Anthony Johnson

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson was one of those fighters who made you stop whatever you were doing the moment his music hit. The man had arguably the most terrifying one-punch knockout power in UFC history — watching him dismantle light heavyweights like they were made of paper never got old, no matter how many times you saw it. He came up through welterweight, bounced around divisions struggling with weight cuts, and somehow kept reinventing himself until he found his true home at 205 pounds. His two title shots against Daniel Cormier were heartbreaking, but nobody could take away what he did to Alexander Gustafsson or Ryan Bader. When he passed in November 2022 from lymphoma at just 38, it hit the MMA world hard — too young, too soon, and a reminder that fighters are human beings first. Rest easy, Rumble.

Name (English)

Anthony Johnson

Name (Japanese)

アンソニー・ジョンソン

Reading

あんそにー・じょんそん

Born

March 6, 1984 – November 13, 2022

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Dublin, Georgia, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / kickboxer / Thai boxer

High school

West Laurens High School

University

Lassen Community College

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%A0%BC%E9%97%98%E5%AE%B6)

Tags

• Georgia
• mixed martial arts fighter
• kickboxer
• Thai boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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