Bantamweight · “Brutal”
Johnny Bedford
23-14-1 (1 NC) UFC 2-3-0 (1 NC)
Striker
Positional Grappler
Submission-Vulnerable
5'10"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:50Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 67
- Accuracy Average 67
- Striking D Average 67
- Control Average 67
- Durability Below avg 40
- Wrestling Below avg 40
- TD Defense Below avg 37
- Grappling Below avg 30
Built on 41 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Striker
average striking — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler
average control — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable
2 of 3 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.53
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.75
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense63.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.1
Takedowns / 15 min1.83
Takedown accuracy62.5%
Takedown defense62.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time42.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Rani Yahya 17-8 walk-in Submission · R2 2:04 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · September 13, 2014
9/20Sig. strikes
13/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cody Gibson 11-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens · June 28, 2014
7/11Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Rani Yahya 17-8 walk-in Could Not Continue · R1 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson · April 11, 2014
4/6Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bryan Caraway 17-6 walk-in Submission · R3 4:44 — UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · April 27, 2013
50/131Sig. strikes
43/108Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcos Vinicius 20-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · December 15, 2012
34/60Sig. strikes
4/15Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:17Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Louis Gaudinot 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:58 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale · December 3, 2011
82/140Sig. strikes
6/29Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
9:21Control
1Knockdowns
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
9
Submission
10
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
11
Decision
1
Other
0
Draws: 1 · No contests: 1
Fights by organization
Supreme Warrior
7
UFC
6
WXC
4
King of Kombat
3
Explosion CFC
2
Fightfest
2
Fight Night
1
Legacy Fighting Alliance
1
+ 13 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 39 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jesse Arnett | Decision (majority) | Fight Night 5: Medicine Hat
September 9, 2017 |
Fight Night | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Jimmy Flick | Submission (guillotine choke) | Legacy Fighting Alliance 18
July 14, 2017 |
Legacy Fighting Alliance | 3 | 3:09 |
| W | Eric Higaonna | TKO (punches) | WXC 68: Nemesis
April 28, 2017 |
WXC | 1 | 1:28 |
| W | Mike Hernandez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WXC 64: Redemption
August 13, 2016 |
WXC | 1 | 2:45 |
| W | Taylor Moore | Submission (kimura) | WXC 63: Implosion
April 23, 2016 |
WXC | 4 | 2:15 |
| W | Josh Robinson | TKO (punches) | WXC 59: Homeland Pride
August 8, 2015 |
WXC | 5 | 3:17 |
| L | Rani Yahya | Submission (kimura) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
September 13, 2014 |
UFC | 2 | 2:04 |
| L | Cody Gibson | TKO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens
June 28, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| NC | Rani Yahya | No Contest (accidental headbutt) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
April 11, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:39 |
| L | Bryan Caraway | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 159
April 27, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 4:44 |
| W | Marcos Vinicius | KO (body kick and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
December 15, 2012 |
UFC | 2 | 1:00 |
| W | Louis Gaudinot | TKO (knees to the body) | The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
December 3, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 1:58 |
| W | Frank Gomez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jackson's MMA Series 3
December 18, 2010 |
Jackson's MMA Series | 1 | 1:34 |
| L | Edwin Figueroa | TKO (punches) | King of Kombat 9
August 20, 2010 |
King of Kombat | 2 | 0:17 |
| W | Jared Lopez | TKO (knees and punches) | Bellator 19
May 20, 2010 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:16 |
| W | Ryan Webb | Submission (kimura) | Supreme Warrior 10
April 3, 2010 |
Supreme Warrior | 3 | 2:14 |
| W | Danny Tims | Decision (unanimous) | C3 Fights 19
February 13, 2010 |
C3 Fights | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Tim Snyder | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Supreme Warrior 9
November 28, 2009 |
Supreme Warrior | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | Humberto DeLeon | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Kings 6
October 9, 2009 |
Cage Kings | 3 | 3:00 |
| L | Mike Baskis | Submission (guillotine choke) | Supreme Warrior 8
September 18, 2009 |
Supreme Warrior | 3 | 2:22 |
| W | Daniel Pineda | Submission (triangle choke) | Supreme Warrior 7
June 20, 2009 |
Supreme Warrior | 2 | 2:58 |
| W | Francisco Barragan | Submission (D'Arce choke) | Urban Rumble 4
May 23, 2009 |
Urban Rumble | 1 | 0:53 |
| W | Jeremy Dodd | TKO (punches) | Supreme Warrior 5
April 11, 2009 |
Supreme Warrior | 1 | 2:11 |
| L | Daniel Pineda | Submission (kneebar) | Supreme Warrior 3
February 21, 2009 |
Supreme Warrior | 1 | 2:00 |
| L | Dustin Neace | Submission (kneebar) | King of Kombat 5
November 22, 2008 |
King of Kombat | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Shane Waits | Submission (armbar) | Elite Combat League 1
November 1, 2008 |
Elite Combat League | 2 | 2:12 |
| W | Joshua Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Supreme Warrior 1
September 19, 2008 |
Supreme Warrior | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Rocky Long | Decision (unanimous) | King of Kombat 4
July 26, 2008 |
King of Kombat | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Stephen Ledbetter | Submission (triangle choke) | Revolution Fight League 3
May 17, 2008 |
Revolution Fight League | 1 | — |
| W | Damon Chamberlin | TKO (punches) | Toledo Fight Challenge
December 22, 2007 |
Toledo Fight Challenge | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Justin Moore | TKO (punches) | Knockout Promotions
July 21, 2007 |
Knockout Promotions | 2 | 3:22 |
| W | Rocky Long | Decision (unanimous) | Adrenaline Fight Sports 1
June 30, 2007 |
Adrenaline Fight Sports | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Billy Vaughan | Submission (heel hook) | Explosion CFC 2
March 10, 2007 |
Explosion CFC | 1 | 1:31 |
| L | Arman Loktev | Submission (armbar) | Fightfest 11
February 3, 2007 |
Fightfest | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Dan Caesar | Submission (guillotine choke) | Explosion CFC 1
December 16, 2006 |
Explosion CFC | 1 | 0:20 |
| L | Dustin Neace | Submission (armbar) | Genesis 5
November 25, 2006 |
Genesis | 2 | 0:56 |
| D | Kris Kanaley | Draw | Ironheart Crown 11
November 18, 2006 |
Ironheart Crown | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Roc Castricone | TKO (punches) | Fightfest 8
October 20, 2006 |
Fightfest | 1 | 2:43 |
| L | Chino Duran | Submission (choke) | Xtreme Gladiators 3
September 23, 2006 |
Xtreme Gladiators | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Johnny Bedford) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.