Light Heavyweight

Anthony Johnson

Last fought: Apr 2017

RECORD

Pro

22-6-0

UFC

13-6-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	6:10
Fight Completion Rate	36.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.24
% Fights Inside the Distance	89.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	93-36 (72.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	60-22 (73.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	33-14 (70.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	43.1%
% Time in Control	37.0%
% Time Controlled	19.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.23
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.21
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.02
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.6%
Distance Strike Defense	72.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	6.13
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.26
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.06
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.73
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.56

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Anthony Johnson League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Anthony Johnson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	57.6%
Takedown Defense	77.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	5:33
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	84.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	15.4%
Avg Fight Time	6:10
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.7
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%
Takedown Defense	63.6%
Control Time/Fight	1:35

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Light HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:37

Anthony Johnson22/3661%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:38

Daniel Cormier36/4188%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	16/25	64%	0/2	2:15	—
	Daniel Cormier	12/14	86%	0/0	1:40	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	6/11	55%	1/1	0:23	—
	Daniel Cormier	24/27	89%	1/2	2:32	—

WIN

vs. Glover Teixeira

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:13

Anthony Johnson4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Glover Teixeira1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	4/8	50%	0/0	0:01	1
	Glover Teixeira	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Bader

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:26

Anthony Johnson11/1385%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:13

Ryan Bader0/0—TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	11/13	85%	0/0	1:13	—
	Ryan Bader	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jimi Manuwa

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:28

Anthony Johnson25/4260%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:21KD 1

Jimi Manuwa8/2040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	18/28	64%	2/2	3:18	—
	Jimi Manuwa	6/15	40%	0/0	0:51	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	7/14	50%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jimi Manuwa	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Light HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:39

Anthony Johnson23/5046%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:42KD 1

Daniel Cormier23/4156%TD 3/8Ctrl 9:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	11/26	42%	0/0	0:01	1
	Daniel Cormier	5/13	38%	2/5	3:02	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	14/22	64%	1/1	4:32	—

R3	Anthony Johnson	4/11	36%	1/2	0:41	—
	Daniel Cormier	4/6	67%	0/2	1:41	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson • Jan 2015Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:15

Anthony Johnson30/4764%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32KD 1

Alexander Gustafsson10/2050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	30/47	64%	0/0	0:32	1
	Alexander Gustafsson	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rogerio Nogueira

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:44

Anthony Johnson8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Rogerio Nogueira0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	8/17	47%	0/0	0:01	1
	Rogerio Nogueira	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Phil Davis

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Johnson45/13234%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

Phil Davis21/12717%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	17/40	42%	0/0	0:04	—
	Phil Davis	2/27	7%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Phil Davis	10/50	20%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Anthony Johnson	14/42	33%	0/1	0:11	—
	Phil Davis	9/50	18%	0/3	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes • Jan 2012Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:49

Anthony Johnson4/1625%TD 2/8Ctrl 2:11

Vitor Belfort14/2948%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	4/16	25%	2/8	2:11	—
	Vitor Belfort	14/29	48%	0/0	1:12	—

WIN

vs. Charlie Brenneman

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson • Oct 2011Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:49

Anthony Johnson16/2080%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:15KD 1

Charlie Brenneman1/250%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	16/20	80%	0/0	2:15	1
	Charlie Brenneman	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Hardy

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis • Mar 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Johnson20/3656%TD 4/5Ctrl 12:45KD 1

Dan Hardy2/1315%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	10/19	53%	1/1	3:58	1
	Dan Hardy	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	3/8	38%	2/3	4:10	—
	Dan Hardy	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Anthony Johnson	7/9	78%	1/1	4:37	—
	Dan Hardy	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Koscheck

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 • Nov 2009Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:47

Anthony Johnson16/7222%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:42

Josh Koscheck19/5336%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	9/38	24%	0/1	0:42	—
	Josh Koscheck	6/23	26%	1/3	1:08	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	7/34	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Koscheck	13/30	43%	1/1	2:51	—

WIN

vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:41

Anthony Johnson10/2050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Yoshiyuki Yoshida0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	1
	Yoshiyuki Yoshida	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luigi Fioravanti

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens • Feb 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:39

Anthony Johnson21/4745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Luigi Fioravanti12/2352%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	21/47	45%	0/0	0:09	1
	Luigi Fioravanti	12/23	52%	0/1	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Burns

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale • Dec 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:28

Anthony Johnson35/6455%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:27KD 1

Kevin Burns17/4538%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	20/35	57%	2/2	3:15	—
	Kevin Burns	13/35	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	8/19	42%	1/1	4:12	—
	Kevin Burns	3/6	50%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Anthony Johnson	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	1
	Kevin Burns	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Burns

UFC: Silva vs Irvin • Jul 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 3:35

Anthony Johnson51/9852%TD 5/6Ctrl 6:47

Kevin Burns37/8345%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	20/40	50%	1/1	2:48	—
	Kevin Burns	13/30	43%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	25/46	54%	2/3	1:52	—
	Kevin Burns	13/32	41%	0/1	0:03	—

R3	Anthony Johnson	6/12	50%	2/2	2:07	—
	Kevin Burns	11/21	52%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Tommy Speer

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:51

Anthony Johnson15/2560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Tommy Speer0/70%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	15/25	60%	0/0	0:01	1
	Tommy Speer	0/7	0%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rich Clementi

UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:05

Anthony Johnson22/5044%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:24KD 1

Rich Clementi12/2450%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	16/38	42%	0/1	1:31	1
	Rich Clementi	11/20	55%	1/2	1:31	—

R2	Anthony Johnson	6/12	50%	1/1	0:53	—
	Rich Clementi	1/4	25%	0/0	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Chad Reiner

UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher • Jun 2007Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:13

Anthony Johnson3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Chad Reiner2/922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Johnson	3/7	43%	0/0	0:01	1
	Chad Reiner	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com