1. Demetrious Khrisna Johnson was born on August 13,1986 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist.
68 Facts About Demetrious Johnson
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Demetrious Johnson competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight Champion with a record of 11 consecutive title defenses.
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Demetrious Johnson holds the record for most consecutive wins in UFC flyweight history with 13.
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Demetrious Johnson is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.
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Demetrious Johnson has been referred to by many as 'the greatest Flyweight Mixed Martial Arts fighter of all time' with a record of 25 wins and 4 losses in professional MMA, or 35 wins and 4 losses.
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Demetrious Johnson held titles and notable ranked wins at 135 pounds, though picked up 3 losses in that division.
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Demetrious Johnson did receive scholarship offers for wrestling but he did not want to leave his family behind.
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Demetrious Johnson began his career in MMA as an amateur in 2006, winning via first-round knockout.
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Demetrious Johnson made his World Extreme Cagefighting debut at bantamweight against Brad Pickett on April 24,2010, at WEC 48 in Sacramento, California.
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Demetrious Johnson showed good kickboxing throughout but was unable to defend the many takedowns executed by Pickett.
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Joe Rogan predicted during the fight that, should the WEC implement a flyweight division, Demetrious Johnson would be highly effective, as he was a relatively small bantamweight.
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Demetrious Johnson was expected to face Clint Godfrey on September 30,2010, at WEC 51.
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Demetrious Johnson defeated Pace via unanimous decision, handing Pace his first MMA loss.
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Demetrious Johnson defeated Damacio Page via third-round submission on November 11,2010, at WEC 52.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Japanese fighter Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto on February 5,2011, at UFC 126 in his UFC debut, Demetrious Johnson won via unanimous decision.
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Demetrious Johnson was scheduled to face Renan Barao on May 28,2011, at UFC 130.
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However, Demetrious Johnson faced Miguel Torres after Torres's opponent, Brad Pickett, was forced off the card with an injury.
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Demetrious Johnson fought Dominick Cruz on October 1,2011, at UFC Live: Cruz vs Demetrious Johnson for the UFC bantamweight title, losing by unanimous decision.
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Demetrious Johnson was briefly linked to a bout with Eddie Wineland on January 28,2012, at the UFC's second event on Fox.
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However, Demetrious Johnson was pulled from the bout to take part in a four-man flyweight tournament to determine the UFC's first UFC Flyweight Champion.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Ian McCall on March 3,2012, in the first round of the Flyweight Tournament at UFC on FX 2.
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Demetrious Johnson won the fight via unanimous decision to progress to the final round of the tournament.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Joseph Benavidez in the finals of the UFC Flyweight Tournament on September 22,2012, at UFC 152.
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Demetrious Johnson defeated Benavidez via split decision to become the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion.
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Demetrious Johnson fought John Dodson on January 26,2013, at UFC on Fox: Demetrious Johnson vs Dodson.
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Demetrious Johnson won the fight via unanimous decision in a bout that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.
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Demetrious Johnson was expected to face John Moraga on April 13,2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.
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However, Demetrious Johnson was forced out of the bout with an injury, and Moraga was pulled from the event as well.
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Demetrious Johnson won via an armbar submission late in the fifth round.
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Demetrious Johnson won the rematch in emphatic fashion via knockout in the first round, becoming the first person to stop Benavidez.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Ali Bagautinov on June 14,2014, at UFC 174.
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Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his title for a fourth time, winning by unanimous decision.
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Demetrious Johnson won the fight via submission due to a kimura in the second round.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186, winning the one-sided fight via an armbar submission at 4:59 of the fifth round, resulting in the latest finish in UFC history.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo on April 23,2016, at UFC 197.
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Demetrious Johnson won the fight via TKO in the first round after dropping Cejudo with a variety of strikes.
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Demetrious Johnson next faced Tim Elliott on December 3,2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.
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Demetrious Johnson went on to win the remaining rounds, and defended the Championship via a decisive unanimous decision.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Wilson Reis on April 15,2017, at UFC on Fox 24.
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Demetrious Johnson won by armbar submission in the third round and subsequently received a Performance of the Night bonus.
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In July 2017, Demetrious Johnson won an ESPY Award for Fighter of The Year.
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Demetrious Johnson was scheduled to face Ray Borg on September 9,2017, at UFC 215.
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Demetrious Johnson won the fight via suplex-to-armbar in the fifth round.
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Demetrious Johnson's win was called the best submission of the year from publications such as Sherdog, MMA Mania.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Cejudo in a rematch at UFC 227 on August 4,2018, for the UFC Flyweight Championship title.
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On October 27,2018, Demetrious Johnson was traded to ONE Championship for former ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren.
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Demetrious Johnson was expected to make his promotional debut in the first quarter of 2019.
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On November 7,2018, it was announced that Demetrious Johnson would be one of eight participants in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix.
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On December 19,2018, it was announced that Demetrious Johnson will be facing Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 31,2019, in the promotion's inaugural event in Japan.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Tatsumitsu Wada in the semi-finals of the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix and won the fight by unanimous decision to advance to the finals.
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Demetrious Johnson then faced Danny Kingad at ONE Championship: Century in the finals of the ONE Championship Flyweight Grand-Prix on October 12,2019.
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Demetrious Johnson defeated Kingad in a dominant unanimous decision victory and became the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion.
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Demetrious Johnson faced Moraes at ONE on TNT 1 on April 7,2021.
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Demetrious Johnson lost the bout via KO in round two by a knee and punches.
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On September 15,2021, it was announced that Demetrious Johnson would fight Rodtang Jitmuangnon, the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion and considered by many to be the current best pound-for-pound Muay Thai fighter.
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Demetrious Johnson won the bout via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Demetrious Johnson would go on to defeat Moraes by knockout via a flying knee in the fourth round to capture the ONE Flyweight Championship.
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Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from the sport on September 6,2024, at ONE 168.
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Demetrious Johnson entered the IBJJF Master World Championship on August 31,2023, to compete in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight division.
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Demetrious Johnson defeated 6 opponents and won a gold medal at the event.
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Demetrious Johnson competed for the first time as a black belt in the IBJJF Master World Championship on August 30,2024, in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division.
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Demetrious Johnson won his first three matches and made it to the quarter-final before being submitted for the first time in jiu-jitsu competition.
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Demetrious Johnson returned to compete in the same division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2025, losing on points in the opening round.
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Demetrious Johnson is noted for his ability to land fast punches and kicks to the head or body, then quickly escape an opponent's reach.
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Demetrious Johnson is known for his ability to counterstrike while standing within the pocket.
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Demetrious Johnson is known for cross-training and visiting other athletes to learn different techniques, like ADCC veteran and fellow ONE Championship fighter Garry Tonon.
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Demetrious Johnson met his biological father in 2017 for the first time ever in his life, he has a great relationship with him now.
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Demetrious Johnson is an avid gamer and streams via YouTube under the username Mighty.