Demetrious Johnson (fighter)
| Demetrious Johnson | |
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Demetrious Johnson
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| Born |
August 13, 1986 Madisonville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Other names | Mighty Mouse, DJ |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
| Division |
Flyweight (2012-present) Bantamweight (2007-2012) |
| Reach | 66.0 in (168 cm) |
| Style | Pankration, Freestyle Wrestling, Catch Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing, BJJ, |
| Fighting out of | Parkland, Washington, United States |
| Team | AMC Pankration |
| Trainer | Matt Hume |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official UFC Profile |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the first and current Flyweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and currently holds the longest active championship reign at nine title defenses. Known for his quick striking and elusive movement, Johnson has also landed the most takedowns in UFC Flyweight history and holds the record for the latest finish in UFC history with a submission win at 4:59 of the fifth round against Kyoji Horiguchi. He is also the only UFC fighter to record over 10 takedowns in three different fights.
ESPN.com, MMA Weekly, and various UFC personnel have called Johnson one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world. As of July 12, 2016, he is #1 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings.Sherdog ranks Johnson as the #2 pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts and as the #1 flyweight.
Born in Kentucky, Johnson grew up in Parkland, Washington where he attended Washington High School and was a stand-out athlete in track, wrestling, and cross country. In wrestling, he placed 3rd and 2nd in state in his junior and senior years. Although he participated in track and cross country to improve his cardio for wrestling, he competed at the State Championships in both sports as well.
Johnson began his career in mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2007 and won his professional debut via first-round knockout. Johnson then appeared on multiple local shows and won his next 8 fights, including five in a row by submission. Johnson fought at the Alaska Fighting Championships in Anchorage and won via head kick KO, which earned him a deal with the WEC.
He made his World Extreme Cagefighting debut at bantamweight against Brad Pickett on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48 in Sacramento, California. Johnson showed good kickboxing throughout, but was unable to defend the many takedowns executed by Pickett. Johnson lost via unanimous decision. Joe Rogan predicted during the fight that, should the WEC implement a flyweight division, Johnson would be highly effective, as he was a relatively small bantamweight.
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