Michael Johnson
"The Menace"
16-15-0
Height: 5'10"Reach: 73.5"Stance: southpawAge: 39Country: USA
Striking (per 15 min)
SLpM
64.20
SApM
—
Str. Acc
40%
Str. Def
—
Grappling (per 15 min)
TD Avg
0.58
TD Acc
39%
TD Def
—
Sub Avg
0.04
Corner Record
Red: 11-9-0 (20 fights)
Blue: 5-6-0 (11 fights)
Bonuses
FOTN ×3POTN ×5KOTN ×1SOTN ×1
Fight History
| Opponent | KD | Str | TD | Sub | Event | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Jan 24, 2026 | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Aug 16, 2025 | — | — | — | |
| W | 1 | 80 of 195 | 0 of 1 | 0 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | Ottman Azaitar POTN | 1 | 19 of 50 | 0 of 1 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Dec 15, 2024 | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:03 |
| W | 0 | 61 of 112 | 4 of 8 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer Feb 10, 2024 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | Diego Ferreira POTN | 0 | 32 of 58 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill May 20, 2023 | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:50 |
| W | 0 | 83 of 181 | 0 of 3 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 4, 2022 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | Jamie Mullarkey FOTN | 1 | 66 of 190 | 0 of 2 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022 | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | 1 | 30 of 48 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic May 14, 2022 | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:22 | |
| L | 0 | 58 of 126 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 6, 2021 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | 0 | 27 of 60 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira May 13, 2020 | Submission | 2 | 0:25 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira Apr 25, 2020 | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 249: Khabib vs. Ferguson Apr 18, 2020 | — | — | — | |
| L | 0 | 78 of 173 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren Oct 26, 2019 | Decision - Majority | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | 0 | 24 of 128 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar 30, 2019 | KO/TKO | 3 | 4:14 | |
| W | 0 | 99 of 219 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith Oct 27, 2018 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | 0 | 65 of 116 | 0 of 3 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick Aug 25, 2018 | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | Darren Elkins POTN | 0 | 45 of 98 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Jan 14, 2018 | Submission | 2 | 2:22 |
| L | 0 | 91 of 200 | 1 of 3 | 0 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Jul 7, 2017 | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:48 | |
| L | 0 | 19 of 77 | 0 of 0 | 1 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Nov 13, 2016 | Submission | 3 | 2:31 | |
| W | Dustin Poirier POTN | 1 | 14 of 37 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Sep 17, 2016 | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:35 |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz Mar 5, 2016 | — | — | — | |
| L | Nate Diaz FOTN | 0 | 103 of 301 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Dec 19, 2015 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | 0 | 84 of 222 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015 | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | 0 | 38 of 187 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir Feb 22, 2015 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | 0 | 48 of 146 | 1 of 4 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa Mar 8, 2014 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | 1 | 22 of 85 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Dec 29, 2013 | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:32 | |
| W | 2 | 116 of 255 | 2 of 2 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Aug 17, 2013 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | Reza Madadi SOTN | 1 | 20 of 64 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi Apr 6, 2013 | Submission | 3 | 1:33 |
| L | 0 | 6 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | Danny Castillo KOTN | 1 | 17 of 36 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot Oct 5, 2012 | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:06 |
| W | 1 | 67 of 183 | 0 of 2 | 0 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller May 5, 2012 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W | 0 | 64 of 136 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Jan 28, 2012 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| L | 0 | 8 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011 | Submission | 1 | 3:00 | |
| W | 1 | 27 of 73 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry Jun 26, 2011 | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:42 | |
| L | 1 | 30 of 62 | 0 of 1 | 0 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale Dec 4, 2010 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
— Alexander Hernandez
— R— —
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
— Daniel Zellhuber
— R— —
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025
W Daniel Zellhuber
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 1
· Str 80/195
· TD 0/1
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
W Ottman Azaitar POTN
KO/TKO R2 2:03
KD 1
· Str 19/50
· TD 0/1
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · Dec 15, 2024
W Darrius Flowers
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 61/112
· TD 4/8
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · Feb 10, 2024
L Diego Ferreira POTN
KO/TKO R2 1:50
KD 0
· Str 32/58
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
W Marc Diakiese
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 83/181
· TD 0/3
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 4, 2022
L Jamie Mullarkey FOTN
Decision - Split R3 5:00
KD 1
· Str 66/190
· TD 0/2
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
W Alan Patrick
KO/TKO R2 3:22
KD 1
· Str 30/48
· TD 1/1
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · May 14, 2022
L Clay Guida
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 58/126
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
L Thiago Moises
Submission R2 0:25
KD 0
· Str 27/60
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
— Evan Dunham
— R— —
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · Apr 25, 2020
— Khama Worthy
— R— —
UFC 249: Khabib vs. Ferguson · Apr 18, 2020
L Stevie Ray
Decision - Majority R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 78/173
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · Oct 26, 2019
L Josh Emmett
KO/TKO R3 4:14
KD 0
· Str 24/128
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
W Artem Lobov
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 99/219
· TD 1/1
UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Oct 27, 2018
W Andre Fili
Decision - Split R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 65/116
· TD 0/3
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 25, 2018
L Darren Elkins POTN
Submission R2 2:22
KD 0
· Str 45/98
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · Jan 14, 2018
L Justin Gaethje FOTNPOTN
KO/TKO R2 4:48
KD 0
· Str 91/200
· TD 1/3
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale · Jul 7, 2017
L Khabib Nurmagomedov
Submission R3 2:31
KD 0
· Str 19/77
· TD 0/0
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 13, 2016
W Dustin Poirier POTN
KO/TKO R1 1:35
KD 1
· Str 14/37
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · Sep 17, 2016
— Tony Ferguson
— R— —
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Mar 5, 2016
L Nate Diaz FOTN
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 103/301
· TD 1/1
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015
L Beneil Dariush
Decision - Split R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 84/222
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015
W Edson Barboza
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 38/187
· TD 1/1
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015
W Melvin Guillard
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 48/146
· TD 1/4
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014
W Gleison Tibau
KO/TKO R2 1:32
KD 1
· Str 22/85
· TD 0/0
UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 · Dec 29, 2013
W Joe Lauzon
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 2
· Str 116/255
· TD 2/2
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013
L Reza Madadi SOTN
Submission R3 1:33
KD 1
· Str 20/64
· TD 0/0
UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 6, 2013
L Myles Jury
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 6/41
· TD 0/0
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · Dec 29, 2012
W Danny Castillo KOTN
KO/TKO R2 1:06
KD 1
· Str 17/36
· TD 0/0
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 5, 2012
W Tony Ferguson
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 1
· Str 67/183
· TD 0/2
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
W Shane Roller
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 64/136
· TD 1/1
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Jan 28, 2012
L Paul Sass
Submission R1 3:00
KD 0
· Str 8/26
· TD 0/0
UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · Oct 1, 2011
W Edward Faaloloto
KO/TKO R1 4:42
KD 1
· Str 27/73
· TD 1/1
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · Jun 26, 2011
L Jonathan Brookins
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 1
· Str 30/62
· TD 0/1
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010