Demetrious Johnson

Early years

Born in Kentucky, Johnson grew up in Parkland, Washington, where he attended Washington High School and was a stand-out athlete in wrestling, track, and cross country. In wrestling, he placed 3rd and 2nd in the state in his junior and senior years. Although he only participated in track and cross country to improve his cardio for wrestling, he competed at the state championships in both of those sports as well. Johnson did receive scholarship offers for wrestling, but did not want to leave his family behind. Ultimately, he did not take up any scholarship offers and instead attended Pierce College for two years while working on the side.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Johnson originally began training in mixed martial arts (MMA) as a hobby, continuing for two years before being invited to AMC Pankration, where he would meet MMA pioneer Matt Hume, who had been scouting Johnson and organized the event where Johnson made his MMA debut. He began his career in MMA as an amateur in 2006, winning via first-round knockout. Johnson then appeared on multiple local shows and won his next 8 fights, including five in a row by submission, for a final amateur record of 9–0.

After winning his professional debut, Johnson fought at the Alaska Fighting Championships in Anchorage and won via head kick KO, which earned him a deal with the WEC.

World Extreme Cagefighting

He made his World Extreme Cagefighting debut at bantamweight against Brad Pickett on April 24, 2010, at WEC 48 in Sacramento, California. Johnson showed good kickboxing throughout but was unable to defend the many takedowns executed by Pickett. Johnson lost via unanimous decision. Joe Rogan predicted during the fight that, should the WEC implement a flyweight division, Johnson would be highly effective, as he was a relatively small bantamweight.

Johnson was expected to face Clint Godfrey on September 30, 2010, at WEC 51. However, Godfrey was forced off the card and replaced by WEC newcomer Nick Pace. Johnson defeated Pace via unanimous decision, handing Pace his first MMA loss.

Johnson defeated Damacio Page via third-round submission on November 11, 2010, at WEC 52.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2010/10/demetrious-johnson-vs-damacio-page-official-for-wec-52-card-set-with-11-bouts|title=Demetrious Johnson vs. Damacio Page official for WEC 52, card set with 11 bouts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bantamweight competition (2011–2012)

On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Johnson faced Japanese fighter Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto on February 5, 2011, at UFC 126 in his UFC debut, Johnson won via unanimous decision.

Johnson was scheduled to face Renan Barão on May 28, 2011, at UFC 130. However, Johnson faced Miguel Torres after Torres's opponent, Brad Pickett, was forced off the card with an injury. Despite breaking his fibula early in the second round from a checked leg kick, Johnson used his superior wrestling to control Torres and won a 29–28 unanimous decision victory, even though he was swept into full mount a record-breaking 6 times during the fight.

Johnson fought Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011, at UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson for the UFC bantamweight title, losing by unanimous decision. Johnson was briefly linked to a bout with Eddie Wineland on January 28, 2012, at the UFC's second event on Fox. However, Johnson was pulled from the bout to take part in a four-man flyweight tournament to determine the UFC's first UFC Flyweight Champion.

Johnson faced Ian McCall on March 3, 2012, in the first round of the Flyweight Tournament at UFC on FX 2. This fight was the first flyweight bout in UFC history. The fight with McCall was announced as a majority decision win for Johnson. Later, in the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White announced that the athletic commission made a mistake when scoring the match and that officially the bout was scored a majority draw (28–28, 29–29, and 29–28 Johnson). A rematch with McCall took place on June 8, 2012, at UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall. Johnson won the fight via unanimous decision to progress to the final round of the tournament.

UFC Flyweight Champion (2012–2018)

Johnson faced Joseph Benavidez in the finals of the UFC Flyweight Tournament on September 22, 2012, at UFC 152. Johnson defeated Benavidez via split decision to become the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion.

Johnson fought John Dodson on January 26, 2013, at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson. Johnson won the fight via unanimous decision in a bout that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.

Johnson was expected to face John Moraga on April 13, 2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale. However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with an injury, and Moraga was pulled from the event as well. The bout with Moraga eventually took place on July 27, 2013, at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga, where Johnson was looking to defend his title for a second time. Johnson won via an armbar submission late in the fifth round. The win also earned Johnson his first Submission of the Night bonus award.

A rematch with Joseph Benavidez was expected for November 30, 2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. However, the bout was moved to December 14, 2013, at UFC on Fox 9 after that event's headliner was postponed due to injury.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2013/11/10/pettis-thomson-off-ufc-on-fox-9-johnson-benavidez-shifts-to-main-event/|title=Pettis-Thomson off UFC on FOX 9, Johnson-Benavidez shifts to main event

A bout with Chris Cariaso was expected on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177. However, the bout was shifted to September 27, 2014, at UFC 178 after that event's headliner was cancelled due to injury. Johnson won the fight via submission due to a kimura in the second round. This marked Johnson's fifth title defense and the first time that a kimura was used to end a fight in a UFC championship title bout. Johnson faced Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186, winning the one-sided fight via an armbar submission at 4:59 of the fifth round, resulting in the latest finish in UFC history. This win also secured Johnson a Performance of the Night bonus award.

A rematch with John Dodson took place on September 5, 2015, at UFC 191. In a largely one-sided affair, Johnson won the fight via unanimous decision. Johnson faced Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197. He won the fight via TKO in the first round after dropping Cejudo with a variety of strikes. The win earned Johnson his second Performance of the Night bonus. Johnson next faced Tim Elliott on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. Despite being a heavy favorite, Johnson was taken down for the first time as a flyweight and nearly submitted with a d'arce choke in the first round. He went on to win the remaining rounds, and defended the Championship via a decisive unanimous decision.

Johnson faced Wilson Reis on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24. He won by armbar submission in the third round and subsequently received a Performance of the Night bonus. With the win, Johnson tied Anderson Silva for most consecutive title defenses (ten) in UFC history. In July 2017, Johnson won an ESPY Award for Fighter of The Year.

Johnson was briefly linked to an August 2017 fight with T.J. Dillashaw. He was scheduled to face Ray Borg on September 9, 2017, at UFC 215. In turn, the fight was canceled a day before the event, as Borg was forced to withdraw from the fight on Thursday evening due to illness. According to multiple sources, Borg has been battling an illness that week and was deemed unfit to fight by UFC doctors. The bout was quickly rescheduled and took place at UFC 216. Johnson won the fight via suplex-to-armbar in the fifth round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award and set the 11th successful title defense record, surpassing former middleweight champion Anderson Silva's record of 10 in the UFC. Johnson's win was called the best submission of the year from publications such as Sherdog, MMA Mania.com, and The MAC Life.

Johnson faced Cejudo in a rematch at UFC 227 on August 4, 2018, for the UFC Flyweight Championship title. After a record 11 consecutive successful title defenses, Johnson's championship reign came to an end via a split decision loss to Cejudo. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. 13 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Cejudo, while 12 scored it for Johnson.

ONE Championship

On October 27, 2018, Johnson was traded to ONE Championship for former ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren. Johnson was expected to make his promotional debut in the first quarter of 2019.

ONE Flyweight Grand Prix

On November 7, 2018, it was announced that Johnson would be one of eight participants in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix. On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Johnson will be facing Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 31, 2019, in the promotion's inaugural event in Japan.

In his ONE Championship debut, Johnson defeated Yuya Wakamatsu via a guillotine choke submission in the second round.

Johnson's second ONE Championship fight took place at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019. He faced Tatsumitsu Wada in the semi-finals of the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix and won the fight by unanimous decision to advance to the finals.

Johnson then faced Danny Kingad at ONE Championship: Century in the finals of the ONE Championship Flyweight Grand-Prix on October 12, 2019. He defeated Kingad in a dominant unanimous decision victory and became the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion.

ONE Flyweight title shot

After claiming the Grand Prix victory, Johnson was set to challenge ONE Flyweight Champion Adriano Moraes at Infinity 1. The fight was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Johnson faced Moraes at ONE on TNT 1 on April 7, 2021. The event was held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and was broadcast on TNT during US prime time. He lost the bout via KO in round two by a knee and punches.

Special-rules fight with Rodtang Jitmuangnon

On September 15, 2021, it was announced that Johnson would fight Rodtang Jitmuangnon, the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion and considered by many to be the current best pound-for-pound Muay Thai fighter. The fight was contested under special rules, with rounds 1 and 3 being fought under the ONE Muay Thai ruleset, and rounds 2 and 4 being fought under the ONE MMA ruleset. However, due to the pandemic shutdowns, the event was rescheduled for ONE: X on March 26, 2022. Johnson won the bout via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

ONE Flyweight Champion (2022–2023)

On June 2, 2022, it was reported that Johnson would rematch Adriano Moraes for the ONE Flyweight Championship at ONE on Prime Video 1. Johnson would go on to defeat Moraes by knockout via a flying knee in the fourth round to capture the ONE Flyweight Championship. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

The trilogy bout between Johnson and Moraes was held on May 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 10. Johnson won the bout by unanimous decision.

Johnson announced his retirement from the sport on September 6, 2024, at ONE 168. Following his retirement speech, ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that Johnson was the first inductee into the ONE Hall of Fame.

Grappling career

Johnson entered the IBJJF Master World Championship on August 31, 2023, to compete in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight (154 pound) division. Johnson defeated 6 opponents and won a gold medal at the event.

Johnson then competed at the IBJJF Pan Championship 2024 on March 22–25, 2024, winning a gold medal in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight division and a silver medal in the brown belt Master 2 absolute division.

Johnson competed for the first time as a black belt in the IBJJF Master World Championship on August 30, 2024, in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division. He won his first three matches and made it to the quarter-final before being submitted for the first time in jiu-jitsu competition. He returned to compete in the same division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2025, losing on points in the opening round.

Fighting style

UFC commentator Joe Rogan, ESPN.com, and other media outlets have called Johnson the greatest mixed martial artist in the world. Known as one of the fastest fighters in MMA, Johnson's martial arts background is in wrestling, which he uses effectively to control where the fight takes place and land numerous takedowns in a single match when necessary. In addition to his wrestling base, Johnson is also recognized for quick striking and elusive movement. He is also known for his ability to counterstrike while standing within the pocket. During upperbody clinches, Johnson has also utilized the Muay Thai plum while mixing in a series of elbows and knees. To complement his traditional wrestling base, Johnson is also schooled in catch wrestling under his long-time coach Matt Hume, as evident by his catch-style direct suplex-to-armlock transition against Ray Borg, and his double wrist lock submission (aka Kimura) of Chris Cariaso.

Johnson is known for cross-training and visiting other athletes to learn different techniques, like ADCC veteran and fellow ONE Championship fighter Garry Tonon.

Personal life

Johnson had a harsh childhood; he was raised by his deaf mother and an abusive stepfather, and his sister attempted suicide when he was a teenager. Johnson met his biological father for the first time in 2017, and they have since developed a great relationship. The main thing that has helped him move on from his past is his wife, Destiny Johnson. He says "she is the best thing that has ever happened to me and without her, life would be incomplete." They were wed May 11, 2012, in Hawaii. They have two sons: Tyron, born in 2013, and Maverick, born April 15, 2015, and a daughter who was born in August 2018.

Johnson is an avid gamer and streams via YouTube under the username Mighty.

On a podcast in February 2025, Johnson revealed that his sister is lesbian and that his brother is gay.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• ONE Championship
  • ONE Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee)
  • [[File:Generic_belt_icon.svg|20x20px]] ONE Flyweight Championship (One time, former)
    • One successful title defense
  • [[File:Generic_belt_icon.svg|20x20px]] 2019 ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Adriano Moraes
  • 2022 MMA Knockout of the Year vs. Adriano Moraes at ONE on Prime Video 1
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • [[File:Generic_belt_icon.svg|20x20px]] UFC Flyweight Championship (One time, inaugural)
    • Eleven successful title defenses
      • Most consecutive title defenses in UFC history (11)
        • Most consecutive title defenses in UFC flyweight division history (11)
      • Second most successful title defenses in UFC history (11) (behind Jon Jones)
    • Most wins in UFC flyweight title fights (12)
    • Third most wins in UFC title fights (12)
    • Most UFC flyweight title fights (13)
      • Fourth most UFC title fights (14)
    • Most submissions in UFC title fights (5)
    • Fourth most finishes in UFC title fights (7)
  • UFC Flyweight Championship Tournament Winner
  • Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Ian McCall, John Dodson, and Henry Cejudo
  • Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Joseph Benavidez
  • Submission of the Night (One time) vs. John Moraga
  • Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi, Henry Cejudo, Wilson Reis, and Ray Borg
    • Second fighter on UFC roster to be awarded bonus payments in all four possible categories (Fight, Knockout, Performance & Submission of the Night awards)
    • Most post-fight bonuses in UFC Flyweight division history (9)
  • Most consecutive wins in UFC Flyweight division history (13)
    • Tied (Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Max Holloway & Khabib Nurmagomedov) for fifth longest win streak in UFC history (13)
    • Fifth longest unbeaten streak in UFC history (14)
  • Tied (Joseph Benavidez) for second most wins in UFC Flyweight division history (13) (behind Alexandre Pantoja)
  • Tied (Deiveson Figueiredo) for second most finishes in UFC Flyweight division history (7) (behind Alexandre Pantoja)
  • Second for most submission wins in UFC Flyweight division history (5) (behind Alexandre Pantoja)
  • Second most total fight time in UFC Flyweight division history (4:39:12) (behind Brandon Moreno)
  • Longest average fight-time in UFC Flyweight division history (18:37)
    • Second longest average fight time in UFC history (18:34)
  • Most control time in UFC Flyweight division history (1:26:54)
  • Second most significant strikes landed in UFC Flyweight division history (1059) (behind Brandon Moreno)
  • Highest significant strike percentage in UFC Flyweight division history (57.2%)
  • Largest significant strike differential in UFC Flyweight division history (2.01)
  • Highest significant strike defense percentage in UFC Flyweight division history (68.4%)
  • Second least amount of strikes absorbed per minute in UFC Flyweight division history (1.78)
  • Second most total strikes landed in UFC Flyweight division history (1678)
  • Second most takedowns landed in UFC Flyweight division history (58)
    • Fifth most takedowns landed in UFC history (74)
    • Third & tied (Khamzat Chimaev) for fourth most takedowns landed in a UFC title fight (14 vs. Kyoji Horiguchi & 12 vs. John Moraga)
  • Tied (Royce Gracie) for most armbar submission wins in UFC history (4)
  • Sixth most bouts in UFC Flyweight division history (15)
  • Latest submission in UFC history (4:59 in R5) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
  • UFC.com Awards
    • 2011: Half-Year Awards: Best Newcomer of the 1HY & Ranked #7 Upset of the Year vs. Miguel Torres
    • 2012: Ranked #3 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #7 Fight of the Year vs. Joseph Benavidez 1
    • 2013: Ranked #2 Fighter of the Year, Ranked #7 Fight of the Year vs. John Dodson & Ranked #10 Knockout of the Year vs. Joseph Benavidez 2
    • 2015: Ranked #7 Fighter of the Year
    • 2017: Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg, Ranked #3 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #8 Submission of the Year vs. Wilson Reis
• Business Insider
  • 2010s #40 Ranked Most Dominant Athlete of the Decade
• The Athletic
  • 2010s Men's Flyweight Fighter of the Decade
• BJPenn.com
  • 2010s #6 Ranked Fighter of the Decade
• MMA Sucka
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
  • 2010s Fighter of the Decade
• Bloody Elbow
  • 2017 Fighter of the Year
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
  • 2010s Flyweight Fighter of the Decade
• MMA Weekly
  • 2013 Fighter of the Year
• MMA Junkie
  • 2015 #3 Ranked Submission of the Year vs. Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186
  • 2015 April Submission of the Monthvs. Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
  • 2017 October Submission of the Month vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
  • 2022 August Knockout of the Month vs. Adriano Moraes at ONE on Prime Video 1
  • 2010s #2 Ranked Fighter of the Decade
• Inside MMA
  • 2012 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
• Sherdog
  • 2013 All-Violence First Team
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• ESPY Awards
  • 2017 Fighter of The Year
• Fox Sports
  • 2013 Fighter of the Year
• Fight Matrix
  • 2013 Male Fighter of the Year
  • 2017 Male Fighter of the Year tied with Max Holloway
  • 2018 Most Noteworthy Match of the Year vs. Henry Cejudo II at UFC 227
• MMA Mania
  • UFC/MMA 'Fighter of the Year' 2017 – Top 5 List No. 3
  • UFC/MMA 'Submission of the Year' 2017 – Top 5 List No. 1 vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• Bleacher Report
  • 2012 #8 Ranked Fighter of the Year
  • 2013 Fighter of the Year
  • 2014 #8 Ranked Fighter of the Year
  • 2017 Fighter of the Year
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• ESPN
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
  • #4 Ranked Men's MMA Fighter of the 21st Century
• Sports Illustrated
  • 2017 Fighter of the Year
• Yahoo Sports
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• Pundit Arena
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• MMA Fighting
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
  • 2010s #4 Ranked Fighter of the Decade
  • #4 Ranked UFC Fighter of All Time
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 2017 Most Outstanding Fighter of the Year
• World MMA Awards
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• CBS Sports
  • 2017 #2 Ranked UFC Fighter of the Year
• Combat Press
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216
• Cageside Press
  • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Ray Borg at UFC 216

Mixed martial arts record

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| |Broomfield, Colorado, United States

| |Kallang, Singapore

| |Kallang, Singapore

| |Tokyo, Japan

| |Pasay, Philippines

| |Tokyo, Japan

| |Los Angeles, California, United States

| |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| |Kansas City, Missouri, United States

| |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| |Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| | Sacramento, California, United States

| | Seattle, Washington, United States

| | Chicago, Illinois, United States

| | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| | Sunrise, Florida, United States

| | Sydney, Australia

| | Washington, D.C., United States

| | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | Norifumi Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 126 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | Damacio Page | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 52 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | Nick Pace | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 51 | | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Loss | Brad Pickett | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 48 | | Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Win | Jesse Brock | KO (head kick) | AFC 68 | | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |- | Win | Marshall Carlyle | TKO (punches) | AFC 67 | | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |- | Win | Frankie Mendez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Thunderstruck | | Everett, Washington, United States | |-

Amateur mixed martial arts record

|ko-wins=2 |ko-losses= |sub-wins=5 |sub-losses= |dec-wins=2 |dec-losses= | Win | Louis Contreras | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Genesis: Rise of Kings | | Shoreline, Washington, United States | |- |Win | Lupe Hudgens | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ROTR – Rumble on the Ridge | January 10, 2009 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Forrest Seabourn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Genesis: Cold War | | Bellevue, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Jose Garza | Submission (armbar) | AX FC 22: Last Man Standing | | Lynnwood, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Louis Contreras | Submission (keylock) | USA MMA: Northwest Fighting Challenge 6 | | Tumwater, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Eric Alvarez | Decision (unanimous) | AX FC 20: March Madness | | Lynnwood, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Jeff Bourgeois | Decision (unanimous) | AX FC 18: The Art of War | | Lynnwood, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Brandon Fields |KO (punch) | AX FC 16: Annihilation | | Everett, Washington, United States | |- | Win | Oren Ulrich | TKO (punches) |GF – Brawl at the Mall 3 |July 29, 2006 | Auburn, Washington, United States |

Special rules record

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| | Kallang, Singapore

Pay-per-view bouts

References

Notes

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