Johnson (12-9, 3-3) last appeared at UFC Fight Night 24 in March, when he submitted to second-round elbow strikes from Amir Sadollah at the Key Arena in Seattle. The 29-year-old West Jordan, Utah, native trains under Jeremy Horn at the Elite Performance gym. Wins over former King of the Cage champion Michael Guymon and International Fight League veteran Brad Blackburn anchor Johnson’s resume.
A quarterfinalist on Season 13 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Harvison (9-3, 1-1 UFC) last fought at UFC Fight Night 25 in September, when he succumbed to a second-round rear-naked choke from Seth Baczynski at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans; the defeat snapped his three-fight winning streak. Harvison, a 31-year-old Marietta, Ga., native, has never suffered consecutive losses as a professional.
A five-round heavyweight title fight pairing undefeated champion Cain Velasquez against once-beaten contender Junior dos Santos will headline UFC on Fox 1. Meanwhile, former WEC champion Ben Henderson will toe the line against Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative Clay Guida in a de facto title eliminator at 155 pounds.
Cain
Velasquez vs. Junior dos
Santos
Clay
Guida vs. Ben
Henderson
Dustin
Poirier vs. Pablo
Garza
Cub
Swanson vs. Ricardo
Lamas
DaMarques
Johnson vs. Clay
Harvison
Norifumi
“Kid” Yamamoto vs. Darren
Uyenoyama
Mackens
Semerzier vs. Robert
Peralta
Alex
Caceres vs. Cole
Escovedo
Mike
Pierce vs. Paul
Bradley
Aaron
Rosa vs. Matt Lucas