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Kajan Johnson

4W · 3L
Orthodox
Lightweight
25% finish rate67% as favorite50% as underdog
57%wins
1367
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1367.0Developing→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

No recent fights — out of active rankings

Age

42
Apr 21, 1984

Height

5'11" (180.34 cm)

Reach

190.5 cm

Win Rate

57.1%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
2.47
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
1.59
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.88
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
64%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
62%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
Sub_Avg
Elusive striker

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

30.6
Sig. Strikes
2.5
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO1 (25%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision1 (25%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO1 (33%)
Submission1 (33%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

67%

2W – 1L in 3 fights

As Underdog

50%

2W – 2L in 4 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid135013901430147015101367Jun 14May 15Sep 15Sep 17Mar 18Jul 18Sep 18
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO7 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Rustam Khabilov
Sep 15, 2018
-0.11500
lost to Islam Makhachev
Jul 28, 2018
-0.11500
def. Stevie Ray
Mar 17, 2018
+0.11500
def. Adriano Martins
Sep 9, 2017
+0.11500
def. Naoyuki Kotani
Sep 26, 2015
0.01500
def. Zhang Lipeng
May 16, 2015
0.01500
lost to Tae Hyun Bang
Jun 14, 2014
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

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1621
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1565
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1559
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1556
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1551
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#6Chris Padilla
1546
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1545
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1544
#9Mason Jones
1540
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1540
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Professional fight history

Fight History (7 fights)

vs Rustam Khabilov
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
Lightweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Islam Makhachev
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018
Lightweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Stevie Ray
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
Lightweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Adriano Martins
UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Naoyuki Kotani
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · Sep 26, 2015
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Zhang Lipeng
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 16, 2015
Lightweight
Win
Decision · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Tae Hyun Bang
UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · Jun 14, 2014
Lightweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →