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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  Jussier Formiga prepares to enter the Octagon before his flyweight fight against John Dodson at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson prepares to enter the Octagon before his flyweight fight against Jussier Formiga at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) Jussier Formiga punches John Dodson during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson squares off with Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) Jussier Formiga punches John Dodson during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (L-R) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (R-L) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  (L-R) John Dodson punches Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson (L) reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  John Dodson reacts after knocking out Jussier Formiga during their flyweight fight at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  A general view of the theatre as John Dodson weighs in during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  John Dodson weighs in during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  John Dodson weighs in during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  John Dodson weighs in during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  John Dodson weighs in during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  A general view of the theatre as Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  (L-R) Opponents Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson face off during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 25:  (L-R) Opponents Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson face off during the UFC on FOX weigh-in on January 25, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 2:  Mixed martial artist John Dodson (L) and actor Jake Johnson interact at the UFC LINQ High Roller charity auction takeover during UFC International Fight Week at The Las Vegas High Roller at The LINQ on July 2, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Dodson;Jake Johnson
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 2:  Mixed martial artist John Dodson (R) and UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks pose at the UFC LINQ High Roller charity auction takeover during UFC International Fight Week at The Las Vegas High Roller at The LINQ on July 2, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05:  Jussier Formiga prepares to enter the Octagon before his flyweight fight against John Dodson at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 05: Jussier Formiga prepares to enter the Octagon before his flyweight fight against John Dodson at the UFC on FX event at Target Center on October 5, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

John Dodson

As improbable as it sounds, John Dodson’s MMA career was born at Chuck E. Cheese in Albuquerque, N.M.

That’s where Dodson was working in 2002 when he was persuaded by MMA coach Chris Luttrell to transform his exceptional wrestling skills into a possible fighting career.
 
As Dodson says, “The rest of the story is what you see now.”
 
Dodson is one of the quickest, most explosive fighters in the UFC’s flyweight division. He’s the No. 1 contender to champion Demetrious Johnson, who is the only fighter to beat him in the UFC.
 
Dodson, who has also fought in the featherweight and bantamweight classes, holds a victory over current UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. His first-round TKO over Dillashaw in December 2011 earned Dodson the Ultimate Fighter 14 bantamweight title.
 
Dodson climbed quickly through the flyweight ranks, defeating Timothy Elliott and Jussier Formiga in 2012 to earn a shot at Johnson, who was defending his belt for the first time. In January 2013 at UFC on FOX, Dodson knocked down Johnson twice in the early rounds before “Mighty Mouse” took control and won a unanimous five-round decision.
 
Dodson (20-9) bounced back with consecutive wins over Darrell Montague, John Moraga and Zach Makovsky to solidify his spot as the top contender to Johnson’s crown. His 20 victories include 10 knockouts and two submissions.
 
Dodson was a two-time state wrestling champion at Moriarty High School in New Mexico. He also competed in football and track.
 
One thing Dodson doesn’t lack is confidence. He has talked about holding UFC belts in three weight classes – flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight – at the same time and considers himself the best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.
 
“I’m the greatest fighter in the UFC,” he told UFC.com. “I should be the No. 1 guy in the world pound for pound, and that’s how I look at it in my own eyes.”

 

TRAINING: Wake up, poop, eat, train, poop, eat, train, sleep, train, eat, poop, train some more and sleep for the night 

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in '02. I was working at Chuck E. Cheese at the time and just so happened that I was the birthday host for Chris Luttrell’s son’s birthday. Some of the guys that were there knew me from wrestling and asked where I was planning to go after high school and wrestle. I told them nowhere and then that’s when they invited me to Jackson’s. The rest of the story is what you see now.

What ranks and titles have you held? TUF 14 winner, black belt in Gaidojutsu

Do you have any heroes? My hero is my mother. She raised my brother and I to be the men that we are today. Strong, independent, and will never give up on our dreams.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's means a lot to me to fight in the UFC. I could be the best at flyweight in the world, but no one will know my name. I'm trying to have my name written in the stars and not washed away in the sands. Being in the UFC will help me with that.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to the University of New Mexico and studied Criminology. I haven't got my degree yet.

What was your job before you started fighting? I was a Server at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and instructor at Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA gym.

Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Won tons of Grappler Quests back in the day, was a state champion wrestler in high school, went undefeated as amateur in MMA

Favorite grappling technique: Chokes - it doesn't matter what kind, I like them all.

Favorite striking technique: Jumping head kick

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