John Dodson
17 UFC Fights | 59% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (60%)
John Dodson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
John Dodson is 10-7 in the UFC across 17 fights, with 6 wins by knockout and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-15, 14-8 of it outside the UFC. Dodson competes at bantamweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'3" with a 66" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Takaki Soya by unanimous decision in May 2025.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 93rd percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (0.65/fight).
John Dodson's UFC win rate is 59% (10 of 17 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Dodson averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 29% accuracy and stops 82% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 24-15
- UFC Record
- 10-7
- Height
- 5'3"
- Reach
- 66"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Takaki Soya · Decision (Unanimous) · May 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
John Dodson's Last 5 Fights
Dodson is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Merab Dvalishvili · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 2020
- Win vs Nathaniel Wood · KO/TKO · R3 0:16 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 2020
- Loss vs Petr Yan · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 2019
- Loss vs Jimmie Rivera · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 2018
- Win vs Pedro Munhoz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Mar 2018
Striking
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Takedowns & Control
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — John Dodson vs Average
John Dodson lands 14.2 strikes in R1 but 15.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
John Dodson's UFC Fight History
17 UFC fights on record (10-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | 2020-08-15 |
| W | Nathaniel Wood | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:16 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | 2020-02-15 |
| L | Petr Yan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | 2019-02-23 |
| L | Jimmie Rivera | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | 2018-09-08 |
| W | Pedro Munhoz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | 2018-03-03 |
| L | Marlon Moraes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | 2017-11-11 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | 2017-04-22 |
| L | John Lineker | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | 2016-10-01 |
| W | Manvel Gamburyan | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:37 | UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans | 2016-04-16 |
| L★ | Demetrious Johnson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 | 2015-09-05 |
| W | Zach Makovsky | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| W | John Moraga | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov | 2014-06-07 |
| W | Darrell Montague | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:13 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | 2013-10-19 |
| L★ | Demetrious Johnson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| W | Jussier Formiga | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:35 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot | 2012-10-05 |
| W | Tim Elliott | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | 2012-05-05 |
| W★ | TJ Dillashaw | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:54 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale | 2011-12-03 |
How Dodson Ranks at Bantamweight
Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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