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Michael Johnson
Nickname: The Menace
Age: 38
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach: 73 in (185 cm)
Born: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Fighting out of: Lantana, Florida, U.S.
Team: Sanford MMA
Record:
2024-02: Win Darrius Flowers Decision (unanimous)
2023-05: Loss Carlos Diego Ferreira LW #15 in 2023-09 KO (punch)
2022-12: Win Marc Diakiese Decision (unanimous)
2022-07: Loss Jamie Mullarkey Decision (split)
2022-05: Win Alan Patrick KO (punches)
2021-02: Loss Clay Guida FW #15 in 2016-04 Decision (unanimous)
2020-05: Loss Thiago Moisés Submission (achilles lock)
2019-10: Loss Stevie Ray Decision (majority)
2019-03: Loss Josh Emmett FW #9 in 2019-02 KO (punch)
2018-10: Win Artem Lobov Decision (unanimous)
2018-08: Win Andre Fili FW #15 in 2017-02 Decision (split)
2018-01: Loss Darren Elkins FW #10 in 2018-01 Submission (rear-naked choke)
2017-07: Loss Justin Gaethje LW #5 in 2017-07 TKO (punches and knees)
2016-11: Loss Khabib Nurmagomedov LW #1 in 2016-10 Submission (kimura)
2016-09: Win Dustin Poirier LW #7 in 2016-08 KO (punches)
2015-12: Loss Nate Diaz LW #15 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2015-08: Loss Beneil Dariush LW #9 in 2015-12 Decision (split)
2015-02: Win Edson Barboza LW #11 in 2014-02 Decision (unanimous)
2014-03: Win Melvin Guillard Decision (unanimous)
2013-12: Win Gleison Tibau KO (punches)
2013-08: Win Joe Lauzon LW #10 in 2013-03 Decision (unanimous)
2013-04: Loss Reza Madadi Submission (D'Arce choke)
2012-12: Loss Myles Jury LW #9 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2012-10: Win Danny Castillo KO (punches)
2012-05: Win Tony Ferguson LW #5 in 2015-12 Decision (unanimous)
2012-01: Win Shane Roller Decision (unanimous)
2011-10: Loss Paul Sass Submission (heel hook)
2011-06: Win Edward Faaloloto TKO (punches)
2010-12: Loss Jonathan Brookins Decision (unanimous)
2010-01: Win Chris McDaniel TKO (punches)
2009-12: Win Ramiro Hernandez Decision (unanimous)
2009-10: Win Aaron Derrow TKO (punches)
2009-05: Loss Eric Marriott Submission (heel hook)
2009-04: Win Clay French Submission (kimura)
2009-03: Loss Joe Brammer Submission (guillotine choke)
2008-11: Loss James Krause Submission (triangle choke)
2008-09: Win Warren Stewart TKO (punches)
2008-07: Win Lucas Gwaltney Decision (majority)
2008-04: Loss Ted Worthington Submission (triangle choke)
2008-04: Win Steve Schneider Submission (choke)
2008-02: Win Chauncey Prather TKO (punches)