Anthony Johnson (23-6, 17) was born in Dublin, Georgia, U.S. on March 6, 1984. At the age of 22 years on August 16, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Jonathan Romero, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 12, 2007, 23-year old Anthony Johnson made his UFC debut on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher against Chad Reiner, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Johnson's last fight was a 2nd-round KO win against José Augusto Azevedo at Bellator 258 at age 37 on May 7, 2021. He was on a 1-fight winning streak by his last fight.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Anthony Johnson's best fights have been against Charlie Brenneman, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Alexander Gustafsson, Ryan Bader, Glover Teixeira, Tom Speer and Luigi Fioravanti.
Johnson has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | May 7, 2021 37 years, 2 months 23-6 (17) | José Augusto Azevedo | Bellator | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
28  | Apr 8, 2017 33 years, 1 months 22-6 (16) | 38 years 18-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC light-heavyweight title |
27  | Aug 20, 2016 32 years, 5 months 22-5 (16) | 36 years, 9 months 25-4 (20) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
26  | Jan 30, 2016 31 years, 10 months 21-5 (15) | 32 years, 7 months 20-4 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
25  | Sep 5, 2015 31 years, 5 months 20-5 (14) | 35 years, 6 months 15-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
24 | May 23, 2015 31 years, 2 months 19-5 (13) | 36 years, 2 months 15-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC light-heavyweight title Vacant |
23  | Jan 24, 2015 30 years, 10 months 19-4 (13) | 28 years 16-2 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Jul 26, 2014 30 years, 4 months 18-4 (12) | 38 years, 1 months 21-5 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Apr 26, 2014 30 years, 1 months 17-4 (11) | 29 years, 7 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Jan 18, 2014 29 years, 10 months 16-4 (11) | 33 years, 9 months 20-10-1 (16) | WSOF | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
19  | Mar 23, 2013 29 years 15-4 (10) | 34 years, 1 months 19-9 (17) | WSOF | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Nov 3, 2012 28 years, 7 months 14-4 (10) | D.J. Linderman | WSOF | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
17  | Sep 21, 2012 28 years, 6 months 13-4 (9) | 30 years 12-4 (9) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick | |
16 | Aug 24, 2012 28 years, 5 months 12-4 (8) | Esteves Jones | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15  | May 25, 2012 28 years, 2 months 11-4 (7) | 30 years, 7 months 10-2 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Jan 14, 2012 27 years, 10 months 10-4 (7) | 34 years, 9 months 20-9 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
13  | Oct 1, 2011 27 years, 6 months 10-3 (7) | 30 years, 7 months 14-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
12  | Mar 26, 2011 27 years 9-3 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 23-8 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Nov 21, 2009 25 years, 8 months 8-3 (6) | 31 years, 11 months 13-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
10  | Oct 24, 2009 25 years, 7 months 8-2 (6) | 35 years, 5 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9  | Feb 7, 2009 24 years, 11 months 7-2 (5) | 28 years 14-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
8  | Dec 13, 2008 24 years, 9 months 6-2 (4) | 28 years, 9 months 7-1 (7) | TUF | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick |
7 | Jul 19, 2008 24 years, 4 months 5-2 (3) | 28 years, 4 months 6-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Eye injury |
6  | Apr 2, 2008 24 years 5-1 (3) | 23 years, 7 months 11-2 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
5  | Sep 22, 2007 23 years, 6 months 4-1 (2) | 30 years, 5 months 28-12-1 (23) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
4 | Jun 12, 2007 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Chad Reiner | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
3 | Sep 16, 2006 22 years, 6 months 3-0 (1) | Keith Wilson | WL | 2 | MD | WIN | |
2 | Sep 16, 2006 22 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Rich Moskowitz | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Aug 16, 2006 22 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Jonathan Romero | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
