Lavar “Big” Johnson is a 45 year old Male fighter from United States with a 18-10-0 pro MMA record. Johnson most recently fought James McSweeney at VBK 1 on Saturday September 21, 2019. Lavar Johnson beat James McSweeney by KO/TKO at 0:27 of Round 1 in the division.
Lavar Johnson has 18 wins with a 100% finish rate, including 16 by knockout, 2 by submission.
Lavar Johnson is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 18-9-0 | Cheick Kongo |
SUB
R1 3:27
|
Bellator 123 | 2014-09-05 | Heavyweight | BFC |
| Loss | 18-8-0 | Blagoy Ivanov |
SUB
R1 4:08
|
Bellator 116 | 2014-04-11 | Heavyweight | BFC |
| Win | 17-8-0 | Ryan Martinez |
KO/TKO
R1 4:22
|
Bellator 111 | 2014-03-07 | Heavyweight | BFC |
| Loss | 17-7-0 | Vinicius Queiroz |
KO/TKO
R1 0:23
|
Bellator 102 | 2013-10-04 | Heavyweight | BFC |
| Loss | 17-6-0 | Brendan Schaub |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 157 | 2013-02-23 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 17-5-0 | Stefan Struve |
SUB
R1 1:05
|
UFC 146 | 2012-05-26 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 16-5-0 | Pat Barry |
KO/TKO
R1 4:38
|
UFC on FOX 3 | 2012-05-05 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-5-0 | Joey Beltran |
KO/TKO
R1 4:24
|
UFC on FOX 2 | 2012-01-28 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 15-4-0 | Shawn Jordan |
SUB
R2 3:08
|
Strikeforce Challengers 19 | 2011-09-23 | Heavyweight | SF |
| Loss | 15-3-0 | Shane Del Rosario |
SUB
R1 4:31
|
Strikeforce | 2011-02-12 | Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 14-3-0 | Virgil Zwicker |
KO/TKO
R1 2:17
|
Strikeforce Challengers 11 | 2010-10-23 | Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 13-3-0 | Lolohea Mahe |
KO/TKO
R2 3:29
|
Strikeforce Challengers 7 | 2010-03-27 | Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 12-3-0 | Carl Seumanutafa |
KO/TKO
R1 0:18
|
Strikeforce Challengers 1 | 2009-05-16 | Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Dave Huckaba |
KO/TKO
R1 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2009-01-22 | PFC | |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Sean Souza |
KO/TKO
R1 2:51
|
Regional circuit | 2008-11-08 | ||
| Win | 9-3-0 | Vince Lucero |
KO/TKO
R1 1:16
|
Regional circuit | 2008-09-26 | PFC | |
| Win | 8-3-0 | Salvador Farnetti |
KO/TKO
R1 2:14
|
Regional circuit | 2008-08-21 | PFC | |
| Loss | 8-2-0 | Alijah Reni |
SUB
R1 1:31
|
Regional circuit | 2008-07-26 | ||
| Loss | 8-1-0 | Brian Olsen |
SUB
R2 0:14
|
WEC 18 | 2006-01-13 | Heavyweight | WEC |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Corey Salter |
SUB
R1 3:37
|
WEC 17 | 2005-10-14 | Heavyweight | WEC |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Todd Gouwenberg |
KO/TKO
R3 2:53
|
Freedom Fight | 2005-07-09 | Heavyweight | FF |
| Win | 5-1-0 | Carlos Garcia |
KO/TKO
R1 1:09
|
WEC 15 | 2005-05-19 | Heavyweight | WEC |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Lace Pele |
KO/TKO
R1 0:54
|
Regional circuit | 2004-12-12 | GC | |
| Win | 3-1-0 | Terry Pettek |
SUB
R1 0:21
|
Regional circuit | 2004-09-18 | ||
| Win | 2-1-0 | Fred Diaz |
KO/TKO
R1
|
WEC 11 | 2004-08-20 | Heavyweight | WEC |
| Win | 1-1-0 | Kyle Keeney |
KO/TKO
R1 1:36
|
LOTC 1 | 2004-06-05 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 0-1-0 | Levi Thornbrue |
KO/TKO
R1 2:32
|
WEC 10 | 2004-05-21 | Heavyweight | WEC |
| Loss | 0-0-0 | Doug Marshall |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
WEC 9 | 2004-01-16 | Heavyweight | WEC |
Johnson made his professional debut against Doug Marshall on January 16, 2004, fighting on the main card of WEC 9: Cold Blooded.
He lost his first MMA fight, losing to Doug Marshall who carried a 1-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Lavar Johnson lost to Doug Marshall by KO/TKO at 5:00 of Round 1.
Johnson made his debut in the UFC against Joey Beltran on January 28, 2012, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs. Davis having compiled a 15-5-0 professional MMA record.
Lavar Johnson beat Joey Beltran by KO/TKO at 4:24 of Round 1.
Since his debut, Johnson has gone on to fight a total of 4 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-2-0.
After his UFC stint, Johnson took his next fight at BFC on October 4, 2013, fighting against Vinicius Queiroz on the co-main event of Bellator 102: Kongo vs. Godbeer.
Lavar Johnson lost to Vinicius Queiroz by KO/TKO at 0:23 of Round 1.
Johnson's last win came against Ryan Martinez at Bellator 111 on Friday March 7, 2014. Lavar Johnson beat Ryan Martinez by KO/TKO at 4:22 of Round 1.
Johnson is not currently booked for any fights.
Johnson's last loss came against Cheick Kongo at Bellator 123 on Friday September 5, 2014. Lavar Johnson lost to Cheick Kongo by Submission at 3:27 of Round 1.
Johnson has fought 4 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-2-0.
Johnson has knocked out 16 opponents.
Johnson has submitted 2 opponents.
Johnson has been knocked out 2 times.
Johnson has been submitted 7 times.
