Josh Parisian (15-8, 13) was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S. on June 28, 1989. At the age of 25 years on November 22, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Destin Allen, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 28, 2020, 31-year old Josh Parisian made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark against a 35-year old Parker Porter but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Parisian's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Robelis Despaigne at UFC 299 at age 34 on March 9, 2024. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Josh Parisian's best fights have been against Alan Baudot, Roque Martinez and Josh Burns.
Parisian has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Mar 9, 2024 34 years, 8 months 15-8 (13) | 35 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Aug 12, 2023 34 years, 1 months 15-7 (13) | 31 years, 9 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
21 | Feb 18, 2023 33 years, 7 months 15-6 (13) | Jamal Pogues | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jun 25, 2022 32 years, 11 months 15-5 (13) | 34 years, 4 months 8-3 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Dec 18, 2021 32 years, 5 months 14-5 (12) | 29 years, 11 months 8-4 (5) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
18  | Jun 19, 2021 31 years, 11 months 14-4 (12) | 35 years, 3 months 15-7-2 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
17  | Nov 28, 2020 31 years, 5 months 13-4 (12) | 35 years, 7 months 10-6 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Aug 25, 2020 31 years, 1 months 13-3 (12) | Chad Johnson | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Jan 29, 2020 30 years, 7 months 12-3 (11) | Marcus Maulding | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Dec 14, 2019 30 years, 5 months 11-3 (10) | Matunga Djikasa | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Oct 18, 2019 30 years, 3 months 10-3 (9) | Charles Brown | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Aug 31, 2019 30 years, 2 months 9-3 (8) | Victor Jones | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
11 | Apr 18, 2019 29 years, 9 months 8-3 (7) | Alejandro Santiago | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Feb 16, 2019 29 years, 7 months 7-3 (6) | Brett Martin | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
9 | Jun 26, 2018 28 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | Greg Rebello | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning backfist | |
8 | Apr 27, 2018 28 years, 9 months 6-2 (5) | Zach Thumb | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Apr 29, 2017 27 years, 10 months 5-2 (4) | Tony Lopez | KOTC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For KOTC heavyweight title |
6 | Feb 24, 2017 27 years, 7 months 5-1 (4) | Nathan Bryant | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
5  | Nov 12, 2016 27 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | 38 years, 5 months 8-9 (6) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 25, 2016 26 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Anthony Coleman | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3 | Nov 21, 2015 26 years, 4 months 2-1 (2) | Rasheed Oruche | 2 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
2 | Jun 20, 2015 25 years, 11 months 1-1 (1) | Ryan Pokryfky | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | Nov 22, 2014 25 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Destin Allen | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
