Donte Johnson made his UFC debut on the first of November last year, rolling into the Octagon against fellow Dana White’s Contender Series grad Sedriques Dumas. Roughly six-and-a-half minutes of fight time later, he walked out with his unblemished record and 100 percent finishing rate intact, having choked out Dumas in the second round to move to 7-0 and secure his first UFC win.
“It felt really good — it actually did because I was, believe it or not, I was in total control of that fight,” Johnson said of his first foray to the second round earlier in the week ahead of his return to action opposite Cody Brundage this weekend at UFC 326.