Josh Emmett (19-6, 9) was born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on March 4, 1985. At the age of 26 years on October 8, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Emilio Gonzales, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On May 8, 2016, 31-year old Josh Emmett made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski against a 31-year old Jon Tuck, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Emmett's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Youssef Zalal at UFC 320 at age 40 on October 4, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Josh Emmett's best fights have been against Bryce Mitchell, Ricardo Lamas, Mirsad Bektić, Michael Johnson, Dan Ige, Shane Burgos and Scott Holtzman. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Josh Emmett".
Emmett has 6 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Josh Emmett Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Oct 4, 2025 40 years, 7 months 19-6 (9) | 29 years, 1 month 17-5-1 (13) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar |
24  | Apr 5, 2025 40 years, 1 months 19-5 (9) | 33 years, 8 months 15-0-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Loss |
23  | Dec 16, 2023 38 years, 9 months 19-4 (9) | 29 years, 2 months 16-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
22  | Jun 24, 2023 38 years, 3 months 18-4 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 13-0 (11) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Loss |
21  | Feb 12, 2023 37 years, 11 months 18-3 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 18-3 (12) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | Loss Triangle choke For UFC featherweight title Interim |
20  | Jun 18, 2022 37 years, 3 months 18-2 (8) | 34 years, 2 months 23-5 (13) | UFC | FT | 5 | SD | Win |
19  | Dec 11, 2021 36 years, 9 months 17-2 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 15-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
18  | Jun 20, 2020 35 years, 3 months 16-2 (8) | 29 years, 3 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Jul 13, 2019 34 years, 4 months 15-2 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 13-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
16  | Mar 30, 2019 34 years 14-2 (7) | 32 years, 9 months 19-13 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | Win Punch |
15  | Feb 24, 2018 32 years, 11 months 13-2 (6) | 31 years, 8 months 27-14 (20) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | Loss Elbows |
14  | Dec 16, 2017 32 years, 9 months 13-1 (6) | 35 years, 6 months 18-5 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
13  | Oct 21, 2017 32 years, 7 months 12-1 (5) | 29 years, 8 months 18-8-1 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
12 | Apr 8, 2017 32 years, 1 months 11-1 (5) | Desmond Green | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Loss |
11  | Dec 17, 2016 31 years, 9 months 11-0 (5) | 33 years, 2 months 9-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
10  | May 8, 2016 31 years, 2 months 10-0 (5) | 31 years, 8 months 9-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
9  | Jan 23, 2016 30 years, 10 months 9-0 (5) | 26 years 11-4 (10) | LT | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
8 | Oct 3, 2015 30 years, 6 months 8-0 (4) | Rocky Johnson | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
7 | Nov 15, 2014 29 years, 8 months 7-0 (3) | Brandon Ricetti | LT | 5 | UD | Win | |
6 | Sep 13, 2014 29 years, 6 months 6-0 (3) | Tony Rios | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
5 | Apr 26, 2014 29 years, 1 months 5-0 (3) | Tramain Smith | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Feb 15, 2014 28 years, 11 months 4-0 (2) | Adin Duenas | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
3 | Nov 16, 2013 28 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Noah Schnable | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Aug 3, 2013 28 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Mike Ryan | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
1 | Oct 8, 2011 26 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Emilio Gonzales | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
