Jose Johnson
USAJose Johnson, “Zhakwarius”, is a Flyweight from the United States with an official record of 16-10. The 16 wins came 8 by knockout, 3 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round submission loss to Felipe Bunes at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 on 11 January 2025, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2025 | Felipe Bunes | LOSS | SUBArmbar | R1 · 2:04 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Asu Almabayev | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Chad Anheliger | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 4:49 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Da'Mon Blackshear | LOSS | SUBTwister | R1 · 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Jack Cartwright | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 4 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Dulani Perry | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:12 | Fury Fighting Championship 57 |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Mo Miller | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R2 · 1:38 | Fury Fighting Championship 53 |
| May 16, 2021 | Mana MartinezTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:32 | Fury Fighting Championship 46 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Dre Miley | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | VFC 80: Valor Fighting Challenge |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Ronnie Lawrence | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 5 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Rafael Costa | WIN | KOKO | R1 | LFA 78: Yanez vs. Estrada |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Felipe Vargas | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 3:39 | WXC 81: Warrior Wednesday 6 |
| Jul 3, 2019 | Ryan McIntosh | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:33 | WXC 79: Warrior Wednesday 4 |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Adam King | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 2:40 | WXC 76: Warrior Wednesday 1 |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Michael Johnson Jr. | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 3:11 | WXC 74: Allegiance |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Armando Villarreal | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | LFA 52: Rodriguez vs. Gutierrez |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Javier Obregon | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 4:18 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 42 |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Levi Mowles | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:02 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 40 |
| Jan 6, 2018 | Kashiff Solarin | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:43 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 39 |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Casey Jones | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Fury Fighting Championship 21 |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Cody Freeman | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 38 |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Adam King | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | PFO: Round 1 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | Keland Simmons | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | XFO 60: Xtreme Fighting Organization 60 |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Shawn Rosencrans | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | KOP 52: Cross vs. Brink |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Michael McDonald | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | Prime Fighting 8: Springer vs. Erosa |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Chris Pham | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | In Ya Face - Caged Warrior Championship 11 |
| — | Rafael Costa | WIN | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Jose Johnson’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 26 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Jose Johnson’s record, in numbers
Jose Johnson’s record is 16-10, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 26 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 16 wins break down as 8 by knockout, 3 by submission and 5 by decision — 11 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 69%. Across all 26 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 23 seconds.
Jose Johnson has been stopped 6 times in the 26 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 5 by submission — which is 23% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 6 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 251 Flyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Jose Johnson has a finish rate above 62% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 18% of them and a two-year bout count above 59% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Jose Johnson is listed at 6ft with a reach of 71in, fights orthodox and is 31, born 19 May 1995.
These figures are recomputed from Jose Johnson’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.