DaMarques Johnson
| DaMarques Johnson | |
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| Born |
June 28, 1982 West Jordan, Utah, United States |
| Other names | Darkness |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 75 in (190 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Sandy, Utah |
| Team | Elite Performance |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 15 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
DaMarques Johnson (born June 28, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the Welterweight runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.
Johnson was born and raised in West Jordan, Utah, he and his family were poor and lived in a rough part of the town. Johnson was primarily raised by his Mormon mother, as his father died when he was nine years old. Johnson attended and graduated from Kearns High School, where he competed in wrestling and basketball and would often get into fights. In 2000, Johnson joined the United States Army and National Guard, an option given to him as a kid to get out of some trouble. Johnson, who was a standout in hand to hand combat, worked in the S-1 and did paperwork for other soldiers while assigned to a Special Forces group. It was in 2001, while still enlisted, when a fellow soldier in his platoon introduced to Johnson to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He trained at Close Combat Institute (CCI) After returning to civilian life following his eight years of active duty, he met Jeremy Horn and began training in mixed martial arts at his gym. Before taping for the Ultimate Fighter, DaMarques taught children's Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes at Sandy's Elite Performance gym.
Johnson, who in the earlier portions of his career fought as high in the weight classes as Heavyweight had his first fight in 2005, losing by technical knockout. He was submitted by the highly regarded Brock Larson in his second fight. In his third professional fight, Johnson had his first win at a King of the Cage event, winning the fight by submission due to punches.
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