Josh Barnett (35-8, 29) was born in Seattle, Washington, U.S. on November 10, 1977. At the age of 19 years on January 11, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Charnos, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 11, 1997, 19-year old Josh Barnett made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFCF 1 against Chris Charnos, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on March 22, 2002 at age 24 on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 36 after defeating a 38-year old Randy Couture via 2nd-round TKO.
Barnett's last fight was a 3rd-round submission win against Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett at age 38 on September 3, 2016. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Josh Barnett's best fights have been against Randy Couture, Yuki Kondo, Semmy Schilt, Frank Mir, Gan McGee, Bobby Hoffman and Rene Rooze.
Barnett has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43  | Sep 3, 2016 38 years, 9 months 35-8 (29) | 37 years, 6 months 25-12 (20) | UFC | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
42  | Jan 30, 2016 38 years, 2 months 34-8 (28) | 34 years, 3 months 35-9 (32) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
41  | Sep 27, 2015 37 years, 10 months 34-7 (28) | 39 years, 3 months 20-11 (18) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN |
40  | Dec 28, 2013 36 years, 1 months 33-7 (28) | 31 years, 5 months 15-1-1 (13) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbows |
39  | Aug 31, 2013 35 years, 9 months 33-6 (28) | 34 years, 3 months 16-7 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee |
38 | Jan 12, 2013 35 years, 2 months 32-6 (27) | Nandor Guelmino | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
37  | May 19, 2012 34 years, 6 months 31-6 (26) | 33 years, 1 months 9-0 (7) | Strikeforce | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
36  | Sep 10, 2011 33 years, 10 months 31-5 (26) | 31 years 19-5 (18) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
35  | Jun 18, 2011 33 years, 7 months 30-5 (25) | 30 years, 4 months 11-2 (10) | Strikeforce | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
34 | Jul 10, 2010 32 years, 8 months 29-5 (24) | Geronimo dos Santos | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
33 | Mar 22, 2010 32 years, 4 months 28-5 (23) | Siala-Mou Siliga | DREAM | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
32  | Jan 24, 2009 31 years, 2 months 27-5 (22) | 32 years, 6 months 35-12-1 (35) | Affliction | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
31  | Jul 19, 2008 30 years, 8 months 26-5 (21) | 34 years, 2 months 16-7 (13) | Affliction | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
30  | May 18, 2008 30 years, 6 months 25-5 (20) | 37 years, 4 months 25-7 (16) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Mar 5, 2008 30 years, 3 months 24-5 (20) | 38 years, 6 months 7-5-1 (6) | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
28  | Dec 31, 2006 29 years, 1 months 23-5 (19) | 30 years, 6 months 28-4-1 (18) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
27  | Oct 21, 2006 28 years, 11 months 23-4 (19) | 36 years, 3 months 1-2 (1) | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
26 | Sep 10, 2006 28 years, 10 months 22-4 (18) | Mirko Filipović | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
25 | Sep 10, 2006 28 years, 10 months 22-3 (18) | 30 years, 3 months 28-3-1 (18) | HW | 2 | SD | WIN | |
24  | Jul 1, 2006 28 years, 7 months 21-3 (18) | 32 years, 3 months 5-1 (3) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
23  | May 5, 2006 28 years, 5 months 20-3 (17) | 24 years, 9 months 8-1 (6) | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
22  | Feb 26, 2006 28 years, 3 months 19-3 (16) | 26 years, 7 months 8-4 (2) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
21 | Oct 23, 2005 27 years, 11 months 18-3 (15) | Mirko Filipović | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
20 | Oct 31, 2004 26 years, 11 months 18-2 (15) | Mirko Filipović | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Shoulder injury | |
19  | May 22, 2004 26 years, 6 months 18-1 (15) | 35 years, 3 months 5-2 (5) | K-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Dec 31, 2003 26 years, 1 months 17-1 (14) | 30 years, 2 months 22-12-1 (19) | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended Pancrase Openweight heavyweight title | |
17 | Oct 13, 2003 25 years, 11 months 16-1 (13) | Yoshiki Takahashi | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar Defended Pancrase Openweight heavyweight title | |
16  | Aug 31, 2003 25 years, 9 months 15-1 (12) | 28 years, 1 months 38-12-5 (25) | Pancrase | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Pancrase Openweight heavyweight title |
15 | May 2, 2003 25 years, 5 months 14-1 (11) | Jimmy Ambriz | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
14  | Mar 22, 2002 24 years, 4 months 13-1 (10) | 38 years, 9 months 10-3 (5) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC heavyweight title |
13  | Nov 2, 2001 23 years, 11 months 12-1 (9) | 35 years 28-4-1 (23) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
12 | Jun 29, 2001 23 years, 7 months 11-1 (8) | 27 years, 8 months 19-9-1 (16) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
11 | Feb 23, 2001 23 years, 3 months 10-1 (7) | 26 years, 9 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
10  | Nov 17, 2000 23 years 10-0 (7) | 23 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9  | Feb 8, 2000 22 years, 2 months 9-0 (6) | 41 years, 7 months 35-3-3 (29) | HW | 4 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Sep 7, 1999 21 years, 9 months 8-0 (5) | 32 years, 10 months 10-1 (8) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Sep 7, 1999 21 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | John Marsh | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
6 | Sep 7, 1999 21 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | Juha Tuhkasaari | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Sep 19, 1998 20 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | Trevor Howard | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Mar 14, 1998 20 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Bob Gilstrap | UFC | 1 | DQ | WIN | |
3 | Sep 6, 1997 19 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Chris Munsen | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jul 7, 1997 19 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Bob Gilstrap | UFC | 1 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Jan 11, 1997 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Charnos | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
