Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1, 13) was born in Madisonville, Kentucky, U.S. on August 13, 1986. At the age of 23 years on August 15, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Frankie Mendez, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 5, 2011, 24-year old Demetrious Johnson made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 126 against a 33-year old Norifumi Yamamoto, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On his 9th career fight at 25 years old, Demetrious Johnson got a shot at the UFC Championship bantamweight titles against Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 but lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC flyweight champion on September 22, 2012 at age 26 on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 152 after defeating a 28-year old Joseph Benavidez via 5-round split decision.
Johnson's last fight was a flyweight (ONE Championship) title defense against Adriano Moraes on May 5, 2023. He won the fight via 5th-round unanimous decision and successfully defended the title. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Demetrious Johnson's best fights have been against Joseph Benavidez, Henry Cejudo, Chris Cariaso, Wilson Reis, Ray Borg, John Moraga and Kyoji Horiguchi.
Johnson has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | May 5, 2023 36 years, 8 months 25-4-1 (13) | 35 years 20-4 (14) | ONE | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended ONE flyweight title |
29 | Aug 27, 2022 36 years 24-4-1 (13) | 34 years, 4 months 20-3 (14) | ONE | FL | 4 | KO | WIN Flying knee Won ONE flyweight title |
28 | Apr 7, 2021 34 years, 7 months 23-4-1 (12) | 32 years, 11 months 18-3 (12) | ONE | FL | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee For ONE flyweight title |
27  | Oct 13, 2019 33 years, 2 months 23-3-1 (12) | 24 years 13-1 (3) | ONE | FL | 3 | UD | WIN Won ONE World Grand Prix |
26 | Aug 2, 2019 32 years, 11 months 22-3-1 (12) | Tatsumitsu Wada | ONE | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Mar 31, 2019 32 years, 7 months 21-3-1 (12) | 24 years, 1 months 10-3 (8) | ONE | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
24  | Aug 4, 2018 31 years, 11 months 20-3-1 (11) | 31 years, 5 months 12-2 (5) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost UFC flyweight title |
23  | Oct 7, 2017 31 years, 1 months 20-2-1 (11) | 24 years, 2 months 11-2 (5) | UFC | FL | 5 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended UFC flyweight title |
22  | Apr 15, 2017 30 years, 8 months 19-2-1 (10) | 32 years, 3 months 22-6 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended UFC flyweight title |
21  | Dec 3, 2016 30 years, 3 months 18-2-1 (9) | 29 years, 11 months 13-6-1 (7) | TUF | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC flyweight title |
20 | Apr 23, 2016 29 years, 8 months 17-2-1 (9) | 29 years, 2 months 10-0 (4) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body Defended UFC flyweight title |
19  | Sep 5, 2015 29 years 16-2-1 (8) | 30 years, 11 months 17-6 (10) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC flyweight title |
18  | Apr 25, 2015 28 years, 8 months 15-2-1 (8) | 24 years, 6 months 15-1 (10) | UFC | FL | 5 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended UFC flyweight title |
17  | Sep 27, 2014 28 years, 1 months 14-2-1 (7) | 33 years, 4 months 17-5 (5) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura Defended UFC flyweight title |
16  | Jun 14, 2014 27 years, 10 months 13-2-1 (6) | 29 years 13-2 (9) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC flyweight title |
15  | Dec 14, 2013 27 years, 4 months 12-2-1 (6) | 29 years, 4 months 19-3 (14) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended UFC flyweight title |
14  | Jul 27, 2013 26 years, 11 months 11-2-1 (5) | 29 years, 4 months 13-1 (8) | UFC | FL | 5 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended UFC flyweight title |
13 | Jan 26, 2013 26 years, 5 months 10-2-1 (4) | 28 years, 4 months 14-5 (8) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC flyweight title |
12 | Sep 22, 2012 26 years, 1 months 9-2-1 (4) | 28 years, 1 months 16-2 (12) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | WIN Won UFC Tournament, UFC Flyweight flyweight title |
11  | Jun 8, 2012 25 years, 9 months 8-2-1 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 11-2-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Mar 3, 2012 25 years, 6 months 7-2-1 (4) | 27 years, 7 months 11-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
9  | Oct 1, 2011 25 years, 1 months 7-2 (4) | 26 years, 6 months 18-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC bantamweight title |
8  | May 28, 2011 24 years, 9 months 7-1 (4) | 30 years, 4 months 39-3 (32) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Feb 5, 2011 24 years, 5 months 6-1 (4) | 33 years, 10 months 18-3 (15) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Nov 11, 2010 24 years, 2 months 5-1 (4) | 28 years, 1 months 15-4 (14) | WEC | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5  | Sep 30, 2010 24 years, 1 months 4-1 (3) | 23 years, 5 months 5-0 (3) | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4  | Apr 24, 2010 23 years, 8 months 3-1 (3) | 31 years, 7 months 18-4 (15) | WEC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
3 | Feb 10, 2010 23 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Jesse Brock | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
2 | Jan 13, 2010 23 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Marshall Carlyle | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Aug 15, 2009 23 years 1-0 (1) | Frankie Mendez | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
