1. DaMarques Johnson was born on June 28,1982 and is a retired American mixed martial artist.
37 Facts About DaMarques Johnson
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DaMarques Johnson competed for the UFC and King of the Cage and was the Welterweight runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs United Kingdom.
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DaMarques Johnson was primarily raised by his Mormon mother, as his father died when he was nine years old.
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DaMarques Johnson attended and graduated from Kearns High School, where he competed in wrestling and basketball and would often get into fights.
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In 2000, DaMarques Johnson joined the United States Army and National Guard, an option given to him as a kid to get out of some trouble.
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DaMarques 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.
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DaMarques Johnson trained at Close Combat Institute 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.
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DaMarques Johnson was submitted by the highly regarded Brock Larson in his second fight.
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DaMarques Johnson appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs United Kingdom.
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DaMarques Johnson defeated Ray Elbe by technical knockout in an elimination match earning him a spot on the United States team.
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DaMarques Johnson won his second fight against Dean Amasinger by submission using a triangle choke, which is noted by his coaches and teammates to be his signature submission move.
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DaMarques Johnson won his semi-final match up against Nick Osipczak by unanimous decision.
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DaMarques Johnson gained notoriety throughout the series due to his ongoing feud with Team UK coach Michael Bisping.
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Tensions reached an all-time high after Bisping squirted water into DaMarques Johnson's face citing that DaMarques Johnson had made a racist comment toward him earlier in the week.
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DaMarques Johnson lost his UFC debut when he fought James Wilks on June 20,2009, in Las Vegas to crown the TUF 9 welterweight winner.
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DaMarques Johnson tapped out to a rear-naked choke with six seconds left in round one.
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DaMarques Johnson was scheduled to face off against Peter Sobotta on November 14,2009, at UFC 105, but the bout was cancelled due to a military commitment for Sobotta.
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DaMarques Johnson instead fought and defeated Edgar Garcia via submission in the first round at UFC 107, earning him a Submission of the Night bonus.
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At UFC 112, DaMarques Johnson fought seasoned veteran Brad Blackburn, defeating him via third-round TKO with a kick to the body and follow up punches.
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DaMarques Johnson received his second UFC bonus, winning Knockout of the Night honors.
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DaMarques Johnson then faced Matthew Riddle on August 1,2010, at UFC on Versus 2.
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DaMarques Johnson next faced Mike Guymon on January 22,2011, at UFC Fight Night 23.
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DaMarques Johnson won the fight via verbal submission in the first round after applying a body triangle.
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DaMarques Johnson faced Amir Sadollah on March 26,2011, at UFC Fight Night 24, replacing an injured James Wilks on just two weeks notice.
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DaMarques Johnson lost the bout in the second round after tapping out to elbows while he was trapped in the 'gift wrap' control.
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DaMarques Johnson was expected to face Clay Harvison on September 17,2011, at UFC Fight Night 25 However, DaMarques Johnson was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Seth Baczynski.
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DaMarques Johnson won the fight via first-round KO after hitting Harvison with an uppercut that knocked him down and seemingly unconscious.
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DaMarques Johnson fought British fighter John Maguire on April 14,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs Silva.
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DaMarques Johnson lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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DaMarques Johnson faced Mike Swick on August 4,2012, at UFC on FOX 4.
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DaMarques Johnson was expected to face Jason South at Showdown Fights 10 on February 8,2013, however the bout was cancelled prior to the event.
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Finally, over a year after his UFC release, DaMarques Johnson faced Ian Williams at Cage Warrior Combat 9 on November 2,2013.
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DaMarques Johnson was then expected to face Indalecio Tat Romero at Dakota FC: Winter Brawl on January 11,2014.
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However, DaMarques Johnson was forced out of the bout due to injury.
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DaMarques Johnson was expected to face Dan Stittgen in the main event of APFC 16 on April 5,2014, however Johnson was removed from the bout and the fight was cancelled.
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DaMarques Johnson fought Matt Dwyer at Battlefield Fight League 30 on May 23,2014.
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DaMarques Johnson lost via second-round TKO, bringing his losing streak to five in a row.