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Michael Johnson, UFC lightweight
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"The Menace" ยท LIGHTWEIGHT

MICHAEL JOHNSON

16-16-0UFC record
5' 10"Height
73"Reach
155 lbsWeight
SouthpawStance
40Age

FIGHT HISTORY.

32 UFC FIGHTS
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 ยท Mar 7, 2026
L vs Drew Dober
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 1:53
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 ยท Jul 19, 2025
W vs Daniel Zellhuber
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley ยท Dec 14, 2024
W vs Ottman Azaitar
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 2:03
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer ยท Feb 10, 2024
W vs Darrius Flowers
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill ยท May 20, 2023
L vs Diego Ferreira
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 1:50
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland ยท Dec 3, 2022
W vs Marc Diakiese
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev ยท Jul 9, 2022
L vs Jamie Mullarkey
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Split ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic ยท May 14, 2022
W vs Alan Patrick
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 3:22
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov ยท Feb 6, 2021
L vs Clay Guida
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira ยท May 13, 2020
L vs Thiago Moises
Lightweight Bout ยท Submission ยท R2 0:25
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren ยท Oct 26, 2019
L vs Stevie Ray
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Majority ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje ยท Mar 30, 2019
L vs Josh Emmett
Featherweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R3 4:14
UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith ยท Oct 27, 2018
W vs Artem Lobov
Featherweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick ยท Aug 25, 2018
W vs Andre Fili
Featherweight Bout ยท Decision - Split ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi ยท Jan 14, 2018
L vs Darren Elkins
Featherweight Bout ยท Submission ยท R2 2:22
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale ยท Jul 7, 2017
L vs Justin Gaethje
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 4:48
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor ยท Nov 12, 2016
L vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Lightweight Bout ยท Submission ยท R3 2:31
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson ยท Sep 17, 2016
W vs Dustin Poirier
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R1 1:35
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 ยท Dec 19, 2015
L vs Nate Diaz
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux ยท Aug 8, 2015
L vs Beneil Dariush
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Split ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir ยท Feb 22, 2015
W vs Edson Barboza
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa ยท Mar 8, 2014
W vs Melvin Guillard
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 ยท Dec 28, 2013
W vs Gleison Tibau
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 1:32
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen ยท Aug 17, 2013
W vs Joe Lauzon
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi ยท Apr 6, 2013
L vs Reza Madadi
Lightweight Bout ยท Submission ยท R3 1:33
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II ยท Dec 29, 2012
L vs Myles Jury
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot ยท Oct 5, 2012
W vs Danny Castillo
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 1:06
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller ยท May 5, 2012
W vs Tony Ferguson
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis ยท Jan 28, 2012
W vs Shane Roller
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson ยท Oct 1, 2011
L vs Paul Sass
Lightweight Bout ยท Submission ยท R1 3:00
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry ยท Jun 26, 2011
W vs Edward Faaloloto
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R1 4:42
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale ยท Dec 4, 2010
L vs Jonathan Brookins
Ultimate Fighter 12 Lightweight Tournament Title Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00

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QUICK ANSWERS.

What is Michael Johnson's UFC record?

Michael Johnson is 16-16-0 in the UFC across 32 fights on file, most recently at UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on Mar 7, 2026.

Who did Michael Johnson fight last?

Michael Johnson lost to Drew Dober at UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on Mar 7, 2026 by KO/TKO in round 2 (1:53).

How tall is Michael Johnson and what is the reach?

Michael Johnson stands 5' 10" with a 73 inch reach and fights from a southpaw stance.

How old is Michael Johnson?

Michael Johnson is 40 years old (born Jun 4, 1986).

Data: UFC official statistics via the open scrape_ufc_stats dataset. Records count UFC bouts only.