Michael Johnson (24-19, 12) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on June 4, 1986. At the age of 21 years on February 1, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Chauncey Prather, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 26, 2011, 25-year old Michael Johnson made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry against Edward Faaloloto, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Johnson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Daniel Zellhuber at UFC 318 at age 39 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 29 times in the UFC, and has a record of 16 wins and 13 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michael Johnson's best fights have been against Danny Castillo, Dustin Poirier, Edward Faaloloto, Ottman Azaitar, Gleison Tibau, Marc Diakiese and Alan Patrick. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Michael Johnson".
Johnson has 19 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Johnson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43  | Jul 19, 2025 39 years, 1 months 24-19 (12) | 26 years 15-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
42  | Dec 14, 2024 38 years, 6 months 23-19 (12) | 34 years, 9 months 13-2 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punch |
41 | Feb 10, 2024 37 years, 8 months 22-19 (11) | Darrius Flowers | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
40  | May 20, 2023 36 years, 11 months 21-19 (11) | 38 years, 4 months 17-5 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Loss Punch |
39  | Dec 3, 2022 36 years, 5 months 21-18 (11) | 29 years, 8 months 16-5 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
38  | Jul 9, 2022 36 years, 1 months 20-18 (11) | 27 years, 10 months 14-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Loss |
37  | May 14, 2022 35 years, 11 months 20-17 (11) | 38 years, 10 months 15-3 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punches |
36  | Feb 6, 2021 34 years, 8 months 19-17 (10) | 39 years, 1 month 35-20 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
35  | May 13, 2020 33 years, 11 months 19-16 (10) | 25 years, 1 month 12-4 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Achilles lock |
34  | Oct 26, 2019 33 years, 4 months 19-15 (10) | 29 years, 7 months 22-9 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | MD | Loss |
33  | Mar 30, 2019 32 years, 9 months 19-14 (10) | 34 years 13-2 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | Loss Punch |
32  | Oct 27, 2018 32 years, 4 months 19-13 (10) | 32 years, 2 months 13-14-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
31  | Aug 25, 2018 32 years, 2 months 18-13 (10) | 28 years, 2 months 18-5 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | Win |
30  | Jan 14, 2018 31 years, 7 months 17-13 (10) | 33 years, 7 months 23-5 (11) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
29  | Jul 7, 2017 31 years, 1 months 17-12 (10) | 28 years, 7 months 17-0 (15) | TUF | LT | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches and knees |
28  | Nov 12, 2016 30 years, 5 months 17-11 (10) | 28 years, 1 month 23-0 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | Loss Kimura |
27  | Sep 17, 2016 30 years, 3 months 17-10 (10) | 27 years, 7 months 20-4 (16) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
26  | Dec 19, 2015 29 years, 6 months 16-10 (9) | 30 years, 8 months 17-10 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
25  | Aug 8, 2015 29 years, 2 months 16-9 (9) | 26 years, 3 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Loss |
24  | Feb 22, 2015 28 years, 8 months 16-8 (9) | 29 years, 1 month 15-2 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
23  | Mar 8, 2014 27 years, 9 months 15-8 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 31-12-2 (22) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
22  | Dec 28, 2013 27 years, 6 months 14-8 (9) | 30 years, 5 months 30-9 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punches |
21  | Aug 17, 2013 27 years, 2 months 13-8 (8) | 29 years, 2 months 22-8 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
20  | Apr 6, 2013 26 years, 10 months 12-8 (8) | 34 years, 9 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | Loss Brabo choke |
19  | Dec 29, 2012 26 years, 6 months 12-7 (8) | 24 years, 1 month 10-0 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
18  | Oct 5, 2012 26 years, 4 months 12-6 (8) | 33 years, 1 month 14-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punches |
17  | May 5, 2012 25 years, 11 months 11-6 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 13-2 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Jan 28, 2012 25 years, 7 months 10-6 (7) | 32 years, 6 months 10-5 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
15  | Oct 1, 2011 25 years, 3 months 9-6 (7) | 23 years, 1 month 11-0 (10) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Heel hook |
14 | Jun 26, 2011 25 years 9-5 (7) | Edward Faaloloto | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
13  | Dec 4, 2010 24 years, 6 months 8-5 (6) | 25 years, 3 months 11-3 (10) | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
12 | Jan 30, 2010 23 years, 7 months 8-4 (6) | Chris McDaniel | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
11 | Dec 18, 2009 23 years, 6 months 7-4 (5) | Ramiro Hernandez | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
10 | Oct 3, 2009 23 years, 3 months 6-4 (5) | Aaron Derrow | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
9 | May 9, 2009 22 years, 11 months 5-4 (4) | Eric Marriott | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Heel hook | |
8  | Apr 10, 2009 22 years, 10 months 5-3 (4) | 28 years, 6 months 15-4 (11) | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
7 | Mar 14, 2009 22 years, 9 months 4-3 (3) | Joe Brammer | LT | 4 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | |
6  | Nov 22, 2008 22 years, 5 months 4-2 (3) | 22 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Triangle choke | |
5 | Sep 13, 2008 22 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | Warren Stewart | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Jul 25, 2008 22 years, 1 months 3-1 (2) | Lucas Gwaltney | LT | 3 | MD | Win | |
3 | Apr 25, 2008 21 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Ted Worthington | 3 | SUB | Loss Triangle choke | ||
2 | Apr 18, 2008 21 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Steve Schneider | 1 | SUB | Win Rear naked-choke | ||
1 | Feb 1, 2008 21 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Chauncey Prather | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
