Michael Johnson

United States MMAActive

Professional

10 KOs

4 KOs

AmateurNo record yet

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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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Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	7 Mar 2026	Drew Dober Lightweight	KO · R2 1:53 punch	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
W	19 Jul 2025	Daniel Zellhuber Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
W	14 Dec 2024	Ottman Azaitar Lightweight	KO · R2 2:03 punch	UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
W	10 Feb 2024	Darrius Flowers Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
L	20 May 2023	Carlos Diego Ferreira Lightweight	KO · R2 1:50 punch	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
W	3 Dec 2022	Marc Diakese Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
L	9 Jul 2022	Jamie Mullarkey Lightweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
W	14 May 2022	Alan Patrick Lightweight	KO · R2 3:22 punches	UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
L	6 Feb 2021	Clay Guida Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
L	13 May 2020	Thiago Moisés Lightweight	SUB · R2 0:25 achilles lock	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
—	25 Apr 2020	Evan Dunham Lightweight	—	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
L	26 Oct 2019	Stevie Ray Lightweight	MD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
L	30 Mar 2019	Josh Emmett Featherweight	KO · R3 4:14 punch	UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
W	27 Oct 2018	Artem Lobov Catchweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
W	25 Aug 2018	Andre Fili Featherweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
L	14 Jan 2018	Darren Elkins Featherweight	SUB · R2 2:22 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
L	12 Nov 2016	Khabib Nurmagomedov Lightweight	SUB · R3 2:31 kimura	UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor
W	17 Sept 2016	Dustin Poirier Lightweight	KO · R1 1:35 punches	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
L	19 Dec 2015	Nate Diaz Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
L	8 Aug 2015	Beneil Dariush Lightweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
W	22 Feb 2015	Edson Barboza Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
W	8 Mar 2014	Melvin Guillard Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
W	28 Dec 2013	Gleison Tibau Lightweight	KO · R2 1:32 punches	UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2
W	17 Aug 2013	Joe Lauzon Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
L	6 Apr 2013	Reza Madadi Lightweight	SUB · R3 1:33 D'Arce choke	UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi

Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	7 Mar 2026	Drew Dober Lightweight	KO · R2 1:53 punch	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
W	19 Jul 2025	Daniel Zellhuber Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
W	14 Dec 2024	Ottman Azaitar Lightweight	KO · R2 2:03 punch	UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
W	10 Feb 2024	Darrius Flowers Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
L	20 May 2023	Carlos Diego Ferreira Lightweight	KO · R2 1:50 punch	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
W	3 Dec 2022	Marc Diakese Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
L	9 Jul 2022	Jamie Mullarkey Lightweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
W	14 May 2022	Alan Patrick Lightweight	KO · R2 3:22 punches	UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
L	6 Feb 2021	Clay Guida Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
L	13 May 2020	Thiago Moisés Lightweight	SUB · R2 0:25 achilles lock	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
—	25 Apr 2020	Evan Dunham Lightweight	—	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
L	26 Oct 2019	Stevie Ray Lightweight	MD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
L	30 Mar 2019	Josh Emmett Featherweight	KO · R3 4:14 punch	UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
W	27 Oct 2018	Artem Lobov Catchweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
W	25 Aug 2018	Andre Fili Featherweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
L	14 Jan 2018	Darren Elkins Featherweight	SUB · R2 2:22 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
L	12 Nov 2016	Khabib Nurmagomedov Lightweight	SUB · R3 2:31 kimura	UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor
W	17 Sept 2016	Dustin Poirier Lightweight	KO · R1 1:35 punches	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
L	19 Dec 2015	Nate Diaz Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
L	8 Aug 2015	Beneil Dariush Lightweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
W	22 Feb 2015	Edson Barboza Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
W	8 Mar 2014	Melvin Guillard Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
W	28 Dec 2013	Gleison Tibau Lightweight	KO · R2 1:32 punches	UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2
W	17 Aug 2013	Joe Lauzon Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
L	6 Apr 2013	Reza Madadi Lightweight	SUB · R3 1:33 D'Arce choke	UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi

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