Last Updated on September 30, 2021 8:03 pm by Erwin Noguera
Johnny Walker is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the UFC light heavyweight category. On one hand, While it is true that during his career, he has had many setbacks; both in his personal life and in his sporting life, Walker has known how to move forward and recover. Today, he is one of the best MMA fighters in his category.
Thanks to his excellent performances in the Octagons throughout the world, Walker earned a spot in the UFC. This, after an excellent performance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the ranking published by the UFC in the light heavyweight category, Johnny Walker owns the # 10 position in the official ranking.
One of the greatest promises of Brazilian mixed martial arts. Johnny Walker, began his professional career within the octagons of the UFC on November 17, 2018, at the UFC Fight Night 140 event. In this fight, Walker managed to defeat Khalil Rountree Jr. by knockout.
Walker currently has a professional MMA record of 17 wins (14 knockouts) and 5 losses.
UFC Profile – Johnny Walker – Top 4 fights
- Johnny Walker vs. Francisco Francisco
Walker’s first professional fight was at the MMA 2 Invictus Circuit event, where he faced fellow Brazilian Francisco Francisco. In this match, Walker showed what he’s done and, at 0:49 of the first round, after a combination of knees and punches, he ended up sending his opponent to the canvas, defeating him through a technical knockout.
- Johnny Walker vs. Ricardo Pandora
After showing in his first 6 fights that he was at his highest competitive level, Johnny Walker faced Ricardo Pandora in Immortal FC 1: The Invasion. The date was on June 13, 2015. This fight from the beginning inclined to Walker’s side, so much so that, after a series of punches, he managed to beat Pandora through a technical knockout.
- Johnny Walker vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
At the UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio, Walker made his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), against the North American Khalil Rountree Jr. In this fight, played in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Walker won the award for the performance of the night. This time, he was awarded after knocking out the American thanks to a direct elbow to his face.
- Johnny Walker vs. Ryan Spann
Finally, the last fight Walker played was against American Ryan Spann at the UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley. Walker was coming into this fight after more than a year of inactivity and several fights postponed due to injuries and positive for tests for Covid-19, close to one of the fights. In this fight, Walker cut the negative streak of 2 losses. Because thanks to a series of elbows and punches he managed to throw Spann to the canvas to defeat him by knockout.
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