Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“The Menace”

Michael Johnson

25-2032 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Aging Threat

Title Fight

2× 5R

High Wear

5'10"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·39age

Last fightLDrew Dober·KO/TKO·R2·2mo ago

Fighter Context

16–16UFC·

6KO

0Sub

10Dec

11.5min/fight

367UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

11–11(22 fights)

36%finish rate

+0.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–5(10 fights)

40%finish rate

+1.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.49

Neutral

59%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.070

Average

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

59%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

65%

Strong

79%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Johnson

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.27

Str. Accuracy39%

1,568UFC landed/3,961attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.4 vs avg3.78

Str. Defense58%

KD Rate / fight0.41

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.13

CQ KO Power

Above Avg67%ile0.83

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

32%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance90%

Clinch6%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 132 rounds	Round 229 rounds	Round 320 rounds
Avg. Landed	22	18	18
Avg. Absorbed	16	18	18
Avg. Net	+6	0	-1

Grappling

Johnson·54s ctrlAverage Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.57

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.47

TD Accuracy38%

14UFC landed/36attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense81%

86UFC defended/106opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

38%

Decision Fighter

div avg 52%

How They Lose

16UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 16

Submission0 / 16

Decision10 / 16

KD → Finish

6/12Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 16

Submission5 / 16

Decision7 / 16

Loss Pattern

Mixed

6 early · 3 late · 7 dec across 16 losses

Explosive starter. 6 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

56%

5 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.8pts

W8 dec

1.4pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

13UD

3SD

1MD

18%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 13 more in second half of career

32 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=32

R2n=29

R3n=20

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

4.3

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

4.3

3.9

Diff

+1.2

+0.0

-0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Johnson — 32 UFC Fights

Result

Method

32 fights

Drew DoberVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:53Mar '26

·27 SS (36%)·22 abs·1 kd taken

Daniel Zellhuber

U-DEC R3Jul '25

+28

·80 SS (41%)·52 abs·0/1 td·22s ctrl·1 kd landed

Ottman Azaitar

KO/TKO R2 · 2:03Dec '24

·19 SS (38%)·16 abs·0/1 td·12s ctrl·1 kd landed

Darrius Flowers

U-DEC R3Feb '24

+28

·61 SS (54%)·33 abs·4/8 td·362s ctrl

Diego FerreiraVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:50May '23

·32 SS (55%)·30 abs·1 kd taken

Marc Diakiese

U-DEC R3Dec '22

+28

·83 SS (46%)·55 abs·0/3 td·30s ctrl

Jamie Mullarkey

S-DEC R3Jul '22

-30

·66 SS (35%)·96 abs·0/2 td·37s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alan Patrick

KO/TKO R2 · 3:22May '22

·30 SS (63%)·22 abs·1/1 td·121s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 15mo layoff

Clay GuidaElite

U-DEC R3Feb '21

·58 SS (46%)·49 abs·3 td taken·183s ctrl

Thiago Moises

SUB R2 · 0:25May '20

+26

·27 SS (45%)·1 abs·21s ctrl

All Fighters

Lightweight

“The Menace”

Michael Johnson

25-2032 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·39age

Last fightLDrew Dober·KO/TKO·2mo ago

Fighter Context

16–16UFC·

6KO

0Sub

10Dec

11.5min/fight

367UFC min

vs. Winning Record11–11

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.49

59%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.070

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

59%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

65%

79%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Johnson

Lightweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.27

Str. Accuracy39%

1,568UFC landed/3,961attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.4 vs avg3.78

Str. Defense58%

KD Rate / Fight0.41

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.13

CQ KO Power

Above Avg67%ile0.83

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

32%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist90%

Clinch6%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=32	R2 n=29	R3 n=20
Landed	22	18	18
Absorbed	16	18	18
Net	+6	0	-1

Grappling

Johnson

Lightweight avg

54s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.57

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.47

TD Accuracy38%

14UFC landed/36attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense81%

86UFC defended/106opp. attempts

Sub Defense5 loss / 12 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

38%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

0Sub

10Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

5Sub

7Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

56%5 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.8pts

W8 dec

1.4pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

13UD

3SD

1MD

18%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=32

R2n=29

R3n=20

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

4.3

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

4.3

3.9

Diff

+1.2

+0.0

-0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Johnson — UFC Fight Log

Drew DoberVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '26

27 SS (36%)·22 abs·1 kd taken

Daniel Zellhuber

U-DEC·R3·Jul '25

80 SS (41%)·52 abs·0/1 td·22s ctrl·1 kd

Ottman Azaitar

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '24

19 SS (38%)·16 abs·0/1 td·12s ctrl·1 kd

Darrius Flowers

U-DEC·R3·Feb '24

61 SS (54%)·33 abs·4/8 td·362s ctrl

Diego FerreiraVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·May '23

32 SS (55%)·30 abs·1 kd taken

Marc Diakiese

U-DEC·R3·Dec '22

83 SS (46%)·55 abs·0/3 td·30s ctrl

Jamie Mullarkey

S-DEC·R3·Jul '22

66 SS (35%)·96 abs·0/2 td·37s ctrl·1 kd

Alan Patrick

KO/TKO·R2·May '22

30 SS (63%)·22 abs·1/1 td·121s ctrl·1 kd

Round 132 rounds

Round 229 rounds

Round 320 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

n=32

n=29

n=20

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1