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United States
Boca Raton, Florida
Anthony Johnson
"
Rumble
"
AGE
38
/
Mar 6, 1984
DIED
Nov 13, 2022
HEIGHT
6'2"
/
187.96 cm
WEIGHT
205 lbs
/
92.99 kg
ASSOCIATION
Kill Cliff FC
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
23
KO
/
TKO
17
74%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
6
26%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
1
17%
SUBMISSIONS
5
83%
DECISIONS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Jose Augusto
Bellator 258 - Archuleta vs. Pettis
May / 07 / 2021
KO (Punch)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:30
loss
Daniel Cormier
UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Apr / 08 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:37
win
Glover Teixeira
UFC 202 - Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Aug / 20 / 2016
KO (Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:13
win
Ryan Bader
UFC on Fox 18 - Johnson vs. Bader
Jan / 30 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:26
win
Jimi Manuwa
UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2
Sep / 05 / 2015
KO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:28
loss
Daniel Cormier
UFC 187 - Johnson vs. Cormier
May / 23 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:39
win
Alexander Gustafsson
UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Jan / 24 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:15
win
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
UFC on Fox 12 - Lawler vs. Brown
Jul / 26 / 2014
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:44
win
Phil Davis
UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Apr / 26 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Mike Kyle
WSOF 8 - Gaethje vs. Patishnock
Jan / 18 / 2014
KO (Punches)
Troy Waugh
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:03
win
Andrei Arlovski
WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson
Mar / 23 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Kevin Mulhall
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
D.J. Linderman
WSOF 1 - Arlovski vs. Cole
Nov / 03 / 2012
KO (Punch)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:58
win
Jake Rosholt
XFL - Xtreme Fight Night 9
Sep / 21 / 2012
TKO (Head Kick)
Kevin Nix
2
4:22
win
Esteves Jones
Titan FC 24 - Titan Fighting Championship 24
Aug / 24 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Chuck Wolfe
2
0:51
win
David Branch
Titan FC 22 - Titan Fighting Championship 22
May / 25 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Chuck Wolfe
3
5:00
loss
Vitor Belfort
UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes
Jan / 14 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:49
win
Charlie Brenneman
UFC Live 6 - Cruz vs. Johnson
Oct / 01 / 2011
KO (Head Kick)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:49
win
Dan Hardy
UFC Fight Night 24 - Nogueira vs. Davis
Mar / 26 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Josh Koscheck
UFC 106 - Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
Nov / 21 / 2009
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:47
win
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Oct / 24 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:41
win
Luigi Fioravanti
UFC Fight Night 17 - Lauzon vs. Stephens
Feb / 07 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Troy Waugh
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:39
win
Kevin Burns
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
Dec / 13 / 2008
KO (Head Kick)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:28
loss
Kevin Burns
UFC Fight Night 14 - Silva vs. Irvin
Jul / 19 / 2008
TKO (Eye Injury)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
3:35
win
Tom Speer
UFC Fight Night 13 - Florian vs. Lauzon
Apr / 02 / 2008
KO (Punches)
Tim Mills
1
0:51
loss
Rich Clementi
UFC 76 - Knockout
Sep / 22 / 2007
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
2
3:05
win
Chad Reiner
UFC Fight Night 10 - Stout vs. Fisher 2
Jun / 12 / 2007
KO (Punches)
Troy Waugh
1
0:13
win
Keith Wilson
Rocky Mountain Nationals - Demolition
Sep / 16 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Jerome Locke
2
5:00
win
Rich Moskowitz
Rocky Mountain Nationals - Demolition
Sep / 16 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Adam Martinez
2
5:00
win
Jonathan Romero
PF 2 - Live MMA
Aug / 18 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
1
1:09
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