Josh Appelt (15-7, 13) was born in Yuba City, California, U.S. on June 19, 1983. At the age of 25 years on May 31, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Martin, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Appelt's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Jeff Hughes at age 35 on July 24, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Josh Appelt's best fights have been against Shannon Ritch, Ed Carpenter, Josh Lanier and Manny Lara.
Appelt has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Jul 24, 2018 35 years, 1 months 15-7 (13) | 30 years, 2 months 9-1 (4) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
21 | Oct 7, 2017 34 years, 3 months 15-6 (13) | Anthony MacDonald | KOTC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | May 20, 2017 33 years, 11 months 14-6 (12) | 46 years, 7 months 55-82 (52) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Feb 26, 2017 33 years, 8 months 13-6 (11) | Ben Beebe | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18  | Oct 21, 2016 33 years, 4 months 12-6 (10) | 40 years, 3 months 14-2 (10) | Bellator | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
17 | Jan 23, 2016 32 years, 7 months 12-5 (10) | Roy Boughton | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Oct 10, 2015 32 years, 3 months 11-5 (9) | Joe Hernandez | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Feb 28, 2015 31 years, 8 months 10-5 (8) | Josue Lugo | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
14  | Nov 15, 2014 31 years, 4 months 10-4 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 8-5 (8) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Apr 4, 2014 30 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | Freddie Aquitania | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Mar 7, 2013 29 years, 8 months 10-2 (8) | Manny Lara | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Feb 28, 2013 29 years, 8 months 9-2 (8) | Josh Lanier | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | Nov 2, 2012 29 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | Ed Carpenter | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9 | Jun 9, 2012 28 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | C.J. Leveque | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Dec 11, 2011 28 years, 5 months 6-2 (5) | Rob Jackson | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Aug 27, 2011 28 years, 2 months 5-2 (4) | Robert Laroski | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
6 | Apr 16, 2011 27 years, 9 months 4-2 (3) | C.J. Leveque | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | Jul 17, 2010 27 years 4-1 (3) | Angel DeAnda | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | May 1, 2010 26 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Marcus Osbourn | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Oct 2, 2009 26 years, 3 months 3-0 (2) | Keith Corum | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 26, 2009 26 years 2-0 (1) | Michael Woodworth | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | May 31, 2009 25 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Martin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
