Aaron Johnson
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Aaron Johnson is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, ADCC Trials winner, and ADCC veteran known for his leglocks and aggressive submission-focused style. His explosive heel hook entries and powerful lower-body attacks made him one of the most feared finishers in modern no-gi competition.
A longtime presence on the professional circuit, Tex has competed against elite opponents around the world, building a reputation for toughness, intensity, and the ability to end matches instantly with his signature leglock game.
Personal
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Rankings
Main Achievements
Submissions Breakdown
Wins
Losses
| Submission | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Straight ankle lock | 7 | 0 |
| Kneebar | 5 | 0 |
| Armbar | 3 | 2 |
| Inside heel hook | 2 | 3 |
| Heel hook | 2 | 1 |
| Ude gatame | 2 | 0 |
| Toe hold | 1 | 0 |
| Reverse triangle | 1 | 0 |
| Triangle armbar | 1 | 0 |
| Triangle | 1 | 1 |
| Armlock | 1 | 0 |
| Kimura | 1 | 0 |
| Outside heel hook | 1 | 0 |
| Estima lock | 1 | 0 |
| Rear naked | 0 | 3 |
| Kata gatame | 0 | 2 |
| Arm-in guillotine | 0 | 1 |
| Calf slicer | 0 | 1 |
| Opponent | Result | Date | Event | Method | Weight | Round | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Spriggs | Loss | 2021 | WNO Championship | Decision | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Orlando Sanchez | Win | 2021 | WNO Championship | DQ | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 184 |
| Gustavo Batista | Loss | 2021 | F2W 176 | Decision | N/A | — | — |
| Matheus Gabriel | Loss | 2021 | New Orleans No-Gi | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Arnaldo Maidana | Win | 2021 | F2W 161 | Ude gatame | 94KG | — | 12 |
| Victor Hugo | Loss | 2021 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 2-2 | +97KG | Finals | — |
| John Hansen | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Pans | Estima lock | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 35 |
| Max Gimenis | Loss | 2021 | F2W 163 | Decision | Absolute | — | — |
| Lucas Barbosa | Win | 2021 | F2W 174 | Decision | N/A | — | 24 |
| Kaynan Duarte | Loss | 2021 | 3CG 6 | Points | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Giancarlo Bodoni | Win | 2021 | Orlando No-Gi | Outside heel hook | Absolute | Finals | 1 |
| Pedro Palhares | Win | 2021 | Orlando No-Gi | N/A | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Damon Morgan | Win | 2021 | Orlando No-Gi | Kneebar | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Vinicius Ferreira | Loss | 2021 | Orlando No-Gi | Points: 5-0 | +91KG | Finals | — |
| Alexandre Bueno | Win | 2021 | Orlando No-Gi | Advantage | +91KG | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| David Garmo | Win | 2021 | Dallas No-Gi | Kneebar | Absolute | Finals | 1 |
| Haisam Rida | Win | 2021 | Dallas No-Gi | Advantage | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Joe Dierkhising | Win | 2021 | Dallas No-Gi | Advantage | +97KG | Finals | 1 |
| Jackson Douglas | Win | 2021 | Dallas No-Gi | Ude gatame | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Rafael Lovato | Win | 2020 | F2W 151 | Decision | 126KG | — | 12 |
| William Tackett | Loss | 2020 | Subversiv 4 | Kata gatame | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Fellipe Trovo | Win | 2020 | Subversiv 4 | Decision | Absolute | 16 | 1 |
| Kaynan Duarte | Loss | 2020 | No-Gi Pans | Armbar | 97KG | Finals | — |
| Arnaldo Maidana | Win | 2020 | No-Gi Pans | Straight ankle lock | 97KG | Semi-Finals | 35 |
| Gordon Ryan | Loss | 2020 | Sub Stars | Kata gatame | N/A | — | — |
| Marcus Almeida | Loss | 2019 | ADCC | Points: 3-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Jon Blank | Win | 2019 | ADCC | Straight ankle lock | Absolute | 16 | 219 |
| James Puopolo | Loss | 2019 | ADCC | Points: 3-0 | 99KG | 16 | — |
| Todd Mueckenheim | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Pans | Kimura | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 8 |
| Briean Beaury | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Pans | Armlock | Absolute | 16 | 5 |
| Max Gimenis | Loss | 2019 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 11-0 | 97KG | Finals | — |
| Paulo Brasil | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Pans | Unknown | 97KG | Semi-Finals | 24 |
| Tim Spriggs | Loss | 2019 | F2W 119 | Decision | 100KG | — | — |
| Valdir Araujo | Draw | 2019 | KASAI 5 | N/A | 93KG | — | 7 |
| Jackson Sousa | Win | 2019 | KASAI 5 | Inside heel hook | 93KG | — | 26 |
| Felipe Pena | Win | 2019 | KASAI 5 | Inside heel hook | 93KG | — | 54 |
| Kaynan Duarte | Loss | 2019 | KASAI 5 | Points: 6-1 | 93KG | Finals | — |
| Ricardo Abreu | Win | 2019 | KASAI Dallas | Points: 1-0 | 94KG | — | 26 |
| Victor Hugo | Loss | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Armbar | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Freddy Vosgrone | Loss | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Decision | 97KG | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Kyle Boehm | Loss | 2019 | BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix | EBI Overtime | Absolute | — | — |
| William Tackett | Win | 2019 | BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix | EBI Overtime | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 16 |
| Keith Krikorian | Win | 2019 | BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix | EBI Overtime | Absolute | 16 | 11 |
| Kyle Boehm | Loss | 2019 | King of the Mat 7 | EBI Overtime | Absolute | Finals | — |
| Quentin Rosenzweig | Win | 2019 | King of the Mat 7 | Kneebar | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Guybson Sa | Win | 2019 | King of the Mat 7 | Heel hook | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Viktor Vaughn | Win | 2019 | King of the Mat 7 | Heel hook | Absolute | 16 | 1 |
| Craig Jones | Loss | 2019 | KASAI Super Series Orlando Florida | Rear naked | 92KG | — | — |
| Kevin Gallager | Win | 2018 | Gamblers Invitational | Points | Absolute | — | 1 |
| Hudson Taylor | Win | 2018 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Kneebar | +99KG | Finals | 73 |
| Andrew Tevay | Win | 2018 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Kneebar | +99KG | Semi-Finals | 47 |
| JeQuan Williamson | Win | 2018 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Triangle armbar | +99KG | Quarter-Finals | 8 |
| Riley Mccormick | Win | 2018 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Reverse triangle | +99KG | 16 | 5 |
| Tom DeBlass | Win | 2018 | F2W 91 | Decision | Absolute | — | 12 |
| Diogo Sampaio | Loss | 2018 | No-Gi Pans | DQ | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Jackson Sousa | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Pans | Straight ankle lock | 97KG | Finals | 37 |
| Roberto Torralbas | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 2-0 | 97KG | Semi-Finals | 24 |
| Yuri Simoes | Loss | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 5-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| David Garmo | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 10-2 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 54 |
| Ben Hodgkinson | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Straight ankle lock | Absolute | 16 | 20 |
| Max Gimenis | Loss | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | +97KG | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Satoshi Ishii | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Triangle | +97KG | 16 | 20 |
| Matt Leighton | Win | 2017 | No-Gi Pans | Decision | +97KG | Finals | 29 |
| Oleksandr Karliychuk | Win | 2017 | No-Gi Pans | Straight ankle lock | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 19 |
| Taniel Santos | Win | 2017 | Atlanta Summer No-Gi | Straight ankle lock | Absolute | Finals | 1 |
| Leo Davilla | Win | 2017 | Atlanta Summer No-Gi | Armbar | 97KG | Finals | 1 |
| Kory Acchione | Win | 2017 | F2W 43 | Decision | N/A | — | 7 |
| DJ Jackson | Loss | 2017 | New York No-Gi | Points | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Mahamed Aly | Loss | 2017 | New York No-Gi | Calf slicer | +97KG | Finals | — |
| Keenan Cornelius | Loss | 2017 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Joao Assis | Loss | 2017 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | 97KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Paul Ardila | Win | 2017 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 4-0 | 97KG | Quarter-Finals | 21 |
| Gianni Grippo | Loss | 2017 | NY Spring No-Gi | Points | Absolute | Finals | — |
| Joao Paulo | Win | 2017 | NY Spring No-Gi | Points | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Gordon Ryan | Loss | 2017 | Grappling Industries | Triangle | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Craig Jones | Loss | 2017 | EBI 14 | Inside heel hook | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Andrew Kimler | Win | 2017 | EBI 14 | Armbar | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 21 |
| Matt Kirchwhem | Win | 2017 | EBI 14 | EBI Overtime | Absolute | 16 | 16 |
| Eliot Marshall | Win | 2016 | No-Gi Worlds | Toe hold | +97KG | Quarter-Finals | 21 |
| Yuri Simoes | Loss | 2016 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 19-0 | 97KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Dillon Danis | Loss | 2016 | No-Gi Pans | Arm-in guillotine | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Samir Abdolkader | Win | 2016 | No-Gi Pans | Armbar | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 7 |
| Leo Davila | Win | 2016 | No-Gi Pans | Straight ankle lock | +97KG | Finals | 29 |
| Mike Hillebrand | Loss | 2016 | EBI 8 | Inside heel hook | 84KG | 16 | — |
| Richie Martinez | Loss | 2015 | Kakuto | Heel hook | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Neiman Gracie | Loss | 2015 | No-Gi Pans | Rear naked | 94KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Quentin Rosensweig | Loss | 2015 | Kakuto 5 | Inside heel hook | Absolute | — | — |