Michael Johnson

“The Menace”

OctagonStats Rating 1525

16-16-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach73" (185 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornJun 04, 1986

Age40

DivisionLightweight

BirthplaceSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

TeamBlackzilians/Kill Cliff FC

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.27

Str. Acc39%

SApM3.78

Str. Def58%

TD Avg0.57

TD Acc38%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L W W W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

32 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 · 10 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 5 sub losses · 7 decision losses

Finish rate38%

Times finished56%

StreakL1

Best streak4

Avg fight11:28

Octagon time6h 6m

Opp win%70%

ActiveDec. 04, 2010 – Mar. 07, 2026 (17y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

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

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Fight of the Night3

Knockout of the Night1

Total bonuses6

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Michael Johnson "The Menace" is a 25-20-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Michael debuted Dec. 04, 2010 vs Jonathan Brookins (loss). Longest win streak: 4. 17 years active (Dec. 04, 2010–Mar. 07, 2026).

Best wins: Dustin Poirier (KO/TKO Punches R1, Sep. 17, 2016); Gleison Tibau (KO/TKO Punch R2, Dec. 28, 2013); Tony Ferguson (U-DEC R3, May. 05, 2012).

Michael Julian Johnson (born June 4, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Johnson currently fights in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2008, Johnson mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing onto the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck, in which he was the runner-up.

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 07, 2026	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2	L Drew Dober	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:53	0 1	27 22	0 0	0 0
Jul. 19, 2025	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3	W Daniel Zellhuber	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	80 52	0 0	0 0
Dec. 14, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley	W Ottman Azaitar	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:03	1 0	19 16	0 0	0 0
Feb. 10, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer	W Darrius Flowers	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	61 33	4 0	0 0
May. 20, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill	L Diego Ferreira	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:50	0 1	32 30	0 0	0 0
Dec. 03, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland	W Marc Diakiese	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	83 55	0 0	0 0
Jul. 09, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev	L Jamie Mullarkey	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	66 96	0 0	0 0
May. 14, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic	W Alan Patrick	KO/TKO Punch	2	3:22	1 0	30 22	1 0	0 0
Feb. 06, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	L Clay Guida	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	58 49	0 3	0 1
May. 13, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	L Thiago Moises	SUB Ankle Lock	2	0:25	0 0	27 1	0 0	0 1
Oct. 26, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren	L Stevie Ray	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	78 85	0 1	0 0
Mar. 30, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje	L Josh Emmett	KO/TKO Punch	3	4:14	0 1	24 22	0 0	0 0
Oct. 27, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith	W Artem Lobov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	99 67	1 0	0 0
Aug. 25, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick	W Andre Fili	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	65 37	0 2	0 1
Jan. 14, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi	L Darren Elkins	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:22	0 0	45 18	0 1	0 1
Jul. 07, 2017	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale	L Justin Gaethje	KO/TKO Knees	2	4:48	0 0	91 104	1 0	0 0
Nov. 12, 2016	UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor	L Khabib Nurmagomedov	SUB Kimura	3	2:31	0 0	19 94	0 2	1 1
Sep. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson	W Dustin Poirier	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:35	1 0	14 6	0 0	0 0
Dec. 19, 2015	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	L Nate Diaz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	103 153	1 0	0 0
Aug. 08, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux	L Beneil Dariush	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	84 75	0 0	0 0
Feb. 22, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir	W Edson Barboza	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 31	1 0	0 0
Mar. 08, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa	W Melvin Guillard	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	48 22	1 0	0 0
Dec. 28, 2013	UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2	W Gleison Tibau	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:32	1 0	22 12	0 0	0 0
Aug. 17, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	W Joe Lauzon	U-DEC	3	5:00	2 0	116 25	2 0	0 0
Apr. 06, 2013	UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi	L Reza Madadi	SUB D'Arce Choke	3	1:33	1 0	20 34	0 4	0 2
Dec. 29, 2012	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II	L Myles Jury	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	6 56	0 3	0 1
Oct. 05, 2012	UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot	W Danny Castillo	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:06	1 1	17 17	0 0	0 1
May. 05, 2012	UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller	W Tony Ferguson	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	67 45	0 0	0 0
Jan. 28, 2012	UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis	W Shane Roller	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	64 56	1 1	0 0
Oct. 01, 2011	UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson	L Paul Sass	SUB Heel Hook	1	3:00	0 0	8 2	0 0	0 3
Jun. 26, 2011	UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry	W Edward Faaloloto	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:42	1 0	27 17	1 0	0 0
Dec. 04, 2010	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale	L Jonathan Brookins	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	30 32	0 3	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.

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