Charles Johnson Knocks Out Lone’er Kavanagh at UFC Shanghai
Charles Johnson knocked out Lone’er Kavanagh with a right hand at 4:35 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang in Shanghai.
Charles Johnson Knocks Out Lone’er Kavanagh at UFC Shanghai
Charles Johnson stopped Lone’er Kavanagh by knockout at 4:35 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang in Shanghai on August 23, 2025. UFC’s official record specifies a right hand as the finishing strike.
Kavanagh entered the bout unbeaten as a professional and had been building momentum in the flyweight division. Johnson brought more UFC experience, but the result did not come by decision or through grappling: the right hand ended the contest late in the second round. UFC’s scorecard page and athlete records both identify Johnson as the winner, while the promotion’s video page labels the knockout sequence.
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang took place at Shanghai Indoor Stadium. Johnson’s win was part of the preliminary card and added a decisive finish to the promotion’s return to China. The official sources below provide the scorecard record, a UFC-hosted knockout clip, and Johnson’s event history.
Additional context
The finish came on the same Shanghai card whose main event saw Johnny Walker face Zhang Mingyang. Johnson’s preliminary-card knockout was one of the event’s standout flyweight outcomes and later received its own UFC-hosted video feature. Kavanagh had entered the contest with an unbeaten professional record, but a single loss does not erase the development shown in his earlier UFC appearances. The result was a statement win for Johnson and a first professional defeat for Kavanagh. UFC’s athlete records provide the relevant career context and its official scorecards provide the most reliable description of the finish.
Sources
- UFC Shanghai official scorecards
- UFC: official knockout video
- UFC: Charles Johnson athlete record
