John Dodson (24-15, 13) was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. on September 26, 1984. At the age of 19 years on September 3, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Zac White, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 5, 2012, 27-year old John Dodson made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller against a 25-year old Tim Elliott, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Dodson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Takaki Soya at Rizin: Otoko Matsuri at age 40 on May 4, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Dodson's best fights have been against T.J. Dillashaw, John Moraga, Darrell Montague, Manvel Gamburyan, Jussier Formiga, Zach Makovsky and Nathaniel Wood. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of John Dodson".
Dodson has 15 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "John Dodson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | May 4, 2025 40 years, 7 months 24-15 (13) | Takaki Soya | Rizin | FL | 3 | UD | Loss |
38  | Dec 31, 2023 39 years, 3 months 24-14 (13) | 36 years, 8 months 25-8-2 (6) | Rizin | FL | 3 | UD | Loss |
37 | May 6, 2023 38 years, 7 months 24-13 (13) | Tatsuki Saomoto | Rizin | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
36  | Dec 31, 2022 38 years, 3 months 23-13 (13) | 45 years, 4 months 35-31-2 (26) | Rizin | FL | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
35  | Apr 2, 2022 37 years, 6 months 22-13 (12) | 40 years, 5 months 14-8 (10) | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
34  | Oct 23, 2021 37 years 21-13 (12) | 34 years, 1 month 17-7 (10) | BT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
33  | Aug 15, 2020 35 years, 10 months 21-12 (12) | 29 years, 7 months 11-4 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
32  | Feb 15, 2020 35 years, 4 months 21-11 (12) | 26 years, 9 months 15-3 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | Win Punches |
31  | Feb 23, 2019 34 years, 4 months 20-11 (11) | 26 years 11-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
30  | Sep 8, 2018 33 years, 11 months 20-10 (11) | 29 years, 2 months 21-2 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
29  | Mar 3, 2018 33 years, 5 months 20-9 (11) | 31 years, 5 months 15-2 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | Win |
28  | Nov 11, 2017 33 years, 1 months 19-9 (11) | 29 years, 6 months 18-5-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | Loss |
27  | Apr 22, 2017 32 years, 6 months 19-8 (11) | 32 years, 9 months 23-11-1 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
26  | Oct 1, 2016 32 years 18-8 (11) | 26 years, 3 months 28-7 (17) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | Loss |
25  | Apr 16, 2016 31 years, 6 months 18-7 (11) | 34 years, 11 months 15-8 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
24  | Sep 5, 2015 30 years, 11 months 17-7 (10) | 29 years 15-2-1 (8) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | Loss For UFC flyweight title |
23  | May 23, 2015 30 years, 7 months 17-6 (10) | 33 years, 1 month 19-5 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
22  | Jun 7, 2014 29 years, 8 months 16-6 (10) | 30 years, 2 months 14-2 (8) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage |
21  | Oct 19, 2013 29 years 15-6 (9) | 25 years, 11 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
20 | Jan 26, 2013 28 years, 4 months 14-6 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 9-2-1 (4) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | Loss For UFC flyweight title |
19  | Oct 5, 2012 28 years 14-5 (8) | 27 years, 5 months 14-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
18  | May 5, 2012 27 years, 7 months 13-5 (7) | 25 years, 4 months 8-2-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Dec 3, 2011 27 years, 2 months 12-5 (7) | 25 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | TUF | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
16 | Dec 11, 2010 26 years, 2 months 11-5 (6) | 26 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
15 | May 22, 2010 25 years, 7 months 10-5 (6) | Jessie Riggleman | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
14 | Oct 3, 2009 25 years 9-5 (6) | Pat Runez | FL | 5 | SD | Loss | |
13 | Jul 25, 2009 24 years, 9 months 9-4 (6) | Jose Lujan | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
12 | Feb 21, 2009 24 years, 4 months 8-4 (5) | Jose Villarisco | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
11  | Oct 11, 2008 24 years 7-4 (5) | 24 years, 8 months 6-1 (3) | BT | 3 | SD | Loss | |
10 | Apr 11, 2008 23 years, 6 months 7-3 (5) | Vern Baca | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
9 | Dec 15, 2007 23 years, 2 months 6-3 (4) | Zac White | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Apr 7, 2007 22 years, 6 months 5-3 (3) | Bill Boland | BT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
7 | Mar 17, 2007 22 years, 5 months 5-2 (3) | Jake Long | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Slam and punches | |
6 | Dec 9, 2006 22 years, 2 months 4-2 (2) | Clint Godfrey | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
5 | Jul 29, 2006 21 years, 10 months 3-2 (2) | Joe Doherty | BT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
4 | Feb 18, 2006 21 years, 4 months 3-1 (2) | Jared Moreland | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Jul 23, 2005 20 years, 9 months 2-1 (1) | Johnny Velasquez | KOTC | FL | 2 | SD | Win |
2 | Nov 14, 2004 20 years, 1 months 1-1 (1) | Yasuhiro Urushitani | FL | 2 | UD | Loss | |
1 | Sep 3, 2004 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Zac White | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
