Michael Johnson "The Menace"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record16-16 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record178-104 (63.1%) across 32 opponents
Last 5 opponents27-21 (56.2%) across 5 opponents
Age40
Height5' 10"
Reach73"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.27
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.78
Striking accuracy40%
Striking defense59%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.57
Takedowns landed / attempted39%
Takedown defense81%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.04
Average fight time11.5 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 10 decision. UFC losses: 4 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 7 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-03-07Drew Dober14-11 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R2 1:53UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
2025-07-19Daniel Zellhuber3-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2024-12-14Ottman Azaitar2-2—WKO/TKO R2 2:03UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-02-10Darrius Flowers0-1—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
2023-05-20Diego Ferreira8-5StrikerLKO/TKO R2 1:50UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2022-12-03Marc Diakiese7-5WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-07-09Jamie Mullarkey2-3WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-05-14Alan Patrick5-3 (1 NC)WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 3:22UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
2021-02-06Clay Guida15-14WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-05-13Thiago Moises1-2Submission grapplerLSubmission R2 0:25UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2019-10-26Stevie Ray6-4BalancedLDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-03-30Josh Emmett4-2StrikerLKO/TKO R3 4:14UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2018-10-27Artem Lobov2-4BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-08-25Andre Fili6-4WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
2018-01-14Darren Elkins13-4GrapplerLSubmission R2 2:22UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
2017-07-07Justin GaethjeUFC debut—LKO/TKO R2 4:48The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2016-11-12Khabib Nurmagomedov7-0WrestlerLSubmission R3 2:31UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-09-17Dustin Poirier12-3Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 1:35UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2015-12-19Nate Diaz12-8Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-08-08Beneil Dariush5-1GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-02-22Edson Barboza9-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
2014-03-08Melvin Guillard12-8 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
2013-12-28Gleison Tibau13-7GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 1:32UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
2013-08-17Joe Lauzon9-5GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
2013-04-06Reza Madadi1-1WrestlerLSubmission R3 1:33UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
2012-12-29Myles Jury1-0—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
2012-10-05Danny Castillo4-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 1:06UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
2012-05-05Tony Ferguson3-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller
2012-01-28Shane Roller1-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2011-10-01Paul Sass1-0—LSubmission R1 3:00UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
2011-06-26Edward FaalolotoUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 4:42UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
2010-12-04Jonathan BrookinsUFC debut—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00 (title)The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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