Miles Johns

Overview

Miles Johns has hard-to-hit numbers and a record that doesn't quite match them. "Chapo" is a Featherweight out of Kingdom MMA & BJJ with a 7-5 UFC record (plus one no contest) and a 16-5-0 professional record across all promotions.

His career stats say he is tough to hit and tough to take down. His four UFC decision wins say he rarely turns that into a finish. He carries a one-fight win streak into his next bout.

He fights for a living, he doesn't fold, and the results are still split down the middle.

UFC Career

Johns made his UFC debut on September 13, 2019, with a split decision over Cole Smith. Three months earlier he had beaten Richie Santiago by unanimous decision on Dana White's Contender Series, which is a professional win but not part of the UFC record.

The first real setback came at UFC 247, a second-round TKO loss to Mario Bautista. He answered with back-to-back third-round knockouts of Kevin Natividad and Anderson Dos Santos. That two-fight run is the longest win streak of his UFC career.

Then the streak ended, and a pattern started. John Castaneda submitted him in the third round in February 2022. He beat Vince Morales by unanimous decision that November. His 2023 fight with Dan Argueta went three rounds and was later overturned to a no contest.

Decisions over Cody Gibson and Douglas Silva de Andrade followed in 2024. Then came three straight losses: a unanimous decision to Felipe Lima, a split decision to Jean Matsumoto, and a second-round submission to Daniel Marcos, who rates as a strong opponent in our model.

He ended the skid with a first-round TKO of Gianni Vazquez in 3:09.

Three of his last five fights ended in losses. The most recent one is a win.

Fighting Style

Johns is a defensive fighter first. He is hard to hit and hard to take down, and he absorbs fewer strikes per minute than most. His own output is close to the UFC average, with average accuracy, so it isn't what carries him.

The grappling offense is thin. He rarely shoots for takedowns and almost never hunts for submissions.

His finishing pattern is consistent with that. Three of his seven UFC wins came by KO/TKO, and two of those came in the third round. One came in the first. He tends to get there late, not early. His other four wins went to the scorecards.

Two of his five UFC losses came by submission, and a third was a TKO.

Notable Wins

• Gianni Vazquez — KO/TKO, round 1 (3:09), UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld (2026)
• Anderson Dos Santos — KO/TKO, round 3 (1:16), UFC 265 (2021)
• Kevin Natividad — KO/TKO, round 3 (2:51), UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva (2020)
• Cole Smith — split decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje (2019)

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 7-5 (1 no contest)
• Professional record (all promotions): 16-5-0
• UFC debut: 2019
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'7" / 68"
• Team: Kingdom MMA & BJJ
• Born: Newton, KS, United States