Johny Hendricks (18-8, 9) was born in Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. on September 12, 1983. At the age of 24 years on September 28, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Victor Rackliff, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On August 8, 2009, 25-year old Johny Hendricks made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 101 against a 28-year old Amir Sadollah, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
On his 17th career fight at 30 years old, Johny Hendricks got a shot at the UFC Championship welterweight titles against Georges St-Pierre on November 16, 2013 but lost the fight via 5-round split decision.
He became the UFC welterweight champion on March 15, 2014 at age 30 on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 171 after defeating a 31-year old Robbie Lawler via 5-round unanimous decision.
Hendricks' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Paulo Costa at UFC 217 at age 34 on November 4, 2017. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Johny Hendricks' best fights have been against Robbie Lawler, TJ Waldburger, Jon Fitch, Martin Kampmann, Amir Sadollah, Charlie Brenneman and Héctor Lombard.
Hendricks has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Nov 4, 2017 34 years, 1 months 18-8 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 10-0 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25  | Jun 25, 2017 33 years, 9 months 18-7 (9) | 36 years, 4 months 20-11 (14) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
24  | Feb 19, 2017 33 years, 5 months 18-6 (9) | 39 years 34-6-1 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Dec 30, 2016 33 years, 3 months 17-6 (9) | 29 years, 4 months 18-5 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jul 9, 2016 32 years, 9 months 17-5 (9) | 24 years, 8 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Feb 6, 2016 32 years, 4 months 17-4 (9) | 32 years, 11 months 11-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Mar 14, 2015 31 years, 6 months 17-3 (9) | 34 years, 2 months 19-12 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Dec 6, 2014 31 years, 2 months 16-3 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 24-10 (20) | UFC | WL | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost UFC welterweight title |
18 | Mar 15, 2014 30 years, 6 months 16-2 (9) | 31 years, 11 months 22-9 (19) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC welterweight title Vacant |
17  | Nov 16, 2013 30 years, 2 months 15-2 (9) | 32 years, 5 months 24-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
16  | Mar 16, 2013 29 years, 6 months 15-1 (9) | 28 years, 10 months 28-6 (26) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 17, 2012 29 years, 2 months 14-1 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 20-5 (15) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
14  | May 5, 2012 28 years, 7 months 13-1 (8) | 34 years, 5 months 17-5 (10) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
13  | Dec 30, 2011 28 years, 3 months 12-1 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 24-3-1 (11) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
12  | Aug 6, 2011 27 years, 10 months 11-1 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 12-3 (7) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
11  | Mar 26, 2011 27 years, 6 months 10-1 (7) | 22 years, 11 months 13-5 (11) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Dec 4, 2010 27 years, 2 months 9-1 (6) | 26 years, 3 months 11-3 (6) | TUF | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9  | Aug 7, 2010 26 years, 10 months 9-0 (6) | 29 years, 5 months 12-1 (7) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | May 8, 2010 26 years, 7 months 8-0 (5) | T. J. Grant | UFC | 3 | MD | WIN | |
7  | Dec 12, 2009 26 years, 3 months 7-0 (5) | 29 years, 3 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Aug 8, 2009 25 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | 28 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5  | Mar 1, 2009 25 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | 28 years, 9 months 8-4 (7) | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Dec 3, 2008 25 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Justin Haskins | WEC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Mar 15, 2008 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Richard Gamble | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | ||
2 | Nov 16, 2007 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Spencer Cowley | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 28, 2007 24 years 1-0 (1) | Victor Rackliff | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
