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Nathan Johnson landing ground and pound at his debut, LFS Middletown Mayhem, Jul 11, 2026

Nathan Johnson

Amateur MMA1-0bantamweight (135 lb)Columbus, OH

Nathan Johnson, hands on hips, gloves on, in a koi-print rashguard

At a glance

Record
1-01 win, 0 losses
Wins by choke or lock
1
Weight class
Oct 24: 135 lb class (bantamweight)First fight: 145 lb class (featherweight)
Height
5'7"
Weight (LFS)
135 lb
Trains at
Immortal Martial Arts
Fights out of
Columbus, OH
First fight
Jul 11, 2026 · Legends Fight Series
Background
Wrestling · jiu-jitsu · 1st at the Arnold 2026
Day job
Construction laborer

Sources:LFS,Tapology.

Profile

Nathan Johnson always figured he would be into fighting, but growing up he never had a way in. For a stretch he was overweight and not active at all.

“Then I found wrestling, and honestly, that sport damn near changed everything for me.”

Nate

His freshman season in high school, he did not win a single match. He kept wrestling, added jiu-jitsu, and in 2026 took first at the Arnold (a big sports festival in Columbus). He has also entered open-weight brackets, against bigger and higher-ranked grapplers.

Today he fights out of Columbus, OH and trains at Immortal Martial Arts. By day he works construction as a laborer and balances the job with training. Plenty of his coworkers are surprised when they first find out he fights.

Nathan Johnson in a hard hat and hi-vis shirt on a construction site
Day jobConstruction laborer

“There are days when you're tired and don't feel like doing anything after work, but that's where discipline has to take over when motivation isn't there.”

Nate

On , on short notice, he had his first amateur MMA fight, at Legends Fight Series (LFS) Middletown Mayhem. He beat Kyle Schultz with a triangle choke (a chokehold with the legs) from his back. That night he fought in the 145 lb class (featherweight). On , he drops to the 135 lb class (bantamweight) to face Jonathan Piatt at LFS Buckeye Fight Night, KEMBA Live!, Columbus, OH.

Record and next fight

Timeline

High school Oct 24

  1. High school

    Wrestling

    High-school Nathan Johnson with his hand raised after a wrestling win

  2. 2026 · Jiu-jitsu tournament

    The Arnold1st

    Nathan Johnson on the first-place podium at the Arnold 2026

  3. · First MMA fight

    WinTriangle choke

    Nathan Johnson in the cage at his debut, LFS Middletown Mayhem

  4. · Next

    vsJonathan Piatt

    LFS Buckeye Fight Night · KEMBA Live!, Columbus, OH

    16 days 20 hours 18 minutes until the card starts
    Tickets

    “I'd rather give everything I have to this and find out how far I can actually go.”

    Nate
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Thanks

Nathan Johnson in his car, wearing a T-shirt that reads "My strength comes from the Lord"

“Whether you've coached me, trained with me, supported me, pushed me, given me advice, or helped me in some small way—it doesn't go unnoticed.”

Nate