Charles Johnson
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Added to UFC 330
Johnson will face Jose Ochoa at UFC 330 on August 15, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
It will be a quick return for Johnson, who is set to fight once again this summer against Ochoa. The flyweight last fought Asu Almabayev in June, losing via a rare Suloev Stretch submission. Johnson has alternated wins and losses over his last six bouts dating back to October 2024. His opponent, Ochoa, most recently defeated Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision in May.
It will be a quick return for Johnson, who is set to fight once again this summer against Ochoa. The flyweight last fought Asu Almabayev in June, losing via a rare Suloev Stretch submission. Johnson has alternated wins and losses over his last six bouts dating back to October 2024. His opponent, Ochoa, most recently defeated Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision in May.
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Dominated in grappling department
Johnson lost to Almabayev via submission (Suloev Stretch) at 3:33 of Round 3 at UFC Baku on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Johnson was a sizable underdog here and looked the part, ceding over nine minutes of control time and on his way to getting swept on the scorecards before ultimately tapping out. When it was all said and done, he had landed just 21 significant strikes in 13-plus minutes of fight time. He also gave up six takedowns on nine of Almabayev's attempts. The 35-year-old has now alternated wins and losses in his last six fights.
Johnson was a sizable underdog here and looked the part, ceding over nine minutes of control time and on his way to getting swept on the scorecards before ultimately tapping out. When it was all said and done, he had landed just 21 significant strikes in 13-plus minutes of fight time. He also gave up six takedowns on nine of Almabayev's attempts. The 35-year-old has now alternated wins and losses in his last six fights.
Quick turnaround scheduled
Johnson will fight fellow flyweight Asu Almabayev at UFC Baku on June 27, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Less than three weeks after defeating Bruno Silva via split decision, Johnson will focus on continuing to build positive momentum by preparing for and defeating Almabayev in Baku. Both fighters are coming off wins, though the latter had withdrawn from a February fight with Brandon Moreno, so his latest win has come off much before Johnson's recent effort.
Less than three weeks after defeating Bruno Silva via split decision, Johnson will focus on continuing to build positive momentum by preparing for and defeating Almabayev in Baku. Both fighters are coming off wins, though the latter had withdrawn from a February fight with Brandon Moreno, so his latest win has come off much before Johnson's recent effort.
Gets right back in win column
Johnson defeated Bruno Silva via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The 30-27 scorecard in favor of Johnson seems quite ridiculous since all three rounds could have gone either way, but Charles appeared to do just enough to win. The fact Johnson was able emerge victorious in a fight in which he seemed out of sorts the entire way says something. It was Silva that was constantly pushing the pace and making it a scrap, while Charles primarily countered. The most damaging blows did come from the Johnson side, and he closed with a 85-73 edge in significant strikes landed, but neither man could have felt great about their chances when the final bell rang. It's a big win for CJ on the heels of his first-round knockout loss to a heavy Alex Perez a mere seven weeks ago.
The 30-27 scorecard in favor of Johnson seems quite ridiculous since all three rounds could have gone either way, but Charles appeared to do just enough to win. The fact Johnson was able emerge victorious in a fight in which he seemed out of sorts the entire way says something. It was Silva that was constantly pushing the pace and making it a scrap, while Charles primarily countered. The most damaging blows did come from the Johnson side, and he closed with a 85-73 edge in significant strikes landed, but neither man could have felt great about their chances when the final bell rang. It's a big win for CJ on the heels of his first-round knockout loss to a heavy Alex Perez a mere seven weeks ago.
Filling in for Silva
Johnson will fight Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 114 on March 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Johnson will be filling in for Lone'er Kavanagh, who withdrew from the fight Tuesday for unknown reasons. Johnson lost his first fight of 2026 against Alex Perez, but the former's four-inch reach advantage over Silva will help his chances of bouncing back in March.
Johnson will be filling in for Lone'er Kavanagh, who withdrew from the fight Tuesday for unknown reasons. Johnson lost his first fight of 2026 against Alex Perez, but the former's four-inch reach advantage over Silva will help his chances of bouncing back in March.
Knocked out by heavy opponent
Johnson lost to Alex Perez via TKO (punches) at 3:16 of Round 1 at UFC 324 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Johnson entered having won five of six, including a knockout win over current UFC Flyweight Champion Joshua Van back in July 2024. He agreed to to face Perez here despite the fact the latter missed weight by 2.5 pounds on Friday morning and ended up paying for it in a massive way. Johnson -- who had never been knocked out in his professional career -- was dropped by Perez early and hung on for a couple minutes for a couple minutes before getting put away for good. It's a crushing setback for the 35-year-old, regardless of if his opponent missed weight or not. There just isn't much room for error at the top of the 125-pound division these days.
Johnson entered having won five of six, including a knockout win over current UFC Flyweight Champion Joshua Van back in July 2024. He agreed to to face Perez here despite the fact the latter missed weight by 2.5 pounds on Friday morning and ended up paying for it in a massive way. Johnson -- who had never been knocked out in his professional career -- was dropped by Perez early and hung on for a couple minutes for a couple minutes before getting put away for good. It's a crushing setback for the 35-year-old, regardless of if his opponent missed weight or not. There just isn't much room for error at the top of the 125-pound division these days.