fighter born june american mixed martial artist competes lightweight division professional competitor johnson competed regional circuit signing appear ultimate fighter team july official lightweight rankings background born missouri johnson raised youngest siblings johnson began fighting age father fatal heart attack incident johnson want exert anger physically johnson later said lost huge fighting way dealing dad passing think course wrong thing especially putting burden mom having deal athletic johnson sport varsity athlete missouri johnson later received scholarship play football transferred year wrestlers country mixed martial arts career early career johnson won titles july october respectively ultimate fighter johnson signed circuit appear ultimate fighter team johnson entry persistence attending making final interview round ultimate fighter team johnson told wasn right fit johnson tried ninth season finally accepted twelfth season telling producers getting tired chasing country going guys don pick going try finally johnson signed johnson fight took place debut episode season faced unbeaten johnson scored unanimous decision victory moved house second episode johnson lists came time select fighters team selection process created fake list johnson selections subtly showed fool believing manipulate picking believed johnson later allowed choose johnson second overall pick johnson competed preliminary round matchup episode early striking exchanges round able johnson ground pound punches second round johnson landed early superman punch achieved men johnson stuffed final attempt took second round judges sudden victory round johnson attacked quickly allowed end fight rear naked choke episode pick team members fight considering members quarter finals asked member pick fighter wanted fight johnson picked fight scheduled johnson won unanimous decision rounds earning spot semi finals final round johnson faced remaining member forth fight johnson scored consensus fight johnson won opening round second dispute fighter coach convinced won round johnson declared winner split decision ultimate fighting championship johnson debut ultimate fighter team fight determined winner ultimate fighter impressive round johnson lost rounds subsequently fight unanimous decision leaving runner johnson looking fight outside returning promotion fight headline card obtaining fight johnson pulled bout focus training bout johnson faced june versus won fight round johnson faced october versus lost fight submission round johnson expected face january fox forced bout injury replaced johnson defeated roller unanimous decision judges scoring bout johnson faced fox replacing injured won fight unanimous decision johnson expected face september cancelled rescheduled took place october finished round johnson survived came win second round johnson awarded knockout night honors performance johnson fought december lost fight unanimous decision johnson faced april fuel despite finishing head kick round eventually succumbed wrestling lost fight submission round johnson faced august fight night won fight unanimous decision rounds johnson faced december won fight impressive fashion winning knockout second round injury johnson stepped face fight night johnson won fight unanimous decision johnson expected face july fox july announced pulled bout later revealed johnson pulled bout compete remainder following arrest domestic dispute florida april johnson faced february won bout unanimous decision bout initially linked event july officially announced bout henderson johnson place event johnson faced august fight night lost fight split decision mainstream media outlet polled scored fight decision victory johnson johnson faced december fox lost fight unanimous decision participants awarded fight night honors rematch expected place march january announced johnson withdrew bout injury johnson expected face september fight night personal life johnson trained affiliate based springfield missouri johnson worked assistant mixed martial arts coach championships accomplishments ultimate fighting championship fight night time knockout night time cage fighting lightweight championship time lightweight championship time mixed martial arts record mixed martial arts exhibition record
Michael Johnson (fighter)