Demetrious
Johnson
at this point can only build on a legacy he secured
long ago.
“Mighty Mouse” on Aug. 27 will rematch
Adriano
Moraes for the undisputed
One
Championship flyweight crown in the
One on Prime Video 1 main event at Singapore Indoor Stadium in
Kallang Singapore. Johnson enters the cage having won 16 times in
his past 18 outings. However, the
AMC Pankration cornerstone has not fought since being knocked
out by a perfectly timed second-round knee strike from Moraes at
One on TNT 1 in April 2021.
In advance of Johnson’s long-awaited return, a look at some of the
numbers that have accompanied the
Matt Hume
protégé to this point:
36: Years of age for Johnson, who was born on Aug. 13, 1986 in
Madisonville, Kentucky—a city of some 20,000 people situated
roughly 220 miles southeast of St. Louis. He shares a hometown with
Odessa Grady Clay, mother of the great Muhammad Ali.
12: Johnson wins by submission, accounting for 40% of his career
total (30). His methods of choice: five armbars, three rear-naked
chokes, two guillotine chokes, one keylock and one kimura. Johnson
holds five other wins by knockout or technical knockout (17%) and
13 more by decision (43%).
2,142: Days spent by Johnson as undisputed
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight titleholder. It ranks
as the second-longest single reign in the history of the company
behind
Anderson
Silva’s record-setting 2,457-day run at middleweight.
17: Seconds needed for Johnson to punch out
Brandon
Fieds in his pro debut at a regional show on April 28, 2007 in
Everett, Washington. More than 15 years later, it remains his
fastest finish to date.
88: Rounds completed by Johnson as a professional mixed martial
artist. He has gone the distance on 17 different occasions and
carries a 13-3-1 record in those bouts.
225: Combined victories between the 11 opponents—
Joseph
Benavidez (twice),
John Dodson
(twice),
Ian McCall,
John
Moraga,
Ali
Bagautinov,
Chris
Cariaso,
Kyoji
Horiguchi,
Henry
Cejudo,
Tim Elliott,
Wilson
Reis and
Ray Borg—during
his career-best 13-fight winning streak between June 8, 2012 and
Oct. 7, 2017.
1,059: Significant strikes landed by Johnson as a UFC flyweight,
still good for first on the promotion’s all-time list at 125
pounds. Benavidez (824), Elliott (751),
Brandon
Moreno (692) and
Kai Kara
France (557) round out the Top 5.
9: Organizations for which Johnson has plied his mixed martial arts
trade. He has gone 15-2-1 in the UFC, 4-0 in AX Fighting
Championships, 3-1 in One Championship, 2-1 in
World Extreme Cagefighting, 2-0 in Alaska Fighting
Championship, 1-0 in USA Mixed Martial Arts, 1-0 in Genesis Fight
Night, 1-0 in Genesis Fights and 1-0 in
King of
the Cage.
450,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Johnson across his
18 appearances in the UFC. He was awarded “Performance of the
Night” on four occasions and “Fight of the Night” three times,
along with “Submission of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night”
once each.
.794: Cumulative winning percentage between the four
opponents—Moraes, Cejudo,
Dominick
Cruz and
Brad
Pickett—who have defeated Johnson. They sport a combined record
of 85-22.