John Dodson

“The Magician”

OctagonStats Rating 1541

10-7-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 3" (160 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach66" (168 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornSep 26, 1984

Age42

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.20

Str. Acc40%

SApM3.58

Str. Def61%

TD Avg0.71

TD Acc28%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L W L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

6 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 7 decision losses

Finish rate60%

Times finished0%

StreakL1

Best streak3

Avg fight13:37

Octagon time3h 51m

Opp win%75%

ActiveDec. 03, 2011 – Aug. 15, 2020 (10y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winTim Elliott (#11 Flyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Knockout of the Night2

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

John Dodson "The Magician" is a 22-12-0 knockout artist. 60% finish rate.

John debuted Dec. 03, 2011 vs TJ Dillashaw (win). Longest win streak: 3. 10 years active (Dec. 03, 2011–Aug. 15, 2020).

Best wins: Nathaniel Wood (KO/TKO Punch R3, Feb. 15, 2020); Jussier Formiga (KO/TKO Punch R2, Oct. 05, 2012); TJ Dillashaw (KO/TKO Punches R1, Dec. 03, 2011).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Aug. 15, 2020	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3	L Merab Dvalishvili	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	27 50	0 2	0 0
Feb. 15, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz	W Nathaniel Wood	KO/TKO Punch	3	0:16	1 0	39 46	0 1	0 0
Feb. 23, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos	L Petr Yan	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	30 80	2 2	0 0
Sep. 08, 2018	UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till	L Jimmie Rivera	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	41 62	0 0	0 0
Mar. 03, 2018	UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya	W Pedro Munhoz	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	76 69	0 1	0 0
Nov. 11, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis	L Marlon Moraes	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	43 45	2 1	0 1
Apr. 22, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov	W Eddie Wineland	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	48 21	0 0	0 0
Oct. 01, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	L John Lineker	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	101 93	0 0	0 0
Apr. 16, 2016	UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans	W Manvel Gamburyan	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:37	1 0	16 2	0 0	0 0
Sep. 05, 2015	UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2	L Demetrious Johnson	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	58 88	1 4	0 0
May. 23, 2015	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier	W Zach Makovsky	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 37	2 0	0 0
Jun. 07, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov	W John Moraga	KO/TKO	2	5:00	1 0	27 8	1 0	0 0
Oct. 19, 2013	UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3	W Darrell Montague	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:13	2 0	28 10	0 0	0 0
Jan. 26, 2013	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson	L Demetrious Johnson	U-DEC	5	5:00	1 0	57 127	1 5	0 0
Oct. 05, 2012	UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot	W Jussier Formiga	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:35	2 0	33 9	0 0	0 0
May. 05, 2012	UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller	W Tim Elliott	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	80 79	2 0	0 0
Dec. 03, 2011	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale	W TJ Dillashaw	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:54	1 0	7 2	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.