If you have the interest in the Ultimate fighting championship (UFC), then you may have heard about Demetrious Johnson. He is a former American freestyle wrestler. Currently, he is a flyweight fighter for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Also, people know him best for his quick striking and elusive movement. Through these movements, he has recorded most takedowns in UFC flyweight history. As of now, 2018, official UFC pound-for-pound rankings records him on no. 1 position. Several UFC president Dana White, MMA weekly, and even ESPN had called him one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world.
Demetrious Johnson: early life and education
Demetrious was born on 13th August in the year 1986 in Madisonville, Kentucky, US. His real name is Demetrious Khrishna Johnson was born prematurely. He remembers his childhood as a worse moment of his life. Since he was abused by his step-father while growing up, you can say he had a pretty miserable childhood. Furthermore, his mother was deaf and on top of that he had never met or saw the photo of his father.
For his education, Johnson had attended Washington High school, Parkland. During his high school years, he was heavily involved in athletics like wrestling, track and cross country running. In his junior and senior years, he was placed 3rd and 2nd in wrestling. Additionally, he had also competed in State championship in Track as well as cross country.
Demetrious Johnson: Career and achievements
Johnson has begun his career in Mixed Martial Arts since 2007. Prior to wrestler, he had worked in a warehouse in downtown Tacoma. In his Debut in MMA, he has won first-round knockout victory. After getting success in the first round, he went to win eight fights in a row. Thereafter, in 2010, he made his debut at World Extreme Cage Fighting and earned a prominent place. In 2012, he won the title UFC Flyweight Championship. In the course of his career, he has fought many fights where he experienced many losses and wins. He has earned several titles from is win.
Don’t go for his height as this fighter is noted for his fighting style. His fighting skills are bind with Muay Thai, Fast punches and kicks, etc which helps to knock down the opponent. With his fighting skills, he has made eleven successful title defenses in UFC history. UFC president, commentator and some media vent call him “Johnson, the greatest MMA in the world”.
Demetrious Johnson: Personal life and wife
Talking about his marital life, he is a happily married man. He tied a knot with his better half, Destiny Bartles on 11th May 2012 in Hawaii. He always claims that his wife is the best thing that has happened to him and his life is incomplete with her. According to him, Destiny is the reason who was able to pull him out from his appalling past and gave hi new life.
As of now, the couple is having a blissful life and is blessed with two sons- Tyren Johnson (2013) and Maverick Johnson(2015). Moreover, he had is also an enthusiastic gamer and streams his games on Twitch.tv with a mighty gaming username.
Demetrious Johnson: Net worth
The 5 foot 3 inches wrestler net worth is estimated to be $ 6 million as of 2018. Although he has not disclosed his salary, we can assume his present salary from his past years. He got a $237,000 salary in April 2015. In 2014, he got $179,000 in June and $183,000 on September.
Therefore, he had garnered a huge earning from his career since 2007. It would be useless if we don’t mention his car collection Lamborghini, Audi r8, Aston Martin db9, and BMW m5. He also has a passion for bikes. Besides, he also resides in a luxurious mansion with his family.
Johnson holds an account in social media platforms. He has followers of 829k on Instagram and Facebook additionally has 318.5k followers on Twitter.
