Michael JohnsonStriker

Lightweight · 25-20 · southpaw

Last 5
LWWWL
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
6'1"
185.42 cm
Age
40
Elo Rating
1555.1

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 81% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 85% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 90% of Lightweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.57 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 81% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.27
    Top 28%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 26%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.78
    Bottom 35%
  • Striking defense
    58%
    Top 35%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.57
    Bottom 19%
  • Takedown accuracy
    38%
    Top 46%
  • Takedown defense
    81%
    Top 15%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 10%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1527, higher than 52% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1555).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520256:50Ferreira15:00Flowers7:03Azaitar15:00Zellhuber6:53Dober
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LDrew Dober
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
2026-03-07 · KO/TKO, R2 1:53
WDaniel Zellhuber
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2025-07-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WOttman Azaitar
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-12-14 · KO/TKO, R2 2:03
WDarrius Flowers
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
2024-02-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDiego Ferreira
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20 · KO/TKO, R2 1:50
WMarc Diakiese
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-12-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJamie Mullarkey
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-07-09 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WAlan Patrick
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
2022-05-14 · KO/TKO, R2 3:22
LClay Guida
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LThiago Moises
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2020-05-13 · Submission, R2 0:25
LStevie Ray
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-10-26 · Decision - Majority, R3 5:00
LJosh Emmett
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 · KO/TKO, R3 4:14
WArtem Lobov
UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-10-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAndre Fili
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
2018-08-25 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LDarren Elkins
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
2018-01-14 · Submission, R2 2:22
LJustin Gaethje
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2017-07-07 · KO/TKO, R2 4:48
LKhabib Nurmagomedov
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-11-12 · Submission, R3 2:31
WDustin Poirier
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2016-09-17 · KO/TKO, R1 1:35
LNate Diaz
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-12-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBeneil Dariush
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-08-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WEdson Barboza
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
2015-02-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMelvin Guillard
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
2014-03-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WGleison Tibau
UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
2013-12-28 · KO/TKO, R2 1:32
WJoe Lauzon
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
2013-08-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LReza Madadi
UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
2013-04-06 · Submission, R3 1:33
LMyles Jury
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
2012-12-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDanny Castillo
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
2012-10-05 · KO/TKO, R2 1:06
WTony Ferguson
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller
2012-05-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WShane Roller
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2012-01-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LPaul Sass
UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
2011-10-01 · Submission, R1 3:00
WEdward Faaloloto
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
2011-06-26 · KO/TKO, R1 4:42
LJonathan BrookinsTitle
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale
2010-12-04 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00