Johnny Eblen

“Pressure”

MMA · Active

18-1RECORD

7KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Pressure
Date of birth	13 Dec 1991
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Lives in	Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S.
Division	Middleweight
Team	American Top Team
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2017
Status	Active
Pro debut	7 Jul 2017
Last fight	Win vs Impa Kasanganay, 18 Jul 2026

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Titles and honours

Interim PFL Middleweight World Champion
Bellator Middleweight World Champion (3 defenses)
PFL vs. Bellator: Champions of Champions Super Belt

Background

Johnny Eblen is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the PFL. He was Bellator's last Middleweight World Champion and has a collegiate wrestling background at the University of Missouri.

Fight history

19 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Impa Kasanganay	TKO (elbow and punches)	3	2:39	PFL Austin: Eblen vs. Kasanganay 2	18 Jul 2026	Austin, Texas, U.S.	Won the interim PFL Middleweight Championship
Win	Bryan Battle	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:10	PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle	28 Mar 2026	Moon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss	Costello van Steenis	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	5	4:53	PFL Champions Series 2	19 Jul 2025	Cape Town, South Africa	For the inaugural PFL Middleweight World Championship
Win	Fabian Edwards	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants	19 Oct 2024	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Defended the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
Win	Impa Kasanganay	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PFL vs. Bellator	24 Feb 2024	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Win	Fabian Edwards	KO (punches)	3	0:21	Bellator 299	23 Sep 2023	Dublin, Ireland	Defended the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
Win	Anatoly Tokov	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Bellator 290	4 Feb 2023	Inglewood, California, U.S.	Defended the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
Win	Gegard Mousasi	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Bellator 282	24 Jun 2022	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.	Won the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
Win	John Salter	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 276	12 Mar 2022	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	Collin Huckbody	TKO (punches)	1	1:11	Bellator 272	3 Dec 2021	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	Travis Davis	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 262	16 Jul 2021	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	Daniel Madrid	KO (punches)	1	2:44	Bellator 258	7 May 2021	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	Taylor Johnson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 250	29 Oct 2020	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	Mauricio Alonso	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 229	4 Oct 2019	Temecula, California, U.S.
Win	Chauncey Foxworth	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 218	22 Mar 2019	Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Win	Tyler Lee	TKO (submission to punches)	1	2:14	Shamrock FC 310	13 Oct 2018	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	Wayman Carter	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:37	Shamrock FC 308	18 Aug 2018	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	Raymond Gray	TKO (submission to punches)	1	2:21	Shamrock FC 298	18 Nov 2017	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	Wayne Collier	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:01	Shamrock FC 291	7 Jul 2017	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.