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Johnny Walker

Active #18 heavyweight · age 34 · Orthodox · 6'6" 198 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 82" 208 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 89% of wins by KO or submission
  • 78% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1535
Global Elo 1581 ±36
Rank
#18
top 38% of division
UFC record
9-7-0 (1 NC)
KO 7 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
+1
Δ90d +19 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Oct 3, 2026
Win by KO · R1

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

17 fights · tap & drag
Nov 17, 2018 — W vs Khalil Rountree Jr. Δ+37Feb 2, 2019 — W vs Justin Ledet Δ+34Mar 2, 2019 — W vs Misha Cirkunov Δ+34Nov 2, 2019 — L vs Corey Anderson Δ-33Mar 14, 2020 — L vs Nikita Krylov Δ-30Sep 19, 2020 — W vs Ryan Spann Δ+22Oct 2, 2021 — L vs Thiago Santos Δ-14Feb 19, 2022 — L vs Jamahal Hill Δ-17Sep 10, 2022 — W vs Ion Cutelaba Δ+18Jan 21, 2023 — W vs Paul Craig Δ+19May 13, 2023 — W vs Anthony Smith Δ+18Oct 21, 2023 — NC vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ0Jan 13, 2024 — L vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ-14Jun 22, 2024 — L vs Volkan Oezdemir Δ-19Aug 23, 2025 — W vs Zhang Mingyang Δ+21Apr 11, 2026 — L vs Dominick Reyes Δ-14Oct 3, 2026 — W vs Mick Parkin Δ+19 1460148015001520154015601580 2020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":328.1,"elo":1491,"date":"2018-11-17","opp":"Khalil Rountree Jr.","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":1,"x":109.3,"y":236.4,"elo":1525,"date":"2019-02-02","opp":"Justin Ledet","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":116.3,"y":144.9,"elo":1559,"date":"2019-03-02","opp":"Misha Cirkunov","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":177.6,"y":232.7,"elo":1527,"date":"2019-11-02","opp":"Corey Anderson","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":4,"x":210.9,"y":311.9,"elo":1497,"date":"2020-03-14","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":258.2,"y":252.4,"elo":1519,"date":"2020-09-19","opp":"Ryan Spann","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":6,"x":352.8,"y":290.5,"elo":1505,"date":"2021-10-02","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":7,"x":387.8,"y":337.2,"elo":1487,"date":"2022-02-19","opp":"Jamahal Hill","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":8,"x":438.6,"y":290,"elo":1505,"date":"2022-09-10","opp":"Ion Cutelaba","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":9,"x":471.9,"y":239.9,"elo":1524,"date":"2023-01-21","opp":"Paul Craig","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":10,"x":499.9,"y":191.3,"elo":1542,"date":"2023-05-13","opp":"Anthony Smith","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":11,"x":540.2,"y":191.3,"elo":1542,"date":"2023-10-21","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":12,"x":561.2,"y":229.5,"elo":1528,"date":"2024-01-13","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":13,"x":601.5,"y":280.7,"elo":1509,"date":"2024-06-22","opp":"Volkan Oezdemir","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":14,"x":708.4,"y":225.5,"elo":1529,"date":"2025-08-23","opp":"Zhang Mingyang","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":15,"x":766.2,"y":262.5,"elo":1515,"date":"2026-04-11","opp":"Dominick Reyes","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":211.1,"elo":1535,"date":"2026-10-03","opp":"Mick Parkin","result":"W","delta":19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 3, 2026 Mick Parkin W +19
Apr 11, 2026 Dominick Reyes L -14
Aug 23, 2025 Zhang Mingyang W +21
Jun 22, 2024 Volkan Oezdemir L -19
Jan 13, 2024 Magomed Ankalaev L -14
6 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×6
$350,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Johnny Walker has earned 6. 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.
89%
8 / 9
Finish rate
KO
7
78% of wins
SUB
1
11% of wins
DEC
1
11% of wins
KO: 7 (78%) 7 Sub: 1 (11%) 1 Dec: 1 (11%) 1
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
7 88%
R2
1 13%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 424 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
46% Head
  • Head 46%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 44%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
71% Distance
  • Distance 71%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 22%

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.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

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.
1605
Contender 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 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ryan Spann
Elo 1618 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.
7.4
+1.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1542
1580
Notable wins
Ryan Spann 1618 Anthony Smith 1618
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 52m
Avg fight time
6:35
Fights per year
2.2
Since last fight
14d
Bonuses
6
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Johnny Walker on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.