1085
ELO RATING

Michael Johnson

"The Menace"

MMA Record: 24-19-0
UFC Record: 16-15-0
Lightweight
Weight Class

Upcoming Fight

Event
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Date
2025-07-19
Opponent
Daniel Zellhuber
1023
Weight Class
Lightweight

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Jun 04 1986
Age
39
Peak ELO
1100
ELO Rank
220 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
637-270-5
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1053.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1032.9

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.23
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
39%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.8
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
58%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.61
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
N/A
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
2025-07-19 UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Daniel Zellhuber nan N/A nan Win
2024-12-14 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Ottman Azaitar KO/TKO Punch 2 2:03 Win
2024-02-10 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer Darrius Flowers U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2023-05-20 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill Diego Ferreira KO/TKO Punch 2 1:50 Loss
2022-12-03 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Marc Diakiese U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2022-07-09 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jamie Mullarkey S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2022-05-14 UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic Alan Patrick KO/TKO Punch 2 3:22 Win
2021-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Clay Guida U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2020-05-13 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira Thiago Moises SUB Ankle Lock 2 0:25 Loss
2019-10-26 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren Stevie Ray M-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Josh Emmett KO/TKO Punch 3 4:14 Loss
2018-10-27 UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith Artem Lobov U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2018-08-25 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick Andre Fili S-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2018-01-14 UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Darren Elkins SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:22 Loss
2017-07-07 The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Justin Gaethje KO/TKO Knees 2 4:48 Loss
2016-11-12 UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Khabib Nurmagomedov SUB Kimura 3 2:31 Loss
2016-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Dustin Poirier KO/TKO Punches 1 1:35 Win
2015-12-19 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Nate Diaz U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2015-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Beneil Dariush S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2015-02-22 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir Edson Barboza U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2014-03-08 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa Melvin Guillard U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2013-12-28 UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Gleison Tibau KO/TKO Punch 2 1:32 Win
2013-08-17 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Joe Lauzon U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2013-04-06 UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi Reza Madadi SUB D'Arce Choke 3 1:33 Loss
2012-12-29 UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Myles Jury U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2012-10-05 UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot Danny Castillo KO/TKO Punch 2 1:06 Win
2012-05-05 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller Tony Ferguson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2012-01-28 UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Shane Roller U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2011-10-01 UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Paul Sass SUB Heel Hook 1 3:00 Loss
2011-06-26 UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry Edward Faaloloto KO/TKO Punches 1 4:42 Win
2010-12-04 The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale Jonathan Brookins U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss

Michael Johnson ELO Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
31 2025-07-19 Daniel Zellhuber 1037 Win +14 1085
30 2024-12-14 Ottman Azaitar 1007 Win +19 1071
29 2024-02-10 Darrius Flowers 988 Win +14 1052
28 2023-05-20 Diego Ferreira 1089 Loss -14 1038
27 2022-12-03 Marc Diakiese 1046 Win +17 1052
26 2022-07-09 Jamie Mullarkey 1001 Loss 0 1035
25 2022-05-14 Alan Patrick 1035 Win +22 1035
24 2021-02-06 Clay Guida 1044 Loss -15 1013
23 2020-05-13 Thiago Moises 987 Loss -19 1028
22 2019-10-26 Stevie Ray 1022 Loss 0 1047
21 2019-03-30 Josh Emmett 1046 Loss -17 1047
20 2018-10-27 Artem Lobov 978 Win +13 1064
19 2018-08-25 Andre Fili 1024 Win 0 1051
18 2018-01-14 Darren Elkins 1109 Loss -14 1051
17 2017-07-07 Justin Gaethje 1000 Loss -20 1065
16 2016-11-12 Khabib Nurmagomedov 1121 Loss -15 1085
15 2016-09-17 Dustin Poirier 1154 Win +25 1100
14 2015-12-19 Nate Diaz 1101 Loss -16 1075
13 2015-08-08 Beneil Dariush 1083 Loss 0 1091
12 2015-02-22 Edson Barboza 1096 Win +17 1091
11 2014-03-08 Melvin Guillard 1078 Win +17 1074
10 2013-12-28 Gleison Tibau 1093 Win +24 1057
9 2013-08-17 Joe Lauzon 1090 Win +19 1033
8 2013-04-06 Reza Madadi 1021 Loss -16 1014
7 2012-12-29 Myles Jury 1021 Loss -17 1030
6 2012-10-05 Danny Castillo 1039 Win +22 1047
5 2012-05-05 Tony Ferguson 1058 Win +18 1025
4 2012-01-28 Shane Roller 993 Win +16 1007
3 2011-10-01 Paul Sass 1020 Loss -15 991
2 2011-06-26 Edward Faaloloto 1000 Win +22 1006
1 2010-12-04 Jonathan Brookins 1000 Loss -16 984

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