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on the 18th, ufc announced that chinese player su mudaerji will face american player charles johnson in the fight night event held at ufc apex in las vegas on october 20th, beijing time. this is also su mudaerji’s first game this year.

charles johnson currently has a record of 16 wins and 6 losses, including 7 knockouts and 3 submission wins. johnson was once the lfa flyweight champion, but he lost to the undefeated mohammad mokayev by unanimous decision in his ufc debut in july 2022. in the past two years, johnson has experienced a three-game losing streak, losing to opponents such as cody durden who are ranked in the list, and it is worth noting that he has never been finished in his career.

johnson is currently on a three-game winning streak, defeating jack hadley, joshua wan and other opponents, and won the "best performance" bonus by knocking out the latter. before signing with the ufc, johnson had a record of fighting with former ufc champion challenger brandon royval, but he lost by unanimous decision.

sumudarji currently has a record of 16 wins and 6 losses, including 13 kos and 1 submission win. sumudarji once made it into the official ufc flyweight rankings, thanks to his three consecutive victories from 20190 to 2021. in those three victories, he defeated andrei sukontas, malcolm gordon and zharuk adashev successively. the most exciting battle was a ko of gordon in 44 seconds. sumudarji, who entered the rankings, then ushered in matt schnell. in that bloody battle, he was surrendered by a triangle choke in the second round, but the two received the "best match" bonus of the night. last december, sumudarji faced tim elliott, a former champion challenger who played temporarily, and was surrendered again in the first round. the losing streak caused sumudarji to drop out of the rankings, and he has been out of action due to injuries.

text/beijing youth daily sports zhou xueshuai