Cro Cop lost more than half of his fights in the UFC, falling way short of expectations. Melvin Guillard had the power to become a UFC champion. Guillard's UFC career was full of inconsistencies.
Joe Lauzon and Melvin Guillard, to name a few. He's also squared off against many of the sport's other luminaries - names like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje and Nate Diaz - during his tenure.
American fans first saw how cool his kicks were when he knocked out Melvin Guillard in 2017, and Dana White was so impressed that he gave Salikhov a chance in the UFC. Now, after 12 UFC fights ...
Johnson's list of opponents from 2013 to 2017 was legendary, featuring Joe Lauzon, Gleison Tibau, Melvin Guillard, Edson Barboza, Beneil Dariush, Nate Diaz, Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomeodov ...