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Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson#54 LW

DEFENSIVE STRIKER
established · 32 UFC fights
24-24
Record
10 KO · 2 SUB · 12 DEC
Wins by method
LossWinWinWinLoss
Recent form
39
Age
178 cm
Height
185 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-03-07
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P69
Volume
P92
Striking Efficiency
P37
Range Sniper
P72
Kickboxing
P62
Clinch Striking
P9
Defensive Striking
P86
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P19
Pressure Wrestling
P25
Top Control
P17
Submission
P15
Anti-Wrestling
P76
Grappling Defense
P89
Scrambler
P37
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P56
Finisher
P12
Damage Resistance
P74
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P41
Pace
P40
Late Fighter
P12
GLOBAL
Versatility
P26
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. DEFENSIVE STRIKER2024-02-10 → CURRENT · 4 fights
  2. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2022-05-14 → 2023-05-20 · 4 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-03-07
Striking
4.27
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.78
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
40%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
59%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.53
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.16
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.57
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.47
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
39%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
81%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:11
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.04
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head53%
Body32%
Leg16%
Position
Distance90%
Clinch6%
Ground4%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R278R387declining
TakedownsR1100R2132R3224increasing
ControlR1100R298R3139increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
38%
Model correct (3/8)
1/2
Fighter wins when model favored
4/6
Fighter wins when model underdog
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Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-03-07
vs Drew Dober Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
51.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-07-19
vs Daniel Zellhuber Win · DEC
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
29.5%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-12-14
vs Ottman Azaitar Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
58.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-02-10
vs Darrius Flowers Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
43.3%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-05-20
vs Diego Ferreira Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
38.6%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-12-03
vs Marc Diakiese Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
25.8%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-07-09
vs Jamie Mullarkey Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
34.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-05-14
vs Alan Patrick Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
44.6%
Model · pick ✗
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