Lightweight Bout

Michael Johnson

“The Menace”

Record: 16-16-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Jun 04, 1986

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 32
Minutes: 366.9
Knockdowns: 13
Sig. accuracy: 39.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 38.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 1
Control / 15: 1:11

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1568/3961

Accuracy39.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head52.9%
Body31.6%
Leg15.5%

Position

Distance89.6%
Clinch6.4%
Ground4.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head66.6%
Body16.7%
Leg16.7%

Position absorbed

Distance74.0%
Clinch6.9%
Ground19.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns14/36

TD accuracy38.9%

TD per 150.6

Sub attempts1

Subs per 150.0

Reversals3

Control28:49

Control per 151:11

Against

Takedowns absorbed20/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced12

Control conceded61:25

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.3	41.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.4	34.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.7	42.9%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Drew Dober
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:53
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2Mar 7, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 27/76 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Daniel Zellhuber
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3Jul 19, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 80/195 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:22
Win vs Ottman Azaitar
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:03
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. BuckleyDec 14, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 19/50 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:12
Win vs Darrius Flowers
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. PyferFeb 10, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 61/112 · TD 4/8 · Ctrl 6:02
Loss vs Diego Ferreira
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:50
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. HillMay 20, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 32/58 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Marc Diakiese
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. HollandDec 3, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 83/181 · TD 0/3 · Ctrl 0:30
Loss vs Jamie Mullarkey
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. FizievJul 9, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 66/190 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:37
Win vs Alan Patrick
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:22
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. RakicMay 14, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 30/48 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:01
Loss vs Clay Guida
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. VolkovFeb 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 58/126 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:03
Loss vs Thiago Moises
Submission · Round 2 · 0:25
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. TeixeiraMay 13, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 27/60 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:21

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