Miles Xavier Johns (born March 30, 1994)[1] is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he has also formerly competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance where he was the LFA Bantamweight Champion.
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Miles was born and raised in Newton, Kansas alongside with two brothers and an older sister.[5] One of the brothers – Elijah – is also an aspiring professional mixed martial artist.[6] Miles started wrestling in the third grade, eventually winning the 5A Kansas state championship. Miles graduated from Newton High School, continuing to Newman University on a wrestling scholarship but became injured.[7] By the time he was healed up from the injury, the season was over and Johns decided to drop out of college and compete in mixed martial arts.[8]
Not long after dropping out of the college, a friend told him about an amateur fighting event coming up and Johns took a fight on the spot on three weeks’ notice.[9]
Starting his professional career in 2014, Johns compiled a 8–0 record fight mostly for Legacy Fighting Alliance where he won the LFA Bantamweight Championship. After accomplishing this feat, he was invited onto Dana White’s Contender Series 18, where he won a decision victory against Richie Santiago, in the process gaining a UFC contract.[10]
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