Charles Johnson

Overview

Sixteen UFC fights, and twelve of them went the distance or ended in the third round. Charles Johnson is a flyweight who tends to be around late.

The "Inner G" out of Murcielago MMA is 9-7 in the UFC (20-9-0 across all promotions) and carries a one-fight win streak into his next bout. His four finishes all came late in a fight or at the very start: one in round 1, one in round 2, two in round 3.

UFC Career

Johnson debuted on July 22, 2022, with a unanimous decision loss to Muhammad Mokaev. He bounced back with a split decision over Zhalgas Zhumagulov and a first-round TKO of Jimmy Flick at 4:33.

Then came a rough patch. Decision losses to Ode Osbourne (split), Cody Durden and Rafael Estevam made it three straight defeats and four losses in five fights.

His best run followed. Johnson won four in a row, his longest UFC streak: decisions over Azat Maksum, Jake Hadley and Sumudaerji, with a third-round TKO of Joshua Van at 0:20 in between.

A unanimous decision loss to Ramazan Temirov ended that run. He answered with a second-round TKO of Lone'er Kavanagh, then lost by first-round TKO to Alex Perez at UFC 324, his quickest defeat. A split decision win over Bruno Silva followed, then a third-round submission loss to Asu Almabayev, whom our model rates as a strong opponent.

His latest result is a third-round submission of Eduardo Chapolin at UFC 330, at 1:36.

Nine wins, seven losses. No fight of his has been a blowout on the cards.

Fighting Style

Johnson is a striker, and the career numbers back that up. He lands more per minute than the UFC average, hits at a better clip than most and defends well, while the damage he absorbs sits right around average. Neither he nor his opponents are running away with exchanges.

The grappling profile is lopsided. He rarely shoots for takedowns and his submission attempt rate is below average, but he is very hard to take down.

And before anyone files him strictly under strikers: one of his four UFC finishes is a submission, the win over Chapolin. Five of his nine wins are decisions, so the finishes are the exception rather than the plan.

Notable Wins

• Joshua Van — KO/TKO, round 3 at 0:20, UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez (2024)
• Eduardo Chapolin — submission, round 3, UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry (2026)
• Lone'er Kavanagh — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang (2025)
• Jimmy Flick — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov (2023)

Quick Facts

• Division: Flyweight
• UFC record: 9-7
• Professional record (all promotions): 20-9-0
• UFC debut: 2022
• Stance: Switch
• Height / reach: 5'9" / 70"
• Team: Murcielago MMA
• Born: Topeka, KS, United States