Lightweight · “Ragin'”

Kajan Johnson

23-13-1 UFC 4-3-0
5'11"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
12:30Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.47
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.59
Striking accuracy42.9%
Striking defense64.4%
Takedowns / 15 min1.54
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense62.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.17
Control time15.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
June 14, 2014 vs Tae Hyun Bang — 2.41/min (L) Jun '14 May 16, 2015 vs Zhang Lipeng — 1.33/min (W) May '15 September 26, 2015 vs Naoyuki Kotani — 3.8/min (W) Sep '15 September 9, 2017 vs Adriano Martins — 2.4/min (W) Sep '17 March 17, 2018 vs Stevie Ray — 2.2/min (W) Mar '18 July 28, 2018 vs Islam Makhachev — 1.48/min (L) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '18 September 15, 2018 vs Rustam Khabilov — 2.93/min (L) Sep '18

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Rustam Khabilov 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · September 15, 2018
44/123Sig. strikes
17/70Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Islam Makhachev 4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · July 28, 2018
7/17Sig. strikes
7/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Stevie Ray 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · March 17, 2018
33/54Sig. strikes
24/62Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Adriano Martins 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:49 — UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · September 9, 2017
26/63Sig. strikes
16/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Naoyuki Kotani 0-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · September 26, 2015
57/104Sig. strikes
21/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Zhang Lipeng 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 16, 2015
20/51Sig. strikes
20/47Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
6:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Tae Hyun Bang 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:01 — UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · June 14, 2014
29/91Sig. strikes
34/107Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
23-13-1Pro record
Tristar Gym (2011–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 11
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 4
Decision 5
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 7
MFC 5
XMMA 3
KOTC Canada 3
Extreme Fighting Challenge 3
EFC 2
TKO 2
Roadhouse Rumble 2

+ 10 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 37 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Rustam Khabilov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
September 15, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Islam Makhachev Submission (armbar) UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
July 28, 2018
 UFC 1 4:43
W Stevie Ray Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
March 17, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Adriano Martins KO (punch) UFC 215
September 9, 2017
 UFC 3 0:49
W Naoyuki Kotani Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
September 27, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Zhang Lipeng Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber
May 16, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Tae Hyun Bang KO (punch) UFC 174
June 14, 2014
 UFC 3 2:01
W Richie Whitson Submission (rear-naked choke) MFC 31: Rundown
October 7, 2011
 MFC 1 3:52
W Ryan Healy Decision (unanimous) MFC 27: Breaking Point
November 12, 2010
 MFC 3 5:00
L Ryan Machan Submission (rear-naked choke) MFC 23: Unstoppable
December 4, 2009
 MFC 1 3:30
W Josh Russell TKO (doctor stoppage) Heat XC 4: Hysteria
November 6, 2009
 Heat XC 2 5:00
W Steve Claveau Submission (armbar) XMMA 7: Inferno
February 27, 2009
 XMMA 2 3:02
W Samuel Guillet Submission (armbar) XMMA 6: House of Pain
November 8, 2008
 XMMA 1 0:52
W Zach Light KO (punches) EFC 6: Home Coming
October 11, 2008
 EFC 1 2:47
W Douglas Evans Submission (rear-naked choke) Raw Combat: Resurrection
June 20, 2008
 Raw Combat 2 0:57
D Steve Claveau Draw (majority) XMMA 4
May 17, 2008
 XMMA 3 5:00
L Rory MacDonald TKO (elbows and punches) KOTC Canada: Avalanche
December 15, 2007
 KOTC Canada 3 1:48
W Dave Pariseau Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC 5: Revolution
November 3, 2007
 EFC 1 2:04
W Jason St. Louis TKO (submission to punches) KOTC Canada: Megiddo
April 28, 2007
 KOTC Canada 1 2:54
W Robert Hugus Submission (armbar) KOTC Canada: Detonator
September 29, 2006
 KOTC Canada 1 4:29
W Todd Steen Submission (rear-naked choke) Canada: Anarchy
February 11, 2006
 Canada 1 3:58
W Gord Cummings TKO (punches) Extreme Fighting Challenge 4
October 15, 2005
 Extreme Fighting Challenge 1 4:06
W Roger Alves Decision (split) Extreme Fighting Challenge 3
October 16, 2004
 Extreme Fighting Challenge 3 5:00
L Stephane Dube KO (spinning back kick) TKO 15: Unstoppable
February 28, 2004
 TKO 1 4:06
L Thierry Quenneville Decision (split) TKO 14: Road Warriors
November 29, 2003
 TKO 2 5:00
W Jaime Renne Submission (triangle choke) Western Freestyle Championships
October 12, 2003
 Western Freestyle Championships 1 —
L Mike Adams Decision (unanimous) WFF 5: New Blood
June 28, 2003
 WFF 2 5:00
W Jeremy Whittingham Decision (unanimous) MFC 7: Undisputed
May 31, 2003
 MFC 2 5:00
L Chad Hamzeh TKO (punches) MFC 6: Road To Gold
February 22, 2003
 MFC — —
W Chris Ade Decision (split) XFC: Combat Showdown
November 23, 2002
 XFC 2 5:00
L Justin Livingston Decision (majority) World Freestyle Fighting 3
October 25, 2002
 World Freestyle Fighting 2 5:00
L Len Smith Decision (unanimous) Roadhouse Rumble 6
October 5, 2002
 Roadhouse Rumble 2 5:00
L Josh Thomson TKO (submission to elbows) North American Sport Fighting Invitational
September 7, 2002
 North American Sport Fighting Invitational 2 4:56
W Aaron Krafczyk TKO (submission to punches) Border Town Brawl
July 27, 2002
 Border Town Brawl 1 —
W Pedro Albuquerque TKO (exhaustion) Extreme Fighting Challenge 1
June 2, 2002
 Extreme Fighting Challenge — —
L Justin Jones TKO (submission to punches) Ultimate Ring Challenge 2
April 27, 2002
 Ultimate Ring Challenge 2 —
W Eric Harvey TKO (submission to punches) Roadhouse Rumble 5
February 23, 2002
 Roadhouse Rumble — —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kajan Johnson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 191 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 42.9% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 64.4% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 62.5% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 15.4% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 50.6%