Demetrious Johnson
American mixed martial artist (born 1986)
Who is Demetrious Johnson?
Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. ESPN, MMA Weekly, and various UFC personnel have called Johnson one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world.
Historical significance
He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight Champion (125 lbs) with a record of 11 consecutive title defenses. Johnson most recently competed in ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Flyweight Champion (135 lb), and was the 2019 ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion. He holds the record for most consecutive wins in UFC flyweight history with 13. Johnson is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Johnson has been referred to by many as ‘the greatest Flyweight (125 pound) Mixed Martial Arts fighter of all time’ with a record of 25 wins and 4 losses in professional MMA, and 36 wins and 4 losses including amateur and mixed rules bouts.
At 125 pounds he only ever lost a single bout, a controversial split decision to Henry Cejudo, whom he knocked out in their other bout. Johnson most recently competed in ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Flyweight Champion, and was the 2019 ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion.