Johnson vs Zellhuber

When is Johnson vs Zellhuber?

Michael Johnson is set to square off against Daniel Zellhuber during the prelims of UFC 318, on Saturday 19th July 2025 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Johnson vs Zellhuber stats

Michael Johnson steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Daniel Zellhuber will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Michael Johnson's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Daniel Zellhuber will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Michael Johnson's UFC record currently stands at 15-15-0, while Daniel Zellhuber's comes in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggest Zellhuber has a slight advantage in power over Johnson, with a 47% knock out percentage over Johnson's 43%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Zellhuber will have an advantage over Johnson, with a 20% submission rate over Johnson's 9%.

Michael Johnson is the older man by 13 years, at 38 years old.

Zellhuber has a height advantage of 3 inches over Johnson. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Johnson is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 7 months earlier than Zellhuber, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 61 more professional rounds, 98 to Zellhuber's 37.

Johnson vs Zellhuber form

Johnson has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Ottman Azaitar at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Darrius Flowers at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

He had been beaten by Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Daniel Zellhuber has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Esteban Ribovics at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Francisco Prado at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Lando Vannata at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

He had lost to Trey Ogden at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Daniel Zellhuber has been fighting more than Michael Johnson.

Michael Johnson last fought 5 months and 17 days ago, while Daniel Zellhuber's last outing was 8 months and 17 days ago.

Johnson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Zellhuber's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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