Michael Johnson “The Menace”
UFC record 16-16-0 · professional record 25-20-0
- Age
- 40 (born Jun 4, 1986)
- Height
- 178 cm (5' 10")
- Reach
- 185 cm (73")
- Leg reach
- 104 cm (41")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 155 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Boxing
- Gym
- Jaco Hybrid Training Center
- UFC debut
- Dec 4, 2010
- Last fight
- Mar 7, 2026
6 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night, 1 Knockout of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.27
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 39%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.78
- Sig. strike defence
- 58%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.57
- Takedown accuracy
- 38%
- Takedown defence
- 81%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.04
- Knockdowns
- 13
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,568
- Takedowns landed
- 14
- Total fight time
- 6h 06m 56s
- Control time
- 28m 49s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Drew Dober | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:53 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | Mar 7, 2026 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Daniel Zellhuber | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | Jul 19, 2025 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ottman Azaitar | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | Dec 14, 2024 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Darrius Flowers | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | Feb 10, 2024 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| L | Diego Ferreira | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | May 20, 2023 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Dec 3, 2022 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jamie Mullarkey | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | Jul 9, 2022 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alan Patrick | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic | May 14, 2022 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Clay Guida | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Thiago Moises | Submission · Ankle Lock After Drop to Ground | 2 | 0:25 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | May 13, 2020 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Stevie Ray | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | Oct 26, 2019 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Josh Emmett | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Mar 30, 2019 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Artem Lobov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith | Oct 27, 2018 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Andre Fili | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | Aug 25, 2018 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Darren Elkins | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | Jan 14, 2018 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch | 2 | 4:48 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | Jul 7, 2017 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Submission · Kimura From Side Control | 3 | 2:31 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:35 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | Sep 17, 2016 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | Dec 19, 2015 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Beneil Dariush | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | Aug 8, 2015 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Edson Barboza | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir | Feb 22, 2015 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | Mar 8, 2014 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:32 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | Dec 28, 2013 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Joe Lauzon | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | Aug 17, 2013 | 2 | 116 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Reza Madadi | Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground | 3 | 1:33 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi | Apr 6, 2013 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Myles Jury | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | Dec 29, 2012 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Danny Castillo | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:06 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot | Oct 5, 2012 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tony Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | May 5, 2012 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Shane Roller | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | Jan 28, 2012 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Paul Sass | Submission · Heel Hook On Ground | 1 | 3:00 | UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Edward Faaloloto | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 4:42 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | Jun 26, 2011 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Jonathan Brookins | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale | Dec 4, 2010 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |