Michael Johnson
Active“The Menace”
16-16-0
UFC record
- Division
- Lightweight
- Finish rate
- 38%
- UFC fights
- 32
- Active
- 2010–2026
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 73"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- DOB
- 1986-06-04 (40y 74d)
- Pro record
- 25-20-0
- Born
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- SLpM
- 4.27
- Str Acc
- 39%
- SApM
- 3.78
- Str Def
- 58%
- TD Avg
- 0.57
- TD Acc
- 38%
- TD Def
- 81%
- Sub Avg
- 0.00
Fight history
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | Drew Dober | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 1:53 | |
| 2025-07-19 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | Daniel Zellhuber | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2024-12-14 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | Ottman Azaitar | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 2:03 | |
| 2024-02-10 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | Darrius Flowers | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2023-05-20 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | Diego Ferreira | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 1:50 | |
| 2022-12-03 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Marc Diakiese | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2022-07-09 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | Jamie Mullarkey | L | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2022-05-14 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic | Alan Patrick | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 3:22 | |
| 2021-02-06 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Clay Guida | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2020-05-13 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | Thiago Moises | L | SUB · Ankle Lock | 2 | 0:25 | |
| 2019-10-26 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | Stevie Ray | L | M-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2019-03-30 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Josh Emmett | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 3 | 4:14 | |
| 2018-10-27 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith | Artem Lobov | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2018-08-25 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | Andre Fili | W | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2018-01-14 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | Darren Elkins | L | SUB · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:22 | |
| 2017-07-07 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | Justin Gaethje | L | KO/TKO · Knees | 2 | 4:48 | |
| 2016-11-12 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | Khabib Nurmagomedov | L | SUB · Kimura | 3 | 2:31 | |
| 2016-09-17 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | Dustin Poirier | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 1 | 1:35 | |
| 2015-12-19 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | Nate Diaz | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2015-08-08 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | Beneil Dariush | L | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2015-02-22 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir | Edson Barboza | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2014-03-08 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | Melvin Guillard | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2013-12-28 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | Gleison Tibau | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 1:32 | |
| 2013-08-17 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | Joe Lauzon | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2013-04-06 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi | Reza Madadi | L | SUB · D'Arce Choke | 3 | 1:33 | |
| 2012-12-29 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | Myles Jury | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2012-10-05 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot | Danny Castillo | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 1:06 | |
| 2012-05-05 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | Tony Ferguson | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2012-01-28 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | Shane Roller | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2011-10-01 | UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson | Paul Sass | L | SUB · Heel Hook | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-06-26 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | Edward Faaloloto | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 1 | 4:42 | |
| 2010-12-04 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale | Jonathan Brookins | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |