Timothy Johnson
Born (1985-03-13) March 13, 1985
Lamberton, Minnesota, United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight264 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach78 in (198 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofFargo, North Dakota, United States
TeamAcademy of Combat Arts
Xtreme Couture[3]
WrestlingNCAA Division II Wrestling[4]
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total25
Wins16
By knockout7
By submission5
By decision4
Losses9
By knockout5
By submission1
By decision3
UniversityMinnesota State University Moorhead
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Timothy Johnson (born March 13, 1985)[5] is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2010, he has also competed for the UFC. As of September 26, 2023, he is #7 in the Bellator Heavyweight Rankings.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

After completing his collegiate career as a two-time All-American wrestler at Division II Minnesota State University Moorhead, Johnson made his professional mixed martial arts debut in October 2010. He competed primarily for regional organizations around his adopted home of North Dakota. He amassed a record of 7–1, finishing all of his opponents, before signing with the UFC on the heels of a first round finish of Travis Wiuff in October 2014.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Johnson made his promotional debut against Shamil Abdurakhimov on April 4, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 63.[8] He won the fight via TKO in the final seconds of the first round.[9]

Johnson next faced Jared Rosholt on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73.[10] Despite staggering and nearly finishing Rosholt with strikes in the last minute of the fight, Johnson lost the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

Johnson faced promotional newcomer Marcin Tybura on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86.[12] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[13]

Johnson next faced Alexander Volkov on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99.[14] Volkov was awarded a controversial split decision victory.[15] 12 out of 12 media scores gave the bout to Johnson.[16]

Johnson faced Daniel Omielańczuk on March 18, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 107.[17] He won the back and forth fight by split decision (28–29, 30–27, and 29–28).[18]

Johnson faced promotional newcomer Júnior Albini on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25.[19] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[20]

Johnson faced Marcelo Golm on February 3, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 125.[21] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[22] The fight marked the last bout of his prevailing contract, and the UFC opted not to renew it.[23]

Bellator MMA

On April 13, 2018, it was revealed that Johnson had signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA.[24]

Johnson made his debut against Cheick Kongo on October 13, 2018, at Bellator 208.[25] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Johnson was scheduled to face Azunna Anyanwu in the prelims of Bellator 225 on August 24, 2019. However, on the day of the fight, it was announced that Johnson would fill in for Javy Ayala and face former Bellator Heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov in the co main event.[26] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Johnson next faced Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 239 on February 21, 2020.[27] He won the fight by knockout in the first round.

Johnson next faced Matt Mitrione on August 7, 2020, at Bellator 243.[28] He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[29]

On October 10, 2020, Johnson rematched Cheick Kongo at Bellator 248 in Paris, France. He would avenge his previous loss to Kongo with a split-decision victory.[30]

With heavyweight champion Ryan Bader moving on in the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament, Johnson faced Valentin Moldavsky for the Bellator Interim Heavyweight World Championship at Bellator 261 on June 25, 2021.[31] He lost the bout by unanimous decision.[32]

Johnson faced Fedor Emelianenko on October 23, 2021, at Bellator 269.[33] He lost the bout via knockout in the first round.[34]

Johnson was scheduled to rematch Tyrell Fortune on April 15, 2022, at Bellator 277.[35] However, on March 1, 2022, it was announced by Bellator that Johnson was expected to face Linton Vassell and Fortune was set to meet Steve Mowry in the event.[36] Despite rocking Vassell early in the round, Johnson lost the bout via TKO at the end of the first.[37]

Johnson faced Said Sowma on April 21, 2023, at Bellator 294.[38] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches 16 wins 9 losses
By knockout 7 5
By submission 5 1
By decision 4 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16–9 Said Sowma Decision (unanimous) Bellator 294 April 21, 2023 3 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 15–9 Linton Vassell TKO (punches) Bellator 277 April 15, 2022 1 4:21 San Jose, California, United States
Loss 15–8 Fedor Emelianenko KO (punches) Bellator 269 October 23, 2021 1 1:46 Moscow, Russia
Loss 15–7 Valentin Moldavsky Decision (unanimous) Bellator 261 June 25, 2021 5 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States For the interim Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
Win 15–6 Cheick Kongo Decision (split) Bellator 248 October 10, 2020 3 5:00 Paris, France
Win 14–6 Matt Mitrione TKO (punches) Bellator 243 August 7, 2020 1 3:14 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 13–6 Tyrell Fortune KO (punch) Bellator 239 February 21, 2020 1 2:35 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 12–6 Vitaly Minakov KO (punches) Bellator 225 August 24, 2019 1 1:45 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Loss 12–5 Cheick Kongo KO (punches) Bellator 208 October 13, 2018 1 1:08 Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 12–4 Marcelo Golm Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders February 3, 2018 3 5:00 Belém, Brazil
Loss 11–4 Júnior Albini TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum July 22, 2017 1 2:51 Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 11–3 Daniel Omielańczuk Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson March 18, 2017 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 10–3 Alexander Volkov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 November 19, 2016 3 5:00 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 10–2 Marcin Tybura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos April 10, 2016 3 5:00 Zagreb, Croatia
Loss 9–2 Jared Rosholt Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux August 8, 2015 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 9–1 Shamil Abdurakhimov TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas April 4, 2015 1 4:57 Fairfax, Virginia, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 8–1 Travis Wiuff TKO (punches) Dakota FC 19 October 25, 2014 1 3:36 Fargo, North Dakota, United States Defended the Dakota FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Kevin Asplund Submission (front choke) Beatdown at 4 Bears 11 June 7, 2014 1 2:41 New Town, North Dakota, United States Defended the Dakota FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6–1 Brett Murphy TKO (slam and punches) Dakota FC 18 April 26, 2014 2 1:17 Fargo, North Dakota, United States Defended the Dakota FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 5–1 Brian Heden TKO (punches) Dakota FC 17 January 11, 2014 2 2:56 Fargo, North Dakota, United States Won the Dakota FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 4–1 Scott Hough Submission (arm-triangle choke) Max Fights 18 October 26, 2013 1 4:56 Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Win 3–1 Dean Lamb Submission (punches) Max Fights 17 March 23, 2013 1 0:34 Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Win 2–1 Shane DeZee Submission (americana) Max Fights 16 November 17, 2012 1 0:49 Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Loss 1–1 Lance Peterson Submission (kimura) Max Fights 13 March 19, 2011 2 2:52 Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Win 1–0 Travis Wiley Submission (rear-naked choke) Max Fights 11 October 30, 2010 1 2:23 Fargo, North Dakota, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos". UFC.com. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tim Johnson". fightmetric.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nick Baldwin (August 24, 2020). "Tim Johnson replaces Javy Ayala, meets Vitaly Minakov in Bellator 225 co-headliner". bloodyelbow.com.
  4. ↑ "Timothy Johnson - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Timothy Johnson profile". fightmetric.com.
  6. ↑ "Bellator Rankings". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  7. ↑ Simon, Zane (2014-11-07). "Welcome to the UFC, Timothy Johnson". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  8. ↑ Jason Floyd (2015-01-19). "Shamil Abdurahimov vs. Timothy Johnson official for UFC Fight Night 63". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  9. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-04-04). "UFC Fight Night 63 results: Timothy Johnson pounds out Shamil Abdurahimov". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  10. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2015-06-04). "Heavyweights Jared Rosholt, Timothy Johnson to meet at UFC Fight Night in Nashville". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  11. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-08-08). "UFC Fight Night 73 results: Jared Rosholt survives late scare to beat Timothy Johnson". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  12. ↑ Staff (2016-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia adds three bouts with handful of newcomers". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  13. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-04-10). "UFC Fight Night 86 results: Timothy Johnson holds on to get past newcomer Marcin Tybura". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  14. ↑ Staff (2016-09-29). "-Ex-Bellator champ Alexander Volkov debuts with promotion vs. Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 99". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  15. ↑ Dann Stupp (2016-11-19). "-UFC Fight Night 99 results: Ex-Bellator champ Alexander Volkov edges Timothy Johnson". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  16. ↑ "Alexander Volkov def. Tim Johnson :: UFC Fight Night 99 :: MMA Decisions". www.mmadecisions.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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  25. ↑ "Cheick Kongo gets 31st Bellator/UFC booking, meets Timothy Johnson at Bellator 208". MMAjunkie. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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  35. ↑ FightBookMMA (2022-02-16). "BELLATOR MMA 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 Fight Card and Start Times | FightBook MMA". Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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  37. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2022-04-15). "Bellator 277: Linton Vassell Rocked Early, Mounts Comeback Against Tim Johnson". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
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