Light Heavyweight · “Rumble”
Anthony Johnson
23-6-0 UFC 13-6-0
6'2"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
11KO wins
0Sub wins
84.6%Finish rate
6:10Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.25
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.83
Striking accuracy47.6%
Striking defense60.4%
Takedowns / 15 min2.43
Takedown accuracy57.6%
Takedown defense77.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.64
Control time37.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Daniel Cormier 7-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:37 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · April 8, 2017
22/36Sig. strikes
36/41Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Glover Teixeira 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:13 — UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · August 20, 2016
4/8Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Bader 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · January 30, 2016
11/13Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jimi Manuwa 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:28 — UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · September 5, 2015
25/42Sig. strikes
8/20Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:21Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Cormier 4-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:39 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
23/50Sig. strikes
23/41Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:15 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
30/47Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:32Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rogerio Nogueira 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:44 — UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · July 26, 2014
8/17Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Phil Davis 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · April 26, 2014
45/132Sig. strikes
21/127Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vitor Belfort 9-5 walk-in Submission · R1 4:49 — UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · January 14, 2012
4/16Sig. strikes
14/29Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
2:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Charlie Brenneman 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:49 — UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · October 1, 2011
16/20Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Hardy 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · March 26, 2011
20/36Sig. strikes
2/13Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
12:45Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Josh Koscheck 11-4 walk-in Submission · R2 4:47 — UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 · November 21, 2009
16/72Sig. strikes
19/53Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yoshiyuki Yoshida 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:41 — UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · October 24, 2009
10/20Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Luigi Fioravanti 4-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · February 7, 2009
21/47Sig. strikes
12/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Burns 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:28 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · December 13, 2008
35/64Sig. strikes
17/45Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
7:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kevin Burns 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:35 — UFC: Silva vs Irvin · July 19, 2008
51/98Sig. strikes
37/83Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
6:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tommy Speer 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:51 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · April 2, 2008
15/25Sig. strikes
0/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rich Clementi 1-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:05 — UFC 76: Knockout · September 22, 2007
22/50Sig. strikes
12/24Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:24Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Chad Reiner 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:13 — UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher · June 12, 2007
3/7Sig. strikes
2/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
17
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
5
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
19
WSOF
3
Titan Fighting Championships
2
Rocky Mountain Nationals
2
Bellator
1
Xtreme Fight Night
1
PF
1
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | José Augusto Azevedo | KO (punch) | Bellator 258
May 7, 2021 |
Bellator | 2 | 1:30 |
| L | Daniel Cormier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 210
April 8, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 3:37 |
| W | Glover Teixeira | KO (punch) | UFC 202
August 20, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 0:13 |
| W | Ryan Bader | KO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
January 30, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Jimi Manuwa | KO (punches) | UFC 191
September 5, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 0:28 |
| L | Daniel Cormier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 187
May 23, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 2:39 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:15 |
| W | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | KO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown
July 26, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:44 |
| W | Phil Davis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 172
April 26, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Kyle | KO (punches) | WSOF 8
January 18, 2014 |
WSOF | 1 | 2:03 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 2
March 23, 2013 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | D.J. Linderman | KO (punch) | WSOF 1
November 3, 2012 |
WSOF | 1 | 3:58 |
| W | Jake Rosholt | TKO (head kick) | Xtreme Fight Night 9
September 21, 2012 |
Xtreme Fight Night | 2 | 4:22 |
| W | Esteves Jones | TKO (punches) | Titan Fighting Championships 24
August 24, 2012 |
Titan Fighting Championships | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | David Branch | Decision (unanimous) | Titan Fighting Championships 22
May 25, 2012 |
Titan Fighting Championships | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Vitor Belfort | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 142
January 14, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Charlie Brenneman | KO (head kick) | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
October 1, 2011 |
UFC | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Dan Hardy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
March 26, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Josh Koscheck | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 106
November 21, 2009 |
UFC | 2 | 4:47 |
| W | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | TKO (punches) | UFC 104
October 24, 2009 |
UFC | 1 | 0:41 |
| W | Luigi Fioravanti | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 7, 2009 |
UFC | 1 | 4:39 |
| W | Kevin Burns | KO (head kick) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
December 13, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 0:28 |
| L | Kevin Burns | TKO (eye injury) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
July 19, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 3:35 |
| W | Tom Speer | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon
April 2, 2008 |
UFC | 1 | 0:51 |
| L | Rich Clementi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 76
September 22, 2007 |
UFC | 2 | 3:05 |
| W | Chad Reiner | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher
June 12, 2007 |
UFC | 1 | 0:13 |
| W | Keith Wilson | Decision (majority) | Rocky Mountain Nationals: Demolition
September 16, 2006 |
Rocky Mountain Nationals | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Rich Moskowitz | Decision (unanimous) | Rocky Mountain Nationals: Demolition
September 16, 2006 |
Rocky Mountain Nationals | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonathan Romero | TKO (punches) | PF 2: Live MMA
August 16, 2006 |
PF | 1 | 1:09 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Anthony Johnson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.