Bantamweight · “The Pikey”
Brett Johns
20-6-0 UFC 5-2-0
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
Gets Dropped
5'7"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
12:37Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Built on 88 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
51% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
elite control — rates 97 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped
knocked down 4 times in 88 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.86
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.84
Striking accuracy49.0%
Striking defense53.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min4.92
Takedown accuracy49.2%
Takedown defense58.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.02
Control time51.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2
Insider info
Brett Johns favored over Jordan Winski emphatic Bellator 285 (Dublin) · September 21, 2022
strikinggood
grapplinggood
Johns has already tested himself against former titleholder-level competition, so this is viewed as a step down in class that he should handle in any phase of the fight.
Johns looks like a fighter simply too accomplished for this slot on the card — his career losses have all come against genuinely elite-level opposition, which is a strong signal of where his actual ceiling sits. Against a mid-tier opponent, the expectation is that he can win comfortably wherever the fight goes, whether that's on the feet, on the ground, or in the clinch. This reads as a tune-up matchup for him rather than a true test.
Strengthwell-rounded across striking, grappling, and clinch
Strengthhistory against elite-level competition
Strengthcan win the fight in multiple ways
Striking trend
Fight history
W Montel Jackson 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
11/19Sig. strikes
26/44Absorbed
8/19Takedowns
8:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tony Gravely 19-5 walk-in Submission · R3 2:53 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · January 25, 2020
36/47Sig. strikes
26/44Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
7:18Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Pedro Munhoz 15-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · August 4, 2018
73/168Sig. strikes
117/245Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Aljamain Sterling 14-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · April 21, 2018
27/89Sig. strikes
89/152Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
6:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Soto 18-5 walk-in Submission · R1 0:30 — The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale · December 1, 2017
1/9Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Albert Morales 7-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · July 16, 2017
56/104Sig. strikes
28/115Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
11:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kwan Ho Kwak 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · November 19, 2016
49/80Sig. strikes
53/128Absorbed
11/15Takedowns
9:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
7
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
Bellator
3
Cage Warriors
3
Pain Pit Fight Night
3
WOW
2
PFL
2
Titan FC
2
PFL Europe
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 26 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nikolay Grozdev | TKO (punches) | WOW 25
December 13, 2025 |
WOW | 2 | 0:26 |
| W | Levan Kirtadze | Submission (kneebar) | WOW 21
August 9, 2025 |
WOW | 1 | 2:59 |
| L | Tyler Diamond | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 (2024)
June 28, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Timur Khizriev | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 (2024)
April 19, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | David Tonatiuh Crol | TKO (punches) | PFL Europe 4 (2023)
December 8, 2023 |
PFL Europe | 3 | 3:09 |
| W | Jordan Winski | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 285
September 23, 2022 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Khurshed Kakhorov | TKO (punches) | Bellator 275
February 25, 2022 |
Bellator | 3 | 3:00 |
| L | Danny Sabatello | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 259
May 21, 2021 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Montel Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 19, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tony Gravely | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos
January 25, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 2:53 |
| L | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 227
August 4, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
April 21, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joe Soto | Submission (calf slicer) | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
December 1, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 0:30 |
| W | Albert Morales | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
July 16, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kwak Kwan-ho | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
November 19, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Gutierrez | Decision (split) | Titan FC 34
July 18, 2015 |
Titan FC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Walel Watson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Titan FC 33
March 20, 2015 |
Titan FC | 2 | 3:06 |
| W | James Brum | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors FC 67
April 12, 2014 |
Cage Warriors FC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Desborough | Decision (split) | Cage Warriors 59
September 14, 2013 |
Cage Warriors | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | James MacCallister | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 54
May 4, 2013 |
Cage Warriors | 2 | 3:23 |
| W | Joe Orrey | Submission (armbar) | Pain Pit Fight Night 6
February 3, 2013 |
Pain Pit Fight Night | 1 | 3:59 |
| W | Barrie Monty | TKO (punches) | Bad Blood Fight Night 2
November 24, 2012 |
Bad Blood Fight Night | 1 | 1:17 |
| W | Sam Gilbert | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 49
October 27, 2012 |
Cage Warriors | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kyle Prosser | Decision (unanimous) | Pain Pit Fight Night 4
September 1, 2012 |
Pain Pit Fight Night | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arunis Klimavicius | Submission (triangle choke) | Celtic Battle Fight Night
July 14, 2012 |
Celtic Battle Fight Night | 1 | 2:31 |
| W | Ben Wood | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pain Pit Fight Night 3
June 30, 2012 |
Pain Pit Fight Night | 1 | 2:04 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brett Johns) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.