- Demetrious Johnson (fighter)
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Demetrious Johnson 
Born August 13, 1986
Madisonville, Kentucky, U.S.Other names Mighty Mouse Nationality American Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Weight 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) Division Bantamweight Reach 66 in (170 cm) Style Wrestling, Pankration Stance Orthodox Fighting out of Kirkland, Washington, U.S. Team AMC Pankration Trainer Matt Hume Years active 2007 – present Mixed martial arts record Total 11 Wins 9 By knockout 2 By submission 4 By decision 3 Losses 2 By decision 2 Other information Website Official UFC Profile Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: October 11, 2011 Demetrious Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Johnson is ranked among the top ten bantamweights in the world by leading mixed martial arts publications. As of October 2011, Johnson is ranked the #6 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog.[1]
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Early years
Johnson grew up in Parkland, Washington where he attended Washington High School and was a stand out athlete in both track and wrestling. In wrestling, he would go on to place 3rd and 2nd in state his junior and senior year.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Johnson began his career in the King of the Cage promotion and won his professional debut via TKO. Johnson then appeared on multiple local shows and won four fights in a row via submission. Johnson fought at the Alaska Fighting Championships in Anchorage and won via KO (head kick), which earned him a deal with the WEC.
World Extreme Cagefighting
He made his World Extreme Cagefighting debut against Brad Pickett on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48 in Sacramento, California.[2] Johnson showed good kickboxing throughout, but was unable to defend the many takedowns executed by Pickett. Johnson lost via unanimous decision, though Joe Rogan stated his belief during the fight, that should the WEC implement a flyweight division (125 lbs), that Johnson would be highly effective, as his size gave him a disadvantage in the bantamweight division.
Johnson was expected to face Clint Godfrey on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51.[3] However, Godfrey was forced off the card and replaced by WEC newcomer Nick Pace.[4] Johnson defeated Pace via unanimous decision, to hand Pace his 1st ever MMA loss.
Johnson defeated Damacio Page via third round submission on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52. After Page controlled the action in the first round, Johnson was able to dicate the action for most of the second and third rounds before submitting the visibly tired Page via guillotine choke.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[5] Johnson faced Japanese superstar Norifumi Yamamoto on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126 in his UFC debut,[6] Johnson utilized take downs in round 1 and 2, controlling Yamamoto throughout the fight, and being rewarded with a unanimous decision victory.
Johnson was scheduled to face Renan Barão on May 28, 2011 at UFC 130.[7] However, Johnson faced Miguel Torres after Torres' opponent, Brad Pickett was forced off the card with an injury.[8] Despite breaking his fibula early in the second round from a checked leg kick, Johnson used his superior wrestling to control Torres and won a 29-28 unanimous decision victory, even though Demetrious was swept into full mount a record breaking 6 times during the fight.
Johnson fought Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 at UFC on Versus 6 for the UFC bantamweight title, losing by unanimous decision.[9]
Johnson is expected to face Eddie Wineland on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2[10]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 11 matches 9 wins 2 losses By knockout 2 0 By submission 4 0 By decision 3 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 9-2 Dominick Cruz Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson October 1, 2011 5 5:00 Washington D.C. For UFC Bantamweight Championship Win 9-1 Miguel Torres Decision (unanimous) UFC 130: Jackson vs. Hamill May 28, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 8-1 Norifumi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort February 5, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 7-1 Damacio Page Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki November 11, 2010 3 2:27 Las Vegas, Nevada Win 6-1 Nick Pace Decision (unanimous) WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan September 30, 2010 3 5:00 Broomfield, Colorado Loss 5-1 Brad Pickett Decision (unanimous) WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber April 24, 2010 3 5:00 Sacramento, California WEC Debut Win 5-0 Jesse Brock KO (head kick) AFC 68 February 10, 2010 1 1:06 Anchorage, Alaska Win 4-0 Frankie Mendez Submission (rear naked choke) King of the Cage: Thunderstruck August 15, 2009 1 4:38 Everett, Washington Win 3-0 Louie Contreras Submission (rear naked choke) Genesis: Rise of Kings June 27, 2009 1 N/A Shoreline, Washington Win 2-0 Forrest Seabourn Submission (rear naked choke) Genesis: Cold War December 6, 2008 1 N/A Bellevue, Washington Win 1-0 Pedro Mercado TKO (punches) King of the Cage: No Holds Barred July 14, 2007 1 1:25 Porterville, California References
- ^ "Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". Sherdog.com. October 11, 2011. http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/8/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-36368.
- ^ "Brad Pickett vs. newcomer Demetrious Johnson official for WEC 48 prelims". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/18285/brad-pickett-vs-newcomer-demetrious-johnson-official-for-wec-48-prelims.mma. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "Clint Godfrey vs. Demetrious Johnson set for WEC 51 preliminary card". mmajunkie.com. 08-03-2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20147/clint-godfrey-vs-demetrious-johnson-set-for-wec-51-preliminary-card.mma.
- ^ "Nick Pace replaces Clint Godfrey, faces Demetrious Johnson at WEC 51". mmajunkie.com. September 8, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20560/nick-pace-replaces-clint-godfrey-faces-demetrious-johnson-at-wec-51.mma.
- ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21189/ufc-and-wec-set-to-merge-in-2011-events-to-air-on-versus-and-spike-tv.mma.
- ^ "Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto Signs With UFC; Debuts Against Demetrious Johnson In February". mmaweekly.com. December 10, 2010. http://mmaweekly.com/norifumi-kid-yamamoto-signs-with-ufc-debuts-against-demetrious-johnson-in-february.
- ^ ""Mighty Mouse" vs. Barao added to UFC 130". mmajunkie.com. March 12, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22810/mighty-mouse-vs-barao-yamamoto-vs-cariaso-added-to-ufc-130.mma.
- ^ "UFC 130: Miguel Torres vs Demetrious Johnson booked with Brad Pickett injured". mmamania.com. April 21, 2011. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/4/21/2124237/ufc-130-miguel-torres-vs-demetrious-johnson-booked-with-brad-pickett.
- ^ "Champ Dominick Cruz defends title against Demetrious Johnson at UFC on Versus 6". mmajunkie.com. July 22, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24517/champ-dominick-cruz-defends-title-against-demetrious-johnson-at-ufc-on-versus-6.mma.
- ^ Damon Martin (November 21, 2011). "Demetrious Johnson vs. Eddie Wineland In the Works for UFC on Fox 2". mmaweekly.com. http://mmaweekly.com/demetrious-johnson-vs-eddie-wineland-in-the-works-for-ufc-on-fox-2. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
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Categories:- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Washington (state)
- Bantamweight mixed martial artists
- Living people
- 1986 births
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