Anthony Johnson

Known for Acting

3/6/1984

Biography

Former professional mixed martial artist who competed for Bellator MMA and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Known For (29 credits)

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Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis

2021

135 lbs.: Juan Archuleta (25-2) vs. Sergio Pettis (20-5) 205 lbs.: Anthony Johnson (22-6) vs. Jose Augusto (7-2, 1 NC) 155 lbs.: Patricky Pitbull (21-8) vs Peter Queally (12-5-1) 170 lbs.: Michael Page (18-1) vs. Derek Anderson (17-3, 1 NC)

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Submission Underground 19

2020

The submission grappling event created by Chael Sonnen, Submission Underground, returns for its 19th event and the final for 2020 with a barn burner of jiu-jitsu matches from Oregon. The line-up is peppered with UFC fighters including Donald Cerrone, Rafael dos Anjos, Felicia Spencer and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson amongst former fighters and Bellator standouts.

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Quintet Ultra

2019

Quintet Ultra was a grappling team survival event held by Quintet on December 12, 2019 at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, USA. This event was based around teams representing four of the most notable MMA promotions: the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, Strikeforce and World Extreme Cagefighting. Combatants were chosen based on how closely linked their careers were to those promotions.

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Submission Underground 9

2019

Submission Underground 9 took place Sunday, July 7, 2019 with 6 fights at Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon.

5.7

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UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2

2017

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 8, 2017, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson headlined the event. The pairing met previously in May 2015 at UFC 187 with Cormier winning the fight (and the vacant title) via submission in the third round.

7.2

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UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

2016

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 20, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The event was headlined by a welterweight rematch between The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner and former lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz and UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor.

6.5

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UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader

2016

UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader was a mixed martial arts event held on January 30, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was headlined by a potential UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title eliminator bout between Anthony Johnson and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir winner Ryan Bader.

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UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2

2015

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on September 5, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Demetrious Johnson and top contender John Dodson would headline the event. Their first fight at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson ended in a unanimous decision victory for Johnson.

8.3

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UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier

2015

UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held on May 23, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

6.0

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UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson

2015

UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson was a mixed martial arts event held on January 24, 2015 at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson. The UFC subsequently announced that the winner of the main event will receive a title shot against UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

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UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown

2014

UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown was a mixed martial arts event held on July 26, 2014, at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Robbie Lawler. UFC president Dana White subsequently announced that the winner of the main event would receive a title shot against UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks.

6.2

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UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira

2014

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.