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Heavyweight

Timothy Johnson

18-13-0 UFC 4-3-0
Smothering Control Positional Grappler
6'3"Height
77"Reach
SouthpawStance
41Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
11:49Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 46.4 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 49.8 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 25.6 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 53.6 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 54.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 67.6 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 19.9 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 90.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Strong 91
  2. TD Defense Average 68
  3. Wrestling Average 55
  4. Durability Average 54
  5. Accuracy Average 50
  6. Striking Average 46
  7. Striking D Below avg 26
  8. Grappling Weak 20

Built on 82 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 41% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler strong control — rates 91 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.43
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.08
Striking accuracy45.3%
Striking defense44.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.18
Takedowns / 15 min1.09
Takedown accuracy24.0%
Takedown defense69.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time40.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
April 4, 2015 vs Shamil Abdurakhimov — 4.44/min (W) — only 5.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '15 August 8, 2015 vs Jared Rosholt — 1.73/min (L) Aug '15 April 10, 2016 vs Marcin Tybura — 3.0/min (W) Apr '16 November 19, 2016 vs Alexander Volkov — 2.87/min (L) Nov '16 March 18, 2017 vs Daniel Omielanczuk — 3.47/min (W) Mar '17 July 22, 2017 vs Junior Albini — 6.67/min (L) — only 2.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '17 February 3, 2018 vs Marcelo Golm — 5.13/min (W) Feb '18

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Marcelo Golm 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · February 3, 2018
77/146Sig. strikes
59/87Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
5:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Junior Albini 13-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:51 — UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · July 22, 2017
19/41Sig. strikes
21/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Daniel Omielanczuk 17-5-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · March 18, 2017
52/104Sig. strikes
54/93Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
8:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexander Volkov 26-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · November 19, 2016
43/93Sig. strikes
45/84Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
4:33Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marcin Tybura 12-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · April 10, 2016
45/127Sig. strikes
48/101Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jared Rosholt 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · August 8, 2015
26/57Sig. strikes
19/34Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
8:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Shamil Abdurakhimov 15-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · April 4, 2015
22/59Sig. strikes
9/25Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-13-0Pro record
Academy of Combat Arts, Xtreme CoutureGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 4
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 3
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

Bellator 9
UFC 7
Max Fights 5
PFL 3
Dakota FC 3
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1
PFL Champions Series 1
XFC 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 31 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Daniel James KO (punch) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
May 1, 2026
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3 1:45
L Alexander Romanov Submission (guillotine choke) PFL 4 (2025)
May 1, 2025
 PFL 1 1:53
L Vadim Nemkov Submission (rear-naked choke) PFL Champions Series 1
January 25, 2025
 PFL Champions Series 1 3:08
L Denis Goltsov TKO (punches) PFL 7 (2024)
August 2, 2024
 PFL 1 2:26
W Danilo Marques TKO (punches) PFL 4 (2024)
June 13, 2024
 PFL 1 3:14
W Darion Abbey TKO (punches) XFC 50
April 12, 2024
 XFC 1 1:42
W Said Sowma Decision (unanimous) Bellator 294
April 21, 2023
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Linton Vassell TKO (punches) Bellator 277
April 15, 2022
 Bellator 1 4:21
L Fedor Emelianenko KO (punches) Bellator 269
October 23, 2021
 Bellator 1 1:46
L Valentin Moldavsky Decision (unanimous) Bellator 261
June 25, 2021
 Bellator 5 5:00
W Cheick Kongo Decision (split) Bellator 248
October 10, 2020
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Matt Mitrione TKO (punches) Bellator 243
August 7, 2020
 Bellator 1 3:14
W Tyrell Fortune KO (punch) Bellator 239
February 21, 2020
 Bellator 1 2:35
L Vitaly Minakov KO (punches) Bellator 225
August 24, 2019
 Bellator 1 1:45
L Cheick Kongo KO (punches) Bellator 208
October 13, 2018
 Bellator 1 1:08
W Marcelo Golm Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
February 3, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Júnior Albini TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
July 22, 2017
 UFC 1 2:51
W Daniel Omielańczuk Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
March 18, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alexander Volkov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
November 19, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Marcin Tybura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos
April 10, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jared Rosholt Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
August 8, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Shamil Abdurakhimov TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
April 4, 2015
 UFC 1 4:57
W Travis Wiuff TKO (punches) Dakota FC 19
October 25, 2014
 Dakota FC 1 3:36
W Kevin Asplund Submission (front choke) Beatdown at 4 Bears 11
June 7, 2014
 Beatdown at 1 2:41
W Brett Murphy TKO (slam and punches) Dakota FC 18
April 26, 2014
 Dakota FC 2 1:17
W Brian Heden TKO (punches) Dakota FC 17
January 11, 2014
 Dakota FC 2 2:56
W Scott Hough Submission (arm-triangle choke) Max Fights 18
October 26, 2013
 Max Fights 1 4:56
W Dean Lamb TKO (submission to punches) Max Fights 17
March 23, 2013
 Max Fights 1 0:34
W Shane DeZee Submission (americana) Max Fights 16
November 17, 2012
 Max Fights 1 0:49
L Lance Peterson Submission (kimura) Max Fights 13
March 19, 2011
 Max Fights 2 2:52
W Travis Wiley TKO (punchhes) Max Fights 11
October 30, 2010
 Max Fights 1 2:23

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Timothy Johnson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 45.3% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 44.4% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 24.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 69.2% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 40.9% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 63.7%