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Johnny Walker
8W · 7L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
88% finish rate63% as favorite50% as underdog
1495
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
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Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#26of 47 active
Age
34
Mar 30, 1992
Height
6'6" (198.12 cm)
Reach
208.28 cm
Win Rate
53.3%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.90
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.91
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
46%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
57%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
4.9
Sig. Strikes
0.4
Takedowns
1.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (75%)
Submission1 (13%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO4 (57%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision1 (14%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
63%
5W – 3L in 8 fights
As Underdog
50%
3W – 3L in 6 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Dominick Reyes
-13.11495
def. Zhang Mingyang
+11.21508
lost to Volkan Oezdemir
-4.71496
lost to Magomed Ankalaev
-3.51501
def. Anthony Smith
+2.21505
def. Paul Craig
+2.11503
def. Ion Cutelaba
+1.61500
lost to Jamahal Hill
-1.01499
lost to Thiago Santos
-0.61500
def. Ryan Spann
+0.41500
lost to Nikita Krylov
-0.31500
lost to Corey Anderson
-0.31500
def. Misha Cirkunov
+0.21501
def. Justin Ledet
+0.21500
def. Khalil Rountree Jr.
+0.21500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1600
Carlos Ulberg
1573
Iwo Baraniewski
1564
Billy Elekana
1544
Magomed Ankalaev
1538
Muhammad Saidov
1531
Alonzo Menifield
1525
Bogdan Guskov
1522
Professional fight history
Fight History (15 fights)
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · Jun 22, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023
vs Paul Craig
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Jan 21, 2023
vs Ion Cutelaba
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · Sep 10, 2022
vs Jamahal Hill
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · Feb 19, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · Oct 2, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · Sep 19, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · Nov 2, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · Mar 2, 2019
vs Justin Ledet
UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 · Feb 2, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 17, 2018