Given the breezy way Demetrious Johnson talks about his profession, hobbies and family, the 36-year-old father of three could easily be mistaken for a harmless desk jockey—a programmer or salesman or marketing director, something like that. “My wife’s calling me a nerd all the time,” he says. “I’m into tech now. I’m part of two startup companies here in Seattle.” Johnson commutes to work every day in a Tesla that’s two years away from being paid off, and he takes his gaming laptop on vacation. “I’m trying to get better about not worrying about gaming when I go on trips with my wife,” he confesses.
Don’t let all of this fool you. Johnson does not work an office job and he is anything but harmless.
With 31 wins, four losses and a single draw, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the reigning ONE Championship Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight World Champion and, arguably, the best pound-for-pound fighter in