Michael Johnson

🇺🇸

(1986-06-04)

Statistics

UFC Record: 16-15

By Method:

KO/TKO: 6-3
Submission: 0-5
Decision: 10-7

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-7
As Underdog: 11-8

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 1-2
Lightweight: 14-13

By Round:

Round 1: 2-1
Round 2: 4-4
Round 3: 10-10

By Type:

Main Event: 1-2
Ranked Opponent: 2-5

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L W W W

Elo: 2959

Peak Elo: 3032 (2015-02-22)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2778 (#480)

Bonuses: 6 (3 FOTN, 3 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 37s

Total Fight Time: 6h 0m 3s

Avg Time Between Fights: 160 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.9

Peak Rankings:

#5 Lightweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-01-24
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Michael Johnson (39) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 16-15
Elo: 2959

LIGHTWEIGHT

🇺🇸 Alexander Hernandez (33)
10-7 • L W W W W
Elo: 3132

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2025-07-19
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

Michael Johnson (39) 🇺🇸
W W L W L • 15-15
Elo: 2847
30

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇲🇽 Daniel Zellhuber (26)
3-2 • L W W W L
Elo: 2889
27

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States 🇺🇸

2024-12-14
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley

⭐ Michael Johnson (38) 🇺🇸
W L W L W • 14-15
Elo: 2792

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:03

🇩🇪 🇲🇦 Ottman Azaitar (34)
2-2 • W W L L
Elo: 2625

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2024-02-10
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

Michael Johnson (37) 🇺🇸
L W L W L • 13-15
Elo: 2724

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Darrius Flowers (29)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2608

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-05-20
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill

⭐ Diego Ferreira (38) 🇧🇷
W W L L L • 8-5
Elo: 2955

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:50

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (36)
13-14 • W L W L L
Elo: 2777

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-12-03
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland

Michael Johnson (36) 🇺🇸
L W L L L • 12-14
Elo: 2630

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇩 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marc Diakiese (29)
7-5 • W L L W W
Elo: 2807

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-09
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev

Jamie Mullarkey (27) 🇦🇺
L L W W L • 2-3
Elo: 2675

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (36)
12-13 • W L L L L
Elo: 2659

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-05-14
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić

Michael Johnson (35) 🇺🇸
L L L L W • 11-13
Elo: 2511

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
3:22

🇧🇷 Alan Patrick (38)
5-3 (1 NC) • W W L L N
Elo: 2696

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-02-06
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov

Clay Guida (39) 🇺🇸
W L W L L • 15-14
Elo: 2585

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (34)
11-12 • L L L W W
Elo: 2621

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-05-13
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

Thiago Moises (25) 🇧🇷
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2726

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
0:25

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (33)
11-11 • L L W W L
Elo: 2719

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2019-10-26
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren

Stevie Ray (29) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
W L L W L • 6-4
Elo: 2745

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (33)
11-10 • L W W L L
Elo: 2801

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore 🇸🇬

2019-03-30
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

Josh Emmett (34) 🇺🇸
W L W W L • 4-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2923

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R3
4:14

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (32)
11-9 • W W L L L
Elo: 2892

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States 🇺🇸

2018-10-27
UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith

Michael Johnson (32) 🇺🇸
W L L L W • 10-9
Elo: 2860

CATCHWEIGHT (147 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇮🇪 🇷🇺 Artem Lobov (32)
2-4 • L W W L L
Elo: 2570

Avenir Centre
Moncton
Canada 🇨🇦

2018-08-25
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick

Michael Johnson (32) 🇺🇸
L L L W L • 9-9
Elo: 2835

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Andre Fili (28)
6-4 • L W L W W
Elo: 2803

Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, Nebraska
United States 🇺🇸

2018-01-14
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi

⭐ Darren Elkins (33) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 13-4
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3003

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:22

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (31)
9-8 • L L W L L
Elo: 2908 • UFC rank: #10

Scottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

2017-07-07
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

⭐ Justin Gaethje (28) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 3100

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
4:48

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (31)
9-7 • L W L L W
Elo: 2973 • UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2016-11-12
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

Khabib Nurmagomedov (28) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 7-0
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3204

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
2:31

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (30)
9-6 • W L L W W
Elo: 3026 • UFC rank: #6

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2016-09-17
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

⭐ Michael Johnson (30) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 8-6
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2876

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:35

🇺🇸 Dustin Poirier (27)
12-3 • L W W W W
Elo: 3070 • UFC rank: #7

State Farm Arena
Hidalgo, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2015-12-19
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Nate Diaz (30) 🇺🇸
W L L W L • 12-8
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2942

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (29)
8-5 • L W W W W
Elo: 2989 • UFC rank: #6

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2015-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux

Beneil Dariush (26) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3003

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (29)
8-4 • W W W W L
Elo: 3032 • UFC rank: #5

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

2015-02-22
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir

Michael Johnson (28) 🇺🇸
W W W L L • 7-4
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2906

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Edson Barboza (29)
9-2 • W W L W W
Elo: 2998 • UFC rank: #6

Ginásio Gigantinho
Porto Alegre
Brazil 🇧🇷

2014-03-08
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

Michael Johnson (27) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 6-4
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2815

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Melvin Guillard (30)
12-8 (1 NC) • W L L W N
Elo: 2784

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2013-12-28
UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2

Michael Johnson (27) 🇺🇸
W L L W W • 5-4
Elo: 2681

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:32

🇧🇷 Gleison Tibau (30)
13-7 • L W L W W
Elo: 2802

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2013-08-17
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen

Michael Johnson (27) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 4-4
Elo: 2521

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Joe Lauzon (29)
9-5 • W W L W L
Elo: 2765

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States 🇺🇸

2013-04-06
UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi

⭐ Reza Madadi (34) 🇮🇷 🇸🇪
W L • 1-1
Elo: 2571

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:33

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (26)
4-3 • L W W W L
Elo: 2640

Ericsson Globe Arena
Stockholm
Sweden 🇸🇪

2012-12-29
UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2

Myles Jury (24) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2589

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (26)
4-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 2793

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2012-10-05
UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot

⭐ Michael Johnson (26) 🇺🇸
W W L W L • 3-2
Elo: 2656

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:06

🇺🇸 Danny Castillo (33)
4-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 2792

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States 🇺🇸

2012-05-05
UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller

Michael Johnson (25) 🇺🇸
W L W L • 2-2
Elo: 2484

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (28)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2797

IZOD Center
East Rutherford, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2012-01-28
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis

Michael Johnson (25) 🇺🇸
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2321

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Shane Roller (32)
1-2 • W L L
Elo: 2578

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸

2011-10-01
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson

Paul Sass (23) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
W • 1-0
Elo: 2577

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (25)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2367

Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
United States 🇺🇸

2011-06-26
UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry

Michael Johnson (25) 🇺🇸
L • 0-1
Elo: 2257

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:42

🇺🇸 Edward Faaloloto (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2293

Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States 🇺🇸

2010-12-04
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck

Jonathan Brookins (25) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2305

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Michael Johnson (24)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2377

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸