Pro Record
"The People's Warrior"
22-9-0
Josh Burkman
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- Name: Josh Burkman
- Professional MMA Record: 22-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: The People's Warrior
- Current Streak: 1 Win
- Age: 31 | Date of Birth: 1980.10.04
- Last Fight: February 24, 2012 in Showdown Fights
- Weight Class: Welterweight | Last Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $116,000 USD
- Height: 5'10" (178cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Team Quest
- Born: United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook | MySpace | Official Site
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The definition of a journeyman fighter, Josh Burkman fought for a variety of local promotions in the Utah area before being invited to join the UFC in 2005. During his time with the world's premiere fight organization, Burkman earned wins over Drew Fickett, Josh Neer, and Forrest Petz, but was largely unsuccessful against the bigger names in the division. After three back-to-back losses in 2008, Burkman was cut from the promotion and has returned to dominating the Utah circuit.
Known for his takedowns, well rounded skill set, and conditioning, Burkman has a susceptibility to submission specialists, having lost the majority of his fights by way of submission.
Josh Burkman MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled Bout | Daniel Acacio | Amazon Forest Combat 2 - Reason: Burkman Visa Issues | 2012.03.31 |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Koffi Adzitso
Ref: Josh Rosenthal |
Showdown Fights: Breakout
Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2012.02.24 |
| Cancelled Bout | Leandro Silva | Amazon Forest Combat 1 - Reason: Unknown | 2011.09.14 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Jordan Mein | Knockout Entertainment | 2011.04.01 |
| Win | Decision | Split | Jordan Smith | Showdown Fights | 2010.09.24 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Jake Paul | Showdown Fights | 2010.04.09 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Brandon Melendez | Throwdown Showdown 5 | 2009.11.20 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Pete Sell
Ref: Mike Reid |
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2008.10.25 |
| Odds: -223 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Submission | Armlock
4:46 Round 2 of 3, 9:46 Total |
Dustin Hazelett
Ref: Josh Rosenthal |
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2008.06.21 |
| Odds: -190 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $30,000 ($10K Base, $20K Fight/Night) | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs | |||
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Loss | Decision | Majority
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Mike Swick
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti |
UFC Fight Night 12: Swick vs. Burkman
Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2008.01.23 |
| Odds: +166 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $10,000 Base | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Forrest Petz
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UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2007.10.20 |
| Odds: -308 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $20,000 ($10K Base, $10K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 171.5 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Karo Parisyan
Ref: Herb Dean |
UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2007.05.26 |
| Odds: +260 Moderate Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $7,000 Base | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Chad Reiner
Ref: Troy Waugh |
UFC Fight Night 8: Evans vs Salmon
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2007.01.25 |
| Odds: -350 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $14,000 ($7K Base, $7K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Josh Neer
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti |
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2006.07.08 |
| Odds: -160 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $10,000 ($5K Base, $5K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 169.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Submission | Choke
4:57 Round 2 of 3, 9:57 Total |
Jon Fitch
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti |
UFC Fight Night 4
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2006.04.06 |
| Odds: -240 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Disclosed Pay: $5,000 Base | Weigh-In: 169.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Submission | Choke
1:07 Round 1 of 3 |
Drew Fickett
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC Fight Night 3
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2006.01.16 |
| Odds: +185 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $10,000 ($5K Base, $5K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 170.5 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Slam
0:21 Round 1 of 3 |
Sam Morgan
Ref: Jon Schorle |
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2005.11.05 |
| Disclosed Pay: $10,000 ($5K Base, $5K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 170.5 lbs | |||
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Jeremy Horn | XFC | 2005.04.29 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Brian Wieber | IFC | 2005.03.05 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Kyacey Uscola | SF 4 | 2004.06.26 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Drew Ellisor | CFC 1 | 2004.05.01 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Isidro Gonzalez | SF 2 | 2004.03.19 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Matt Horwich | SF 1 | 2004.02.21 |
| Win | Decision | Jeremy Brown | UCE | 2003.11.29 |
| Win | Decision | Derek Downey | UCE | 2003.08.30 |
| Win | Submission | Brian Garlick | UCE | 2003.07.12 |
| Win | Submission | Jeremy Brown | UCE | 2003.07.05 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Matthew Bell | UCE | 2003.06.28 |
| Win | Submission | Gedeon Jarvis | UCE | 2003.05.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Hank Weiss | UCE | 2003.05.03 |
| Win | Submission | Matt King | UCE | 2003.04.12 |
| Win | Submission | Cedric Nicholsen | UCE | 2003.04.05 |
| Loss | Submission | Hank Weiss | UCE | 2003.02.07 |
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