on the scorecards, with 12 by decision, 10 by KO/TKO and 2 by submission. That adds up to a 50% finish rate, and he does his finishing with his hands.
- Recent Form
- Most recent was a round 2 KO/TKO loss to Drew Dober (29-15-0). Before that, he beat Daniel Zellhuber (15-4-0) by unanimous decision, and Ottman Azaitar (13-3-0) by round 2 KO/TKO.
- Style
- Southpaw with a 73" reach. He lands 4.27 significant strikes a minute at 40% accuracy and absorbs 3.78, defending 59%. He rarely shoots, 0.57 takedowns per 15 minutes, but stops 81% of takedown attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (43%)
- 1 Submission (5%)
- 11 Decision (52%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 48%
- Last fought
- 8 months ago
21 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 90-38-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1698
- Lossvs Drew Dober29-15-0 · Power Index 1768KO/TKO · R2 · 1:53Mar 7, 2026 · UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2
Fight stats
Stat Michael Johnson Drew Dober Sig. strikes 27/76 22/55 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 9 11 - Winvs Daniel Zellhuber15-4-0 · Power Index 1756Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 20, 2025 · UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3
Fight stats
Stat Michael Johnson Daniel Zellhuber Sig. strikes 80/195 52/182 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:22 0:08 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 30 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 26 23 - Winvs Ottman Azaitar13-3-0 · Power Index 1598KO/TKO · R2 · 2:03Dec 15, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley
Fight stats
Stat Michael Johnson Ottman Azaitar Sig. strikes 19/50 16/56 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:12 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 8 6 - Winvs Darrius Flowers13-9-1 · Power Index 1601Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 11, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer
Fight stats
Stat Michael Johnson Darrius Flowers Sig. strikes 61/112 33/64 Takedowns 4/8 0/2 Control time 6:02 0:43 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 32 20 Round 2 sig. strikes 27 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 6 - Lossvs Diego Ferreira20-7-0 · Power Index 1769KO/TKO · R2 · 1:50May 20, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill
Fight stats
Stat Michael Johnson Diego Ferreira Sig. strikes 32/58 30/71 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 0:00 0:01 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 24 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 6
Career Stats
Based on 32 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.27
- Striking accuracy
- 40%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.78
- Striking defense
- 59%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.57
- Takedown accuracy
- 39%
- Takedown defense
- 81%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00