Donte Johnson vs Nick Klein

Nov 1, 2025 · ESPN+

DateNov 1, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, November 1, 2025 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 7:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 4:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 11:00 PM
Central Europe: Sun 12:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 10:00 AM
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Donte JohnsonLockjaw |9-0-0Donte Johnson vs Nick KleinNick KleinBlue Collar |6-3-0

Donte JohnsonLockjaw9-0-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

9-0-0Record6-3-0

27Age31

5'8"Height6'1"

74"Reach77"

209 lbsWeight205 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Nick KleinBlue Collar6-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Donte Johnson owns a 139-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Donte Johnson and Nick Klein across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Donte JohnsonNick Klein

Recent form

Donte JohnsonW W W W W · +112 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Nick KleinL L W W W · +31 Elo last 5

LLWWW

Elo edge

Donte Johnson1706+25 last move

Nick Klein1567-27 last move

Why they are ranked here

Donte Johnson#50 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1706 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Sedriques Dumas (rated 1660 at the time): +31.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +112 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #49 Brunno Ferreira, 0 ahead of #51 Joilton Lutterbach.
Opposition: Opponents averaged 1529 Elo over the last 9 fights. Beating higher-rated opponents is worth more.

Nick Klein#202 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1567 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Collin Huckbody (rated 1673 at the time): +40.
Costliest loss: Lost to Dorjan Dokaj (rated 1479 at the time): -36.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +31 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #201 Ben Johnston, 1 ahead of #203 Dylan Budka.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Donte JohnsonNow 1706 · #50 Middleweight

Wins by decision+15→ 1721

Loses by decision-33→ 1673

Nick KleinNow 1567 · #202 Middleweight

Wins by decision+33→ 1600

Loses by decision-15→ 1552

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Donte JohnsonvsNick Klein

Takedown accuracy

100%vs6%

Submission average

0.62vs1.93

Takedown average

1.87vs5.79

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.11vs3.41

Finishing profile

Donte JohnsonKO/TKO leads 78% of wins

Nick Kleinsubmission leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Donte JohnsonNick Klein

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.36Sig. strikes landed per min2.51

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

46Sig. strike accuracy57

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

2.11Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.41

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

61Sig. strike defense40

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

1.87Takedown average5.79

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

100Takedown accuracy6

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

77Takedown defense67

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0.62Submission average1.93

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

7Wins by knockout2

1Wins by submission3

1Wins by decision1

0Losses by knockout3

0Losses by submission0

0Losses by decision0

Donte Johnson vs Nick Klein is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : GARCIA VS ONAMA. Donte Johnson enters with a 9-0-0 record and Nick Klein enters with a 6-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.