Johnny Case (born June 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Lightweight division of RIZIN.
[8][4] He had a wrestling scholarship for college but opted to turn it down in pursuit of mixed martial arts career.
He competed for various regional promotions across the Midwest for several years, compiling a record of 18–4 along the way, before signing with the UFC on the heels of an eight fight win streak in the spring of 2014.
[17] On December 23, it was announced that Treviño had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by newcomer Frankie Perez.
[21] As the first bout of his new five-fight contract, Case faced Yan Cabral on November 7, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 77.
[32] Racking two victories in the regional circuit, Case signed with the Professional Fighters League to participate as an alternate on short notice against Jason High at PFL 7 on August 30, 2018.
[33] However, High was not unable to make weight and Case was awarded a walkover victory with which he advanced to the playoffs.
[35] The bout ended in a majority draw, but Schulte advanced to the semi-finals and Case was eliminated from the tournament.
[46] In January 2020 it was announced that Case will be returning to the PFL and participating the third season's lightweight division tournament.
[57] Case missed weight coming at 158.7 pounds for this Lightweight bout and received a point deduction should this fight go to the distance.
Due to Case corroborating the victim’s report that he threw her to the ground – along with his history as a professional fighter – police deemed him as the primary aggressor.
[61] Case made it public in 2016 that he was making his first investment, by purchasing Midwest Cage Championship from MCC founder, Ryan Hass.
Case has stated that he is actively pursuing his life outside of his MMA career, as an entrepreneur and investor,[63] with his Venture Capital firm.