MatchWiz

Johnny Walker

22-10-0 · MatchWiz rating 1587

Age34Height6'6"Reach82"StanceOrthodoxDivisionLight HeavyweightCampXtreme CoutureCountryBrazil

Rating trend

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current 1587 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Johnny Walker is 9-7 across 16 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1587 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He ends fights

78% of Johnny's wins have come inside the distance. That's a real trait and a volatile one: a finisher's floor is lower than his highlight reel suggests, because the same aggression that ends fights early loses them early. He absorbs 3 significant strikes a minute, which is the number to watch — a high finish rate paired with heavy absorption is a career that tends to be short and loud.

How the model reads him

Johnny's rating updates after every result and weights the quality of the opponent. Against a specific opponent it becomes a win probability, adjusted for the stylistic matchup — striking output against absorption, takedown rate against takedown defense — plus age and layoff. The weighting is ours; the output is published on the fight board and graded.

What we'd flag

The tape starts in 2015 and covers UFC and Contender Series only, so career records elsewhere aren't reflected. Beyond that: MMA has the highest single-event variance of anything we model, and no rating survives contact with a flush shot.

Johnny Walker — FAQ

What is Johnny Walker's record?

9-7 across 16 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1587 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Johnny Walker?

He lands 3.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3, with 0.4 takedowns per 15 minutes and 57% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Are Johnny Walker's ratings betting advice?

No. Every number here is a research signal from a statistical model, published with its graded record. The UFC model is calibrated but has not proven it can out-price the books, so we post no picks. Not betting advice, no guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Oct 4, 2026Mick ParkinupcomingUFC 332
Apr 12, 2026Dominick ReyesL · Decision - Split R3UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg-14
Aug 23, 2025Zhang MingyangW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang+21
Jun 22, 2024Volkan OezdemirL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov-22
Jan 14, 2024Magomed AnkalaevL · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2-16
Oct 21, 2023Magomed AnkalaevNC · No Contest R1UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
May 13, 2023Anthony SmithW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida+17
Jan 22, 2023Paul CraigW · KO/TKO R1UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill+19
Sep 11, 2022Ion CutelabaW · Submission R1UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson+17
Feb 20, 2022Jamahal HillL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill-18
Oct 2, 2021Thiago SantosL · Decision - Unanimous R5UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker-16
Sep 20, 2020Ryan SpannW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley+21
Mar 14, 2020Nikita KrylovL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira-17
Nov 3, 2019Corey AndersonL · KO/TKO R1UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz-48
Mar 3, 2019Misha CirkunovW · KO/TKO R1UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith+36
Feb 3, 2019Justin LedetW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2+37
Nov 18, 2018Khalil Rountree Jr.W · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio+42
Aug 12, 2018Henrique da SilvaW · Decision - Unanimous R3Dana White's Contender Series: Brazil 2+26

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →