Johnny Case (28-10-1, 23) was born in Jefferson, Iowa, U.S. on June 28, 1989. At the age of 18 years on December 5, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Chad Murphy, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 20, 2014, 25-year old Johnny Case made his UFC debut on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson against a 27-year old Kazuki Tokudome, winning the fight in the 2nd round via choke-out.
Case's last fight was a 1-round no contest against Juri Ohara at Rizin World Series in Korea at age 35 on May 31, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Johnny Case's best fights have been against Satoru Kitaoka, Roberto de Souza, Kazuki Tokudome, Frankie Perez, Francisco Treviño, Yan Cabral and Yusuke Yachi.
Case has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | May 31, 2025 35 years, 11 months 28-10-1 (23) | Juri Ohara | Rizin | LT | 1 | NC | NC Missed weight |
39 | Jun 9, 2024 34 years, 11 months 28-10-1 (23) | BeyNoah | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
38 | Dec 31, 2022 33 years, 6 months 28-9-1 (23) | Nobumitsu Osawa | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
37 | Jul 31, 2022 33 years, 1 months 27-9-1 (22) | Koji Takeda | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
36  | Apr 17, 2022 32 years, 9 months 27-8-1 (22) | 32 years, 6 months 13-1 (13) | Rizin | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Reverse triangle armbar For Rizin lightweight title |
35  | Dec 31, 2019 30 years, 6 months 27-7-1 (22) | 30 years 17-3 (16) | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
34 | Oct 12, 2019 30 years, 3 months 27-6-1 (22) | 30 years 9-0 (9) | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punch |
33  | Jul 28, 2019 30 years, 1 months 26-6-1 (21) | 39 years, 5 months 42-19-9 (18) | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
32 | Dec 31, 2018 29 years, 6 months 25-6-1 (20) | Yusuke Yachi | Rizin | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
31  | Oct 13, 2018 29 years, 3 months 24-6-1 (19) | 26 years, 7 months 13-3 (9) | PFL | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
30 | Jul 28, 2018 29 years, 1 months 24-6 (19) | Jose Luis Verdugo | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Mar 10, 2018 28 years, 8 months 23-6 (18) | Brandon Longano | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28  | Jun 25, 2017 27 years, 11 months 22-6 (17) | 27 years, 6 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Mar 20, 2016 26 years, 8 months 22-5 (17) | 21 years, 7 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
26  | Nov 7, 2015 26 years, 4 months 22-4 (17) | 32 years, 5 months 12-1 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Jun 13, 2015 25 years, 11 months 21-4 (17) | 33 years, 5 months 12-0 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24 | Jan 18, 2015 25 years, 6 months 20-4 (17) | Frankie Perez | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
23  | Sep 20, 2014 25 years, 2 months 19-4 (16) | 27 years, 6 months 12-5-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
22  | Oct 25, 2013 24 years, 3 months 18-4 (16) | 27 years, 10 months 7-1 (3) | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
21 | Aug 2, 2013 24 years, 1 months 17-4 (16) | Ted Worthington | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
20 | Feb 22, 2013 23 years, 7 months 16-4 (15) | Demi Deeds | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Nov 21, 2012 23 years, 4 months 15-4 (14) | Sean Wilson | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
18 | Feb 18, 2012 22 years, 7 months 14-4 (13) | Jay Ellis | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
17 | Jul 30, 2011 22 years, 1 months 13-4 (12) | Derek Getzel | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Apr 9, 2011 21 years, 9 months 12-4 (12) | Lonnie Scriven | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
15 | Jan 15, 2011 21 years, 6 months 11-4 (11) | Jeremy Castro | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Oct 22, 2010 21 years, 3 months 10-4 (10) | Rick Glenn | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
13 | Aug 27, 2010 21 years, 1 months 10-3 (10) | Tyler Mills | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Apr 16, 2010 20 years, 9 months 9-3 (9) | Mike Miller | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Feb 26, 2010 20 years, 7 months 8-3 (8) | Derek Getzel | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
10 | Dec 20, 2009 20 years, 5 months 8-2 (8) | James Winters | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Nov 25, 2009 20 years, 4 months 7-2 (7) | Brandon Bergeron | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Sep 12, 2009 20 years, 2 months 6-2 (6) | Gabe Walbridge | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
7 | Apr 11, 2009 19 years, 9 months 5-2 (5) | Roland Larson | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
6 | Feb 21, 2009 19 years, 7 months 4-2 (4) | Nate Boebel | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Dec 13, 2008 19 years, 5 months 3-2 (3) | Travis Nath | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
4 | Jul 12, 2008 19 years 2-2 (2) | Tim Morris | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jun 13, 2008 18 years, 11 months 1-2 (1) | Jerald Steer | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2  | May 17, 2008 18 years, 10 months 0-2 (0) | 25 years, 10 months 8-1 (7) | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
1 | Dec 5, 2007 18 years, 5 months 0-1 (0) | Chad Murphy | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
