Demetrious Johnson Demetrious Johnson made a decision to use brain over brawn after a March 2012 fight in which he narrowly escaped a loss while absorbing a career-high 61 significant strikes. Johnson (23-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC), the current UFC flyweight champion and No. 3 fighter in the NOS Energy Drink MMA pound-for-pound rankings , was in a position at one point in his career when he could opt to be a fighter who stands in the pocket and exchanges blows until someone falls down, or be a tactical and intelligent athlete that competes as efficiently as possible. Through the early stages of his career Johnson found a balance between fighting with necessary risk and remaining disciplined. That worked until he crossed paths with Ian McCall in his flyweight debut at UFC on FX 2 in March 2012.