Bantamweight

John Dodson

Last fought: Aug 2020

RECORD

Pro

22-12-0

UFC

10-7-0

Age

Height

5'3"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

66"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:37
Fight Completion Rate	81.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.73
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	60-23 (72.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	25-15 (62.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	35-8 (81.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	86.8%
% Time in Control	5.0%
% Time Controlled	8.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	37.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.19
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.04
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.9%
Distance Strike Defense	66.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.80
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.94
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.24
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.97

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 Bantamweight field

John Dodson 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	John Dodson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	-0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	28.9%
Takedown Defense	82.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:44
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	60.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	40.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	22.2%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:31

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 • Aug 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson27/8631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Merab Dvalishvili50/13338%TD 2/20Ctrl 3:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	26/38	68%	0/7	1:55	—

R2	John Dodson	12/35	34%	0/0	0:04	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	9/37	24%	1/8	0:50	—

R3	John Dodson	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	15/58	26%	1/5	0:59	—

WIN

vs. Nathaniel Wood

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:16

John Dodson39/7254%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:58KD 1

Nathaniel Wood46/9946%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	15/23	65%	0/0	0:20	—
	Nathaniel Wood	23/55	42%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	John Dodson	18/41	44%	0/0	1:35	—
	Nathaniel Wood	21/41	51%	0/0	0:20	—

R3	John Dodson	6/8	75%	0/0	0:03	1
	Nathaniel Wood	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Petr Yan

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson30/8137%TD 2/8Ctrl 0:35KD 1

Petr Yan80/15552%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	11/27	41%	1/3	0:15	—
	Petr Yan	18/43	42%	0/1	0:12	—

R2	John Dodson	15/38	39%	0/1	0:11	1
	Petr Yan	32/61	52%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	John Dodson	4/16	25%	1/4	0:09	—
	Petr Yan	30/51	59%	2/4	1:13	—

LOSS

vs. Jimmie Rivera

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson41/11735%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Jimmie Rivera62/12550%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	9/33	27%	0/1	0:02	—
	Jimmie Rivera	23/30	77%	0/2	0:04	—

R2	John Dodson	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jimmie Rivera	15/41	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	John Dodson	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jimmie Rivera	24/54	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Pedro Munhoz

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson76/18441%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Pedro Munhoz69/17240%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	22/59	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Dodson	33/70	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	34/64	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Dodson	21/55	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	22/68	32%	1/1	1:02	—

LOSS

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson43/10541%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:27KD 1

Marlon Moraes45/13134%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	19/41	46%	0/0	0:01	1
	Marlon Moraes	19/61	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Dodson	8/24	33%	2/3	0:19	—
	Marlon Moraes	17/37	46%	1/1	0:40	—

R3	John Dodson	16/40	40%	0/1	0:07	—
	Marlon Moraes	9/33	27%	0/1	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Eddie Wineland

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov • Apr 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson48/10347%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Eddie Wineland21/13815%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	15/32	47%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	4/39	10%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Dodson	18/25	72%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	10/47	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Dodson	15/46	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	7/52	13%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. John Lineker

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

John Dodson101/19153%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:23

John Lineker93/32229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	15/23	65%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Lineker	9/31	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Dodson	15/31	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Lineker	16/67	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Dodson	15/34	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Lineker	14/60	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	John Dodson	22/44	50%	0/3	0:00	—
	John Lineker	27/83	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	John Dodson	34/59	58%	0/1	0:23	—
	John Lineker	27/81	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:37

John Dodson16/1984%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Manvel Gamburyan2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	16/19	84%	0/0	0:04	1
	Manvel Gamburyan	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Demetrious Johnson

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

John Dodson58/12148%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:55

Demetrious Johnson88/17151%TD 4/13Ctrl 4:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	10/21	48%	0/0	0:09	—
	Demetrious Johnson	13/33	39%	0/3	0:10	—

R2	John Dodson	13/29	45%	1/2	1:06	—
	Demetrious Johnson	17/35	49%	0/1	0:30	—

R3	John Dodson	7/12	58%	0/0	0:24	—
	Demetrious Johnson	19/30	63%	1/3	2:12	—

R4	John Dodson	13/27	48%	0/1	0:54	—
	Demetrious Johnson	21/38	55%	1/3	0:47	—

R5	John Dodson	15/32	47%	0/0	0:22	—
	Demetrious Johnson	18/35	51%	2/3	1:20	—

WIN

vs. Zach Makovsky

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson31/9832%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:38

Zach Makovsky37/8544%TD 0/17Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Zach Makovsky	12/22	55%	0/8	0:00	—

R2	John Dodson	10/28	36%	1/1	0:29	—
	Zach Makovsky	13/25	52%	0/4	0:06	—

R3	John Dodson	7/37	19%	1/1	0:09	—
	Zach Makovsky	12/38	32%	0/5	0:03	—

WIN

vs. John Moraga

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov • Jun 2014Flyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

John Dodson27/6343%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:53KD 1

John Moraga8/5415%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	13/30	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Moraga	3/30	10%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	John Dodson	14/33	42%	1/1	0:53	1
	John Moraga	5/24	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darrell Montague

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:13

John Dodson28/5749%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:21KD 2

Darrell Montague10/3727%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	28/57	49%	0/1	0:21	2
	Darrell Montague	10/37	27%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Demetrious Johnson

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson • Jan 2013FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

John Dodson57/15637%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:34KD 1

Demetrious Johnson127/24751%TD 5/15Ctrl 5:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	9/32	28%	0/0	0:19	—
	Demetrious Johnson	11/37	30%	1/2	0:37	—

R2	John Dodson	15/39	38%	0/0	0:01	1
	Demetrious Johnson	15/52	29%	1/4	0:34	—

R3	John Dodson	14/36	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demetrious Johnson	21/44	48%	1/3	1:22	—

R4	John Dodson	10/37	27%	0/1	0:09	—
	Demetrious Johnson	30/49	61%	1/4	2:15	—

R5	John Dodson	9/12	75%	1/3	2:05	—
	Demetrious Johnson	50/65	77%	1/2	0:57	—

WIN

vs. Jussier Formiga

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:35

John Dodson33/11229%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19KD 2

Jussier Formiga9/3724%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	9/43	21%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jussier Formiga	6/20	30%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	John Dodson	24/69	35%	0/0	0:19	2
	Jussier Formiga	3/17	18%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Elliott

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller • May 2012Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Dodson80/23334%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:12

Tim Elliott79/22535%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	24/64	38%	1/2	0:07	—
	Tim Elliott	17/63	27%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	John Dodson	25/74	34%	1/1	0:05	—
	Tim Elliott	18/72	25%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	John Dodson	31/95	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tim Elliott	44/90	49%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. TJ Dillashaw

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale • Dec 2011BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:54

John Dodson7/2429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

TJ Dillashaw2/2110%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Dodson	7/24	29%	0/0	0:03	1
	TJ Dillashaw	2/21	10%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com