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John Dodson
Born	John Thomas Dodson III (1984-09-26) September 26, 1984 (age 40) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Other names	The Magician
Residence	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
Division	Flyweight Bantamweight
Reach	66.0 in (168 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing, Wrestling, Gaidojutsu
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Team	Jackson's MMA
Rank	Black Belt in Gaidojutsu
Years active	2002-present

Mixed martial arts record
Total	19
Wins	14
By knockout	6
By submission	2
By decision	6
Losses	5
By decision	5

Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

John Thomas Dodson III (born September 26, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Dodson has made a name for himself fighting mainly in the Southwest region. He was the winner of the Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. Dodson is currently ranked the #3 flyweight in the world by Sherdog.

Early life

Dodson was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He grew up in Albuquerque then he and his family moved to Edgewood, New Mexico. He attended Moriarty High School in Moriarty, New Mexico. While attending Moriarty, Dodson competed in track, football and wrestling. In wrestling Dodson was a two-time state champion, one time state runner-up and four time district champion. Dodson graduated from high school in 2003, and then enrolled at the University of New Mexico while working at a local Chuck E. Cheese.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Dodson began training MMA in 2002 after Chris Luttrell, and Greg Jackson recruited him for his extensive wrestling background. After the first day of training he "fell in love with the sport" and continued to train daily with Jackson.

Dodson competed in a Grappler’s Quest and won in the beginner level. Four months later he did another submission tournament, winning that at the intermediate level. Six months later Dodson competed in his first amateur fight. He competed in one other amateur bout before turning pro. Dodson was offered to make his debut in Japan against the number one ranked flyweight in the world, Yasuhiro Urushitani. Dodson lost the fight via a controversial decision.

With the lack of fights materializing at flyweight, Dodson began taking fights at featherweight and bantamweight as well. He obtained a 3-2 record before taking a fight against future WEC fighter, Clint Godfrey, winning the fight via decision. With the win over Godfrey, Dodson was selected to be a part of the second season of the Tapout Reality show.

Despite having a 1-1 record under the Ultimate Warrior Challenge promotion, he was awarded shot at the vacant UWC flyweight title at UWC 7. Dodson was defeated by Pat Runez in a highly controversial five round decision. At UWC 8, Dodson defeated previously unbeaten Jesse Riggleman via unanimous decision.

Dodson was expected to fight at Tachi Palace Fights 9 against Alexis Vila. However, Vila suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of the bout. Vila was replaced by former Shooto champion Mamoru Yamaguchi. Dodson then pulled out of the fight for unknown reasons, and was replaced by Kevin Dunsmoor.

The Ultimate Fighter

In 2011, Dodson had signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, Dodson fought Brandon Merkt to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. Dodson defeated Merkt in the first round via TKO.

Dodson was selected as a part of Team Mayhem, he was the first bantamweight chosen for the team (fourth overall). Dodson defeated John Albert via unanimous decision in the preliminary round and moved onto the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals Dodson was selected to fight Team Mayhem teammate, Johnny Bedford. After a close first round, Dodson won the fight via KO in the first minute of the second round. The win moved Dodson into the finals. The impressive finish also won Dodson an additional $25,000 for the fan voted "Knockout of the Season".

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dodson made his UFC debut on December 3, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against T.J. Dillashaw to determine the bantamweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14. Dodson won the fight via TKO in the first round to become the first Bantamweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter competition. He received an additional $40,000 for winning Knockout of the Night honors.

For his next fight, Dodson moved back down to the flyweight division and was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3. However, Uyenoyama was forced out of the bout, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tim Elliott. Dodson defeated Elliott by unanimous decision.

Dodson faced promotional newcomer Jussier Formiga on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Dodson is now expected to face UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, becoming the first Ultimate Fighter alumnus to fight for a title post-season 5.

Championships & accomplishments

Ultimate Fighting Championship
- The Ultimate Fighter 14 Bantamweight Tournament Winner
- The Ultimate Fighter 14 Knockout of the Season
- Knockout of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches	14 wins	5 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	2	0
By decision	6	5


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	14-5	Jussier Formiga	TKO	UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot	October 5, 2012	2	4:35	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	UFC Flyweight title eliminator.
Win	13-5	Tim Elliott	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller	May 5, 2012	3	5:00	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States	Return to flyweight.
Win	12-5	T.J. Dillashaw	TKO	The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale	December 3, 2011	1	1:54	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won The Ultimate Fighter 14; Knockout of the Night; Bantamweight bout
Win	11-5	John Moraga	Decision (unanimous)	Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion	December 11, 2010	3	5:00	Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Win	10-5	Jessie Riggleman	Decision (unanimous)	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8	May 22, 2010	3	5:00	Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Loss	9-5	Pat Runez	Decision (split)	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 7	October 3, 2009	5	5:00	Fairfax, Virginia, United States	For UWC Flyweight Championship
Win	9-4	Jose Lujan	TKO	Duke City MMA Series 2	July 25, 2009	1	0:52	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	8-4	Jose Villarisco	Decision (unanimous)	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 5	February 21, 2009	3	5:00	Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Loss	7-4	Mike Easton	Decision (split)	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 4	October 11, 2008	3	5:00	Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Win	7-3	Vern Baca	TKO	Battlequest 8	April 11, 2008	1	3:42	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	6-3	Zac White	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Last Man Standing 2	December 15, 2007	1	3:42	Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Loss	5-3	Bill Boland	Decision (unanimous)	Ultimate Cage Wars 7	April 7, 2007	3	5:00	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win	5-2	Jake Long	TKO (slam & punches)	Last Man Standing 1	March 17, 2007	1	N/A	Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Win	4-2	Clint Godfrey	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Fire 27	December 9, 2006	3	5:00	Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
Loss	3-2	Joe Doherty	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Fire 25	July 29, 2006	3	5:00	Vail, Colorado, United States
Win	3-1	Jared Moreland	TKO	Rumble in the Rockies 2	February 18, 2006	1	2:55	Loveland, Colorado, United States
Win	2-1	Johnny Velasquez	Decision (split)	King of the Cage: Socorro	July 23, 2005	2	5:00	Socorro, New Mexico, United States
Loss	1-1	Yasuhiro Urushitani	Decision (unanimous)	Demolition 20	November 14, 2004	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-0	Zac White	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Desert Extreme	September 3, 2004	1	3:23	Socorro, New Mexico, United States

References

"Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". Sherdog.com. December 31, 2012.
^ "John Dodson Bio".
^ John Fullilove. "John "The Magician" Dodson".
"John Dodson - Myspace".
"Sherdog Fightfinder".
"TapOut Features Greg Jackson fighters John Dodson and Julie Kedzie".
John Morgan. "Gerald Harris, John Dodson among targeted Tachi Palace Fights 9 additions".
John Morgan. "Vila out at May's Tachi Palace Fights 9 event, Dodson now faces Shooto star Yamaguchi".
Chris Nelson. "Dodson Out, Dunsmoor In Against Mamoru at Tachi Palace Fights 9".
"Third Fox Event to Feature Lightweight War".
"Tim Elliott replaces Darren Uyenoyama, meets John Dodson at UFC on FOX 3". mmajunkie.com. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
"John Dodson vs Jussier Da Dilva possible for UFC on FX 5". mmamania.com. July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.

External links

Professional MMA record for John Dodson from Sherdog

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