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Demetrious Johnson "Mighty Mouse"

Inactive · age 40 · Orthodox · 5'3" 160 cm · 125 lb 57 kg · reach 66" 168 cm
At a glance
  • 11 successful title defenses
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
Elo rating
1637
Global Elo 1676 ±30
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-2-1
KO 2 · Sub 5 · Dec 8
Streak
-1
Δ90d -50 · Δ1y -50
Last fight
Aug 4, 2018
Loss by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
Feb 5, 2011 — W vs Norifumi Yamamoto Δ+29May 28, 2011 — W vs Miguel Torres Δ+29Oct 1, 2011 — L vs Dominick Cruz Δ-38Mar 2, 2012 — D vs Ian McCall Δ-2Jun 8, 2012 — W vs Ian McCall Δ+27Sep 22, 2012 — W vs Joseph Benavidez Δ+22Jan 26, 2013 — W vs John Dodson Δ+22Jul 27, 2013 — W vs John Moraga Δ+22Dec 14, 2013 — W vs Joseph Benavidez Δ+22Jun 14, 2014 — W vs Ali Bagautinov Δ+18Sep 27, 2014 — W vs Chris Cariaso Δ+18Apr 25, 2015 — W vs Kyoji Horiguchi Δ+18Sep 5, 2015 — W vs John Dodson Δ+16Apr 23, 2016 — W vs Henry Cejudo Δ+17Dec 3, 2016 — W vs Tim Elliott Δ+7Apr 15, 2017 — W vs Wilson Reis Δ+14Oct 7, 2017 — W vs Ray Borg Δ+13Aug 4, 2018 — L vs Henry Cejudo Δ-28 1400145015001550160016501700 201320152017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":366.8,"elo":1440,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Norifumi Yamamoto","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":119.5,"y":336.1,"elo":1469,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Miguel Torres","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":152.6,"y":376.5,"elo":1431,"date":"2011-10-01","opp":"Dominick Cruz","result":"L","delta":-38},{"i":3,"x":192.9,"y":378.3,"elo":1430,"date":"2012-03-02","opp":"Ian McCall","result":"D","delta":-2},{"i":4,"x":218.6,"y":349,"elo":1457,"date":"2012-06-08","opp":"Ian McCall","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":246.5,"y":325.4,"elo":1479,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Joseph Benavidez","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":6,"x":279.7,"y":302.5,"elo":1501,"date":"2013-01-26","opp":"John Dodson","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":7,"x":327.5,"y":279.2,"elo":1523,"date":"2013-07-27","opp":"John Moraga","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":8,"x":364.4,"y":255.5,"elo":1545,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Joseph Benavidez","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":9,"x":412.3,"y":236.8,"elo":1562,"date":"2014-06-14","opp":"Ali Bagautinov","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":439.9,"y":217.3,"elo":1581,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Chris Cariaso","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":11,"x":495.1,"y":197.7,"elo":1599,"date":"2015-04-25","opp":"Kyoji Horiguchi","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":530.1,"y":181,"elo":1615,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"John Dodson","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":590.9,"y":162.7,"elo":1632,"date":"2016-04-23","opp":"Henry Cejudo","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":14,"x":649.8,"y":154.9,"elo":1639,"date":"2016-12-03","opp":"Tim Elliott","result":"W","delta":7},{"i":15,"x":684.8,"y":140.5,"elo":1653,"date":"2017-04-15","opp":"Wilson Reis","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":16,"x":730.8,"y":127,"elo":1665,"date":"2017-10-07","opp":"Ray Borg","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":157.1,"elo":1637,"date":"2018-08-04","opp":"Henry Cejudo","result":"L","delta":-28}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 4, 2018 Henry Cejudo L -28
Oct 7, 2017 Ray Borg W +13
Apr 15, 2017 Wilson Reis W +14
Dec 3, 2016 Tim Elliott W +7
Apr 23, 2016 Henry Cejudo W +17
9 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×4
  • Fight of the Night ×3
  • Submission of the Night ×1
  • Knockout of the Night ×1
$250,000 in bonus money, plus 4 at rates we can't cite

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Demetrious Johnson has earned 9. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
47%
7 / 15
Finish rate
KO
2
13% of wins
SUB
5
33% of wins
DEC
8
53% of wins
KO: 2 (13%) 2 Sub: 5 (33%) 5 Dec: 8 (53%) 8
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
2 29%
R2
1 14%
R3
1 14%
R4
R5
3 43%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1173 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
45% Head
  • Head 45%
  • Body 31%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
57% Distance
  • Distance 57%
  • Clinch 31%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 2 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1565
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Henry Cejudo
Elo 1613 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
10.5
+4.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1602
Notable wins
Henry Cejudo 1613 John Dodson 1612
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5h 34m
Avg fight time
18:34
Fights per year
2.4
Since last fight
8y
Title fights
12-2
Bonuses
9
Ground control
1h 42m
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Demetrious Johnson on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.