Lavar Johnson

Lavar "Big" Johnson

First Name: Lavar Last Name: Johnson
Nickname: Big
Date of Birth: Mar 09, 1977 Age: 47
Weight: 114.0 Height: 193.0
Reach: 206.0
Location: Irvine, California, US
Hometown: Madera, California, United States
Fighting Styles: Boxing, Muay Thai
Affiliations: Pro Buhawe, American Kickboxing Academy
Fight Stats
Record 18 - 10 Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 28 fights Professional Fights 28 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 20 years
Days Last Fought 3522 days Rounds Fought 35 rounds
Finish Wins 18 finishes Finish Losses 9 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 100 % Finish Loss Percentage 90 %
Knockout Wins 7 KOs Knockout Losses 1 KO losses
TKO Wins 9 TKOs TKO Losses 1 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 88 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 20 %
Submission Wins 2 subs Submission Losses 7 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 11 % Submission Loss Percentage 70 %
Decision Wins 0 decision wins Decision Losses 1 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 0 % Decision Loss Percentage 10 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 0 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 1 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 0 SD wins Split Decision Losses 0 SD losses

Professional Fights

Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(18 - 9)

Bellator 123

September 05, 2014 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 3:27

Cheick Kongo
Win

Cheick Kongo

(20 - 9 - 2)
Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(18 - 8)

Bellator 116

April 11, 2014 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, United States

Submission (Keylock) Round: 1 Time: 4:08

Blagoy Ivanov
Win

Blagoy Ivanov

(10 - 0, 1 NC)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(17 - 8)

Bellator 111

March 07, 2014 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Winstar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:22

Ryan Martinez
Loss

Ryan Martinez

(10 - 3)
Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(17 - 7)

Bellator 102

October 04, 2013 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, California, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 0:23

Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(17 - 6)

UFC 157

February 23, 2013 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Honda Center, Anaheim, California, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Brendan Schaub
Win

Brendan Schaub

(8 - 3)
Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(17 - 5)

UFC 146

May 26, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:05

Stefan Struve
Win

Stefan Struve

(23 - 5)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(16 - 5)

UFC on Fox 3

May 05, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:38

Patrick Barry
Loss

Patrick Barry

(7 - 4)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(15 - 5)

UFC on Fox 2

January 28, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

United Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:24

Joey Beltran
Loss

Joey Beltran

(12 - 6)
Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(15 - 4)

Challengers 19

September 23, 2011 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Submission (Keylock) Round: 2 Time: 3:08

Shawn Jordan
Win

Shawn Jordan

(10 - 3)
Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(15 - 3)

Fedor vs. Silva

February 12, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 4:31

Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(14 - 3)

Challengers 11

October 22, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:17

Virgil Zwicker
Loss

Virgil Zwicker

(9 - 1)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(13 - 3)

Challengers 7

March 26, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Save Mart Center at Fresno State, Fresno, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 3:29

Lolohea Mahe
Loss

Lolohea Mahe

(4 - 0 - 1)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(12 - 3)

Strikeforce - Challengers 1

May 15, 2009 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Save Mart Center at Fresno State, Fresno, California, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 0:18

Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(11 - 3)

PFC 12

January 22, 2009 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round: 1 Time: 3:00

Dave Huckaba
Loss

Dave Huckaba

(10 - 2)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(10 - 3)

Do or Die

November 08, 2008 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Selland Arena, Fresno, Calif.

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 2:51

Sean Souza
Loss

Sean Souza

(4 - 0)

PFC 10

September 26, 2008 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, Calif.

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 1:16

Vince Lucero
Loss

Vince Lucero

(20 - 14)

Palace Fighting Championship - Bias vs. Blood

August 21, 2008 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:14

Sal Farnetti
Loss

Sal Farnetti

(2 - 1)

WG

July 26, 2008 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Frenso, California

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 1:31

Alijah Reni
Win

Alijah Reni

(3 - 1)

WEC 18

January 13, 2006 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

Submission (Knee Injury) Round: 2 Time: 0:14

Brian Olsen
Win

Brian Olsen

(4 - 1)

WEC 17

October 14, 2005 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

Submission (Strikes) Round: 1 Time: 3:37

Corey Salter
Loss

Corey Salter

(5 - 2)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(6 - 1)

Canada vs. USA

July 09, 2005 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Robert Guertin Arena, Hull, Quebec

TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 2:53

Todd Gouwenberg
Loss

Todd Gouwenberg

(3 - 1)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(5 - 1)

WEC 15

May 19, 2005 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:09

Carlos Garcia
Loss

Carlos Garcia

(5 - 6)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(4 - 1)

GC 33

December 12, 2004 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Eagle Mountain CasinoPorterville, California

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 0:54

Lace Pele
Loss

Lace Pele

(DEBUT)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(3 - 1)

Venom - First Strike

September 18, 2004 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 1 Time: 0:21

Terry Pettek
Loss

Terry Pettek

(0 - 1)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(2 - 1)

WEC 11

August 20, 2004 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:34

Fred Diaz
Loss

Fred Diaz

(DEBUT)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(1 - 1)

LOTC

June 05, 2004 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Swinomich Northern Lights CasinoAnacortes, Washington

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:36

Kyle Keeney
Loss

Kyle Keeney

(6 - 3)
Lavar Johnson
Win

Lavar Johnson

(0 - 1)

WEC 10

May 21, 2004 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:32

Levi Thornbrue
Loss

Levi Thornbrue

(0 - 4)
Lavar Johnson
Loss

Lavar Johnson

(DEBUT)

WEC 9

January 16, 2004 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round: 1 Time: 5:00

Doug Marshall
Win

Doug Marshall

(1 - 0)