// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Wade Johnson
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
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Wade
Johnson

NICKNAME"The Hammer"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
12-3-0
CURRENT FORM
1W STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Wade Johnson
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'2"
REACH
6'6"
AGE
42
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
15 BOUTS
WIN
12
LOSS
3
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
80%
12/15 bouts
FINISH RATE
67%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1W STREAK · 3-2
WWLLW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 42% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.25
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
47%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.83
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
60%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.43
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
57%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
77%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.60
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 99 rated fighters on the UFC welterweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#54
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1550
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
1st
percentile · average opponent rated 1463 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
79th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.25 per fight)

8 rated fights · opponents rated in 53% of recorded fights · last rated fight SEP 3, 2022

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (12)
n = 12
KO/TKO · 5
SUB · 3
DEC · 4
5
KO/TKO
42%
3
SUB
25%
4
DEC
33%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 2
1
KO/TKO
33%
2
SUB
67%
0
DEC
0%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
67% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 5 fights
42%
SUBANY ROUND · 3 fights
25%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
33%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
15 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
AUG 12, 2026
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER60TD DEFENSE82GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING47CARDIO70AGGRESSION37SUB THREAT30STR DEFENSE67RECOVERY67
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: TD Defense. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power60
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=12 wins
TD Defense82
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (77%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin80
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=15 bouts
Striking47
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio70
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

N=15 bouts
Aggression37
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat30
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.6 per 15 min)

Str Defense67
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (60%)

Recovery67
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=3 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins12 wins
TD Defense82 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (77%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin80 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record15 bouts
Striking47 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio70 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share15 bouts
Aggression37 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat30 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.6 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense67 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (60%)Not recorded
Recovery67 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.3 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100FEB 2013WFEB 2013WMAY 2013WJUL 2013WAUG 2013WOCT 2013WJAN 2014WJUN 2014LAUG 2014WJAN 2015WSEP 2015WJAN 2016WOCT 2016LMAY 2017LNOV 2021WSEP 2022// SCORE

  1. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, MAY 2013, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  4. Start, JUL 2013, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R3.
  5. Start, AUG 2013, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R2.
  6. Start, OCT 2013, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, JAN 2014, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  8. Start, JUN 2014, momentum score 100, SUB R5.
  9. Start, AUG 2014, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, JAN 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  11. Start, SEP 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  12. Start, JAN 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  13. Start, OCT 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  14. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  15. Start, NOV 2021, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  16. Start, SEP 2022, momentum score 93, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Johnson), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
15/15 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
20%
2
13%
1
7%
-
-
6
total
SUB
3
20%
-
1
7%
-
1
7%
5
total
DEC
-
-
3
20%
-
1
7%
4
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 5 of 15 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
27%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
15 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Jose CamposSep 3, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
NWFA - Battle at Batesville
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Trevor OllisonNov 19, 2021
SubmissionR1 · 2:09
CFFC 103 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 103
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
L
VS Jason WittMay 13, 2017
SubmissionR1 · 2:37
PF - Pyramid Fights 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Tyler HillOct 21, 2016
SubmissionR3 · 3:35
Bellator 162 - Shlemenko vs. Grove
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Justin HartleyJan 23, 2016
DecisionR3 · 5:00
WSOF 27 - Firmino vs. Fodor
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Lawrence PurifoySep 26, 2015
KO/TKOR1 · 1:30
V3 Fights - Hall vs. Shelton
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Drew KennedyJan 24, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
V3 Fights - Johnson vs. Kennedy
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Thomas GiffordAug 29, 2014
KO/TKOR2 · 3:21
LFC 34 - Legacy Fighting Championship 34
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Knee and Punches)
W
VS Codie ShuffieldJun 21, 2014
SubmissionR5 · 3:32
V3 Fights - Johnson vs. Shuffield
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Triangle Choke)
W
VS Craig JohnsonJan 18, 2014
DecisionR5 · 5:00
V3 Fights - Johnson vs. Johnson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS David McAfeeOct 26, 2013
KO/TKOR1 · 3:37
OTCMMA - Off The Chain MMA 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Dave BurrowAug 24, 2013
KO/TKOR2 · 2:44
KP - Kingdom Promotions 6
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Welterweight. Professional record 12-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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