Michael Johnson’s recent age defying win over young lightweight up-and-comer Daniel Zellhuber at UFC 318 inspired me to take a look back at the epic history of his UFC tenure. To start Johnson has 30 bouts with the promotion. This alone puts him in rarefied air, being that less than 1% (0.4%) of all fighters who have ever been signed to the UFC have had 30+ fights in the octagon. To put this in perspective, out of every fighter who has ever signed a UFC contact, 1.5-2% become a world champion.
(Michael Johnson’s signature post fight celebration)
- 3rd-most significant strikes landed in UFC lightweight history.