Johnson starts his journey in MMA as an amateur fighter, competing regionally. He finishes his amateur career with a 9-0 record training under Matt Hume.
2006-2009
Amateur Career
Professional Debut
2009-2010
Johnson makes his professional debut in MMA with a record of 5-1 in his first year at various organizations.
'I work at a recycling planet...we basically take paper and we recycle it and turn it into paper.' - Demetrious Johnson
February 5, 2011
UFC 126 - Johnson vs. Yamamoto (Win)
UFC 130 - Johnson vs. Torres (Win)
May 28, 2011
'After I get done with this fight, you know, I hopefully will be making a trip to E3 in California thanks to Xbox.' - Demetrious Johnson
'You knew he was going to bring a high pace to every fight that he has and if you don't see that he has a good pace, than you are an idiot.' - Dominick Cruz
October 1, 2011
UFC on Versus 6 - Johnson vs. Cruz (Loss)
UFC on FX2 - Johnson vs. McCall (Draw)
March 2, 2012
Johnson and McCall fight to a draw at the inception of the UFC's flyweight division.
'After I'm done fighting, I'm going to work at Costco. Save me a spot Costco.' - Demetrious Johnson
June 8, 2012
UFC on FX3 - Johnson vs. McCall (Win)
UFC 152 - Johnson vs. Benavidez (Win)
September 22, 2012
Demetrious Johnson becomes the first ever inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion.
Demetrious Johnson defends his flyweight championship against John Dodson by unanimous decision.
January 26, 2013
UFC on FOX 6 - Johnson vs. Dodson (Win)
UFC on FOX 8 - Johnson vs. Moraga (Win)
July 27, 2013
Demetrious Johnson defends his flyweight championship against John Moraga by armbar.
Demetrious Johnson defeats Benavidez again and defends his flyweight championship by KO.
December 14, 2013
UFC on FOX 8 - Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 (Win)
UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov (Win)
June 14, 2014
'DJ listen, I am a Demetrious Johnson fan. For the record, Rashad Evans picked Bagautinov yesterday' - Daniel Cormier
'DJ, elite athletes are notoriously hard on themselves but that was basically a perfect performance' - Joe Rogan
September 27, 2014
UFC 178 - Johnson vs. Cariaso (Win)
UFC 186 - Johnson vs. Horiguchi (Win)
April 25, 2015
With 0:01 seconds left in the 5th round, Johnson defeats Horiguchi by armbar and defends his flyweight championship.
With a young Henry Cejudo waiting in the wings, Johnson defeats Dodson again and defends his flyweight championship.
September 5, 2015
UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2 (Win)
UFC 197 - Johnson vs. Cejudo (Win)
April 23, 2016
'I kind of even gave you my face because my body was hurting so much' - Henry Cejudo
'He's the best in the world and I'm just happy to share the octogon with him' - Tim Elliott
December 3, 2016
The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale - Johnson vs. Elliott (Win)
UFC on FOX 24 - Johnson vs. Reis (Win)
April 15, 2017
Demetrious Johnson defeats Reis by armbar and defends his flyweight championship.
Demetrious Johnson submits Borg with one of the greatest armbars in UFC history.
October 7, 2017
UFC 216 - Johnson vs. Borg (Win)
UFC 227 - Johnson vs. Cejudo 2 (Loss)
October 7, 2017
Demetrious Johnson loses his flyweight championship to Henry Cejudo by a controversal split decision.
Demetrious Johnson is traded to ONE Championship for Ben Askren.
October 27, 2018
Trade to ONE Championship
ONE Championship: A New Era - Johnson vs. Wakamatsu (Win)
March 31, 2019
Demetrious Johnson makes his ONE Championship debut in the Flyweight World Grand Prix quarter final against Yuya Wakamatsu and wins with a high elbow guillotine.
Demetrious Johnson wins against Wada in the Flyweight World Grand Prix semi final by unanimous decision.
August 2, 2019
ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes - Johnson vs. Wada (Win)
ONE Championship: Century - Johnson vs. Kingad (Win)
October 12, 2019
Demetrious Johnson wins against Kingad in the Flyweight World Grand Prix final by unanimous decision.
Coming off the heels of the coronavirus pandemic, in the first of three fights, Demetrious Johnson loses to Moraes by ground and pound in the second round.
April 7, 2021
ONE on TNT 1 - Johnson vs. Moraes (Loss)
ONE Championship: One X - Johnson vs Rodtang (Win)
March 26, 2022
In the crossover that we never thought we needed, Demetrious Johnson submits Rodtang by rear naked choke in the second round in a mixed MMA/Muay Thai super match.
Demetrious Johnson avenges his loss by defeating Moraes with one of the cleanest knock out sequences in MMA history.
August 26, 2022
ONE Fight Night 1 - Johnson vs. Moraes 2 (Win)
Beat Elden Ring
Janurary 10, 2023
Demetrious Johnson beats the legendary Elden Beast to become the Elden Lord.
Demetrious Johnson makes his BJJ debut at brown belt in the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023.
September 12, 2023
IBJJF World Master 2023
ONE Fight Night 10 - Johnson vs. Moraes 3 (Win)
May 5, 2023
In his last fight of his MMA career, Demetrious Johnson closes out the trilogy with a win by unanimous decision against Moraes.
'The only person who doesn't lose is the person who stops competing.' - Demetrious Johnson
March 20, 2024
IBJJF Pans 2024
IBJJF World Masters 2024
August 30, 2024
Demetrious Johnson makes his BJJ debut at black belt in the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023.
Demetrious Johnson retires from MMA as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
September 6, 2024