Josh Samman (12-4, 11) was born in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. on March 14, 1988. At the age of 19 years on April 28, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Travis Miller, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 6, 2014, 26-year old Josh Samman made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 181 against a 31-year old Eddie Gordon, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Samman's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Tim Boetsch at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker at age 28 on July 13, 2016. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Josh Samman's best fights have been against Eddie Gordon, Caio Magalhães, Kevin Casey, Chris Cope and Mikey Gomez.
Samman has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Jul 13, 2016 28 years, 3 months 12-4 (11) | 35 years, 5 months 18-10 (12) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
15  | Dec 19, 2015 27 years, 9 months 12-3 (11) | 29 years, 1 months 13-3 (11) | UFC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
14  | Jul 12, 2015 27 years, 3 months 12-2 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 9-1 (6) | TUF | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13  | Dec 6, 2014 26 years, 8 months 11-2 (10) | 31 years, 4 months 7-1 (4) | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
12  | Apr 13, 2013 25 years 10-2 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 5-2 (4) | TUF | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees | |
11  | Feb 10, 2012 23 years, 10 months 9-2 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 12-8 (10) | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
10  | Jun 25, 2011 23 years, 3 months 8-2 (7) | 25 years, 7 months 6-2 (1) | Bellator | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Aug 28, 2010 22 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | John Walsh | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Apr 24, 2010 22 years, 1 months 7-1 (6) | David Baggett | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7  | Jan 23, 2010 21 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | 26 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Oct 3, 2009 21 years, 6 months 5-1 (4) | Colby McMahon | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Nov 29, 2008 20 years, 8 months 4-1 (3) | Ryan Hodge | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
4 | Mar 28, 2008 20 years 3-1 (2) | John Walsh | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | ||
3 | Mar 1, 2008 19 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Michael Shoffner | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Sep 15, 2007 19 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Michael Adams | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Apr 28, 2007 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Travis Miller | 3 | UD | WIN |
