Demetrious Johnson
American mixed martial artist
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| 2025 | Competed in the IBJJF Pan Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division, losing on points in the opening round. |
| February 2025 | Revealed on a podcast that his sister is lesbian and his brother is gay. |
| September 6 2024 | Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at ONE 168, after which he was named the first inductee into the ONE Hall of Fame by ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong. |
| August 30 2024 | Competed for the first time as a black belt in the IBJJF Master World Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division, winning first three matches and reaching quarter-final before being submitted for the first time in jiu-jitsu competition. |
| August 30 2024 | Johnson is set to compete for the first time as a black belt in the IBJJF Master World Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division. |
| March 2024 | Johnson competed at the IBJJF Pan Championship, winning a gold medal in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight division and a silver medal in the brown belt Master 2 absolute division. |
| August 31 2023 | Demetrious Johnson entered the IBJJF Master World Championship, competing in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight (154 pound) division, where he defeated 6 opponents and won a gold medal. |
| May 5 2023 | Demetrious Johnson won the trilogy bout against Adriano Moraes by unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 10. |
| 2022 | Demetrious Johnson defeated Adriano Moraes by knockout via a flying knee in the fourth round to capture the ONE Flyweight Championship and earned the Performance of the Night award. |
| June 2 2022 | Demetrious Johnson was announced to rematch Adriano Moraes for the ONE Flyweight Championship at ONE on Prime Video 1. |
| March 26 2022 | Demetrious Johnson fought Rodtang Jitmuangnon at ONE: X, winning the match via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. |
| September 15 2021 | Demetrious Johnson's upcoming fight against Rodtang Jitmuangnon was announced, marking a unique mixed-rules bout pitting him against the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. |
| April 7 2021 | Demetrious Johnson faced Adriano Moraes for the ONE Flyweight Championship at ONE on TNT 1, but lost the bout via KO in round two due to a knee and punches. |
| 2019 | Demetrious Johnson was expected to make his promotional debut in ONE Championship in the first quarter. |
| 2019 | Johnson became the ONE Flyweight Champion after competing in ONE Championship. |
| October 12 2019 | Demetrious Johnson faced Danny Kingad at ONE Championship: Century in the finals of the ONE Championship Flyweight Grand-Prix, winning by unanimous decision and becoming the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion. |
| August 2 2019 | Demetrious Johnson faced Tatsumitsu Wada at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes in the semi-finals of the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix, winning by unanimous decision. |
| March 31 2019 | In his ONE Championship debut, Demetrious Johnson defeated Yuya Wakamatsu via a guillotine choke submission in the second round. |
| 2018 | Demetrious Johnson's daughter was born. |
| December 19 2018 | Demetrious Johnson was scheduled to face Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 31, 2019. |
| November 7 2018 | It was announced that Demetrious Johnson would be one of eight participants in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix. |
| October 27 2018 | Demetrious Johnson was traded to ONE Championship in exchange for former ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren. |
| August 2018 | Johnson's daughter was born. |
| August 2018 | Daughter was born. |
| August 4 2018 | Johnson faced Henry Cejudo in a rematch at UFC 227 for the UFC Flyweight Championship. After 11 consecutive title defenses, Johnson lost the title by split decision, earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| 2017 | Demetrious Johnson met his biological father for the first time. |
| 2017 | Demetrious Johnson was named Fighter of the Year by the ESPY Awards. |
| 2017 | Demetrious Johnson was awarded Submission of the Year for his performance against Ray Borg and ranked #3 Fighter of the Year and #8 Submission of the Year for his fight against Wilson Reis. |
| October 7 2017 | Johnson defeated Ray Borg at UFC 216 via submission with a suplex-to-armbar in the fifth round, achieving a record 11th consecutive title defense. |
| September 9 2017 | Johnson was scheduled to fight Ray Borg at UFC 215, but the fight was canceled due to Borg's illness. The bout was later rescheduled for UFC 216. |
| April 15 2017 | Johnson faced Wilson Reis at UFC on Fox 24, winning by armbar submission in the third round and receiving a Performance of the Night bonus. |
| December 3 2016 | Johnson defended his title against Tim Elliott at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale, winning by unanimous decision despite being taken down for the first time as a flyweight. |
| April 23 2016 | Johnson faced Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo at UFC 197 and won the fight by TKO in the first round, earning his second Performance of the Night bonus. |
| 2015 | Demetrious Johnson was ranked #7 Fighter of the Year. |
| September 5 2015 | In a rematch, Johnson defeated John Dodson for the second time at UFC 191 by unanimous decision. |
| April 25 2015 | Johnson fought Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186, winning by armbar submission at 4:59 of the fifth round, achieving the latest finish in UFC history. |
| April 15 2015 | Demetrious Johnson's second son, Maverick, was born. |
| September 27 2014 | Johnson faced Chris Cariaso at UFC 178, winning by submission due to a kimura in the second round, marking his fifth title defense. |
| June 14 2014 | Johnson defended his flyweight title for the fourth time against Ali Bagautinov at UFC 174, winning by unanimous decision. |
| 2013 | Demetrious Johnson welcomed his first son, Tyron. |
| December 14 2013 | In a rematch, Johnson faced Joseph Benavidez at UFC on Fox 9 and won by knockout in the first round, becoming the first to stop Benavidez and earning his first Knockout of the Night bonus. |
| July 27 2013 | Johnson defended his title against John Moraga at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga, winning by armbar submission in the fifth round, earning his first Submission of the Night bonus. |
| January 26 2013 | Johnson successfully defended his flyweight title against John Dodson at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson, winning the match by unanimous decision. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors. |
| 2012 | Demetrious Johnson was ranked the #3 Fighter of the Year and the #7 Fight of the Year for his bout against Joseph Benavidez. |
| 2012 | Johnson achieved a record of 11 consecutive title defenses as the UFC Flyweight Champion. |
| September 22 2012 | Demetrious Johnson became the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion by defeating Joseph Benavidez via split decision at UFC 152. |
| June 8 2012 | After their drawn fight in March, Johnson faced Ian McCall again in a rematch at UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall and won by unanimous decision, advancing to the finals of the Flyweight Tournament. |
| May 11 2012 | Demetrious Johnson married his wife, Destiny Johnson, in Hawaii. |
| March 3 2012 | Johnson competed against Ian McCall in the first round of the Flyweight Tournament at UFC on FX 2, which was the first flyweight fight in UFC history. The fight was initially ruled a majority decision win for Johnson, but later corrected to a majority draw. |
| 2011 | Demetrious Johnson was recognized as the Best Newcomer in the UFC Half-Year Awards. |
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