Michael Julian Johnson ( born Michael Julian Johnson ; June 4, 1986 , St. Louis ) - American mixed-style fighter , representative of the light weight category. He has been performing professionally since 2008, he is known for participating in tournaments of the UFC fighting organization, the finalist of the 12th season of the fighting reality show The Ultimate Fighter .
 Michael Johnson | |
|---|---|
| general information | |
| Nickname | The Menace (Russian Threat) |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | June 4, 1986 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | St. Louis , USA |
| Accommodation | Springfield usa |
| Growth | 178 cm |
| Weight category | Lightweight (70 kg) |
| Arm span | 183 cm |
| Career | from 2008 to the present at. |
| Team | Blackzilians |
| Style | |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | 33 |
| Wins | nineteen |
| • knockout | eight |
| • change | 2 |
| • decision | 9 |
| Defeat | 14 |
| • knockout | 2 |
| • change | eight |
| • decision | four |
| Battle stats on the Sherdog website | |
Biography
Michael Johnson was born June 4, 1986 in the city of St. Louis , Missouri , was in his family the youngest of four children. When he was ten years old, his father died of a heart attack - this incident had a great influence on him, he began to show aggressiveness and began to fight often. Being athletically built, he played soccer in high school and was seriously involved in wrestling. Later he continued to fight at the university, and became one of the best wrestlers of the country at the student level [1] .
He made his debut in mixed martial arts among professionals in February 2008, defeated his opponent by technical knockout in the first round. With alternating success, he fought in various small American promotions, held the MFL and XCF champion titles in the light weight category [2] .
With eight victories and four defeats on the track record, in 2010 he took part in the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter, a popular fighting reality show. At the preliminary qualifying stage, by unanimous decision, Pablo Garz defeated and was elected to the team of Georges Saint-Pierre . Then he defeated such fighters as Aaron Wilkinson, Alex Cáceres and Nam Fan . In the final decisive match, the show met with Jonathan Brukins - in the first round he had an advantage, but in the second and third he looked worse, as a result of which he was defeated by a unanimous decision [3] [4] [5] .
Having established himself in the TUF, Johnson continued to perform in the largest fighting organization in the world, the Ultimate Fighting Championship . In 2011, he defeated Edward Faaloloto by technical knockout and lost to the surrender to Paul Sass , who used the reverse heel twist on it. This was followed by a series of three victories in a row, Johnson on points won over Shane Roller and Tony Ferguson , and also knocked out Danny Castillo , receiving an award for the best knockout of the evening. The winning streak was interrupted by defeats by Miles Juri and Reza Madadi .
In the period 2013-2015, Michael Johnson made another impressive series of victories, successively sorting out such strong rivals as Joe Lawson , Glayson Thibau , Melvin Gillard and Edson Barbosa . A series of wins was interrupted by Beneil Dariyush , who won against him by a separate decision of the judges. He later lost by unanimous decision to Nate Diaz , but received a bonus for the best fight of the evening.
In 2016, in the first round, he knocked out Dustin Poirier , having received an award for the best performance of the evening, after which he met with the undefeated Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov - as a result of the elbow node that was successfully held in the third round, he was forced to surrender [6] .
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 33 | Wins 19 | Lost 14 |
| By knockout | eight | 2 |
| Surrender | 2 | eight |
| Decision | 9 | four |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | 19-14 | Josh Emmett | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje | March 30, 2019 | 3 | 4:14 | Philadelphia , USA | |
| Victory | 19-13 | Artyom Lobov | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | October 27, 2018 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Moncton , Canada | |
| Victory | 18-13 | Andre Fili | Separate solution | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | August 25, 2018 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Lincoln , USA | |
| Defeat | 17-13 | Darren Elkins | Surrender (strangulation at the back) | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | January 14, 2018 | 2 | 2:22 | St. Louis , USA | Featherweight debut. |
| Defeat | 17-12 | Justin gage | TKO (shots) | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | July 7, 2017 | 2 | 4:48 | Las Vegas , USA | The best fight of the evening. |
| Defeat | 17-11 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Surrender (Kimura) | UFC 205 | November 12, 2016 | 3 | 2:31 | New York , USA | |
| Victory | 17-10 | Dustin Poirier | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | September 17, 2016 | one | 1:35 | Hidalgo , USA | The best performance of the evening. |
| Defeat | 16-10 | Nate Diaz | Unanimous decision | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 | December 19, 2015 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Orlando , USA | The best fight of the evening. |
| Defeat | 16-9 | Beneil Darius | Separate solution | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint preux | August 8, 2015 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Nashville , USA | |
| Victory | 16-8 | Edson Barbosa | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | February 22, 2015 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Porto Alegre , Brazil | |
| Victory | 15-8 | Melvin Gillard | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | March 8, 2014 | 3 | 5 a.m. | London england | |
| Victory | 14-8 | Glayson tiebau | KO (punches) | UFC 168 | December 28, 2013 | 2 | 1:32 | Las Vegas , USA | |
| Victory | 13-8 | Joe Lawson | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen | August 17, 2013 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Boston , USA | |
| Defeat | 12-8 | Reza Madadi | Surrender (strangulation d'arse) | UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi | April 6, 2013 | 3 | 1:33 | Stockholm , Sweden | |
| Defeat | 12-7 | Miles Jury | Unanimous decision | UFC 155 | December 29, 2012 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , USA | |
| Victory | 12-6 | Danny Castillo | KO (punches) | UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot | October 5, 2012 | 2 | 1:06 | Minneapolis , USA | The best knockout of the evening. |
| Victory | 11-6 | Tony Ferguson | Unanimous decision | UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller | May 5, 2012 | 3 | 5 a.m. | East Rutherford , USA | |
| Victory | 10-6 | Shane Roller | Unanimous decision | UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis | January 28, 2012 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Chicago , USA | |
| Defeat | 9-6 | Paul Sass | Surrender (Twisting Heel) | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson | October 1, 2011 | one | 3 o'clock | Washington , USA | |
| Victory | 9-5 | Edward Faaloloto | TKO (punches) | UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | June 26, 2011 | one | 4:42 | Pittsburgh , USA | |
| Defeat | 8-5 | Jonathan Brookins | Unanimous decision | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team koscheck finale | December 4, 2010 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , USA | Final season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter Lightweight. |
| Victory | 8-4 | Chris McDaniel | TKO (punches) | FM: Productions | January 30, 2010 | one | 4:34 | Springfield usa | |
| Victory | 7-4 | Ramiro Hernandez | Unanimous decision | Titan Fighting Championship 15 | December 18, 2009 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Kansas City , USA | Fight in the intermediate weight of 68 kg. |
| Victory | 6-4 | Aaron Derrow | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Cage Fighter 10 | October 3, 2009 | one | 0:43 | Springfield usa | Won the XCF lightweight champion title. |
| Defeat | 5-4 | Eric Marriott | Surrender (Twisting Heel) | FM: Productions | May 9, 2009 | 2 | 1:32 | Springfield usa | |
| Victory | 5-3 | Clay French | Surrender (Kimura) | Fuel fight club | April 10, 2009 | one | 3:16 | Lake Ozark , USA | |
| Defeat | 4-3 | Joe Brammer | Surrender (Guillotine) | Midwest Cage Championships 19 | March 14, 2009 | four | 3:45 | Des Moines , USA | |
| Defeat | 4-2 | James krause | Change (triangle) | FM: Productions | November 22, 2008 | one | 2:55 | Springfield usa | |
| Victory | 4-1 | Warren stewart | TKO (punches) | FM: Productions | September 13, 2008 | one | 2:37 | Springfield usa | |
| Victory | 3-1 | Lucas Gwaltney | Majority decision | Midwest Fight League | July 25, 2008 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Columbia , USA | Won the MFL lightweight champion title. |
| Defeat | 2-1 | Ted Worthington | Change (triangle) | MCC 13: Contenders | April 25, 2008 | 3 | 1:29 | Urbandale , USA | |
| Victory | 2-0 | Steve Schneider | Surrender (strangulation) | FM: Productions | April 18, 2008 | one | 2:12 | Springfield usa | |
| Victory | 1-0 | Chauncey Preiter | TKO (punches) | FM: Productions | February 1, 2008 | one | 1:12 | Springfield usa |
Notes
- ↑ ア ー カ イ ブ さ れ た コ ピ ー . Date of treatment July 11, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014.
- ↑ TUF 12: Michael Johnson confirmed as a member of the lightweight tournament (link not available) . mmabay.co.uk (July 27, 2010). Date of treatment March 25, 2017. Archived July 29, 2010.
- ↑ Meet the cast for "The Ultimate Fighter 12," field includes 28 lightweights . mmajunkie.com (August 3, 2010). Archived on August 6, 2010.
- ↑ Episode No. 11 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck" . mmajunkie.com (December 1, 2010). Archived December 5, 2010.
- ↑ The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale recap: Brookins earns impressive comeback win . mmajunkie.com (December 5, 2010). Archived December 8, 2010.
- ↑ Steven Marrocco. UFC 205 results: Khabib Nurmagomedov taps out Michael Johnson, calls for title shot . mmajunkie.com (November 12, 2016). Date of treatment November 12, 2016.
Links
- Michael Johnson - professional fights statistics on the Sherdog website