Josh Barnett
10 UFC Fights | 70% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (86%)
Josh Barnett UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Josh Barnett is 7-3 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 35-8, 28-5 of it outside the UFC. Barnett competes at heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'3" with a 78" reach at 48 years old. The last bout was a win over Andrei Arlovski by submission in Sep 2016.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 89th percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (62%).
Josh Barnett's UFC win rate is 70% (7 of 10 fights), and 86% of those wins came by finish. Barnett averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 63% accuracy and stops 59% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 35-8
- UFC Record
- 7-3
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 78"
- Age
- 48
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Andrei Arlovski · Submission · Sep 2016
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Josh Barnett's Last 5 Fights
Barnett is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Andrei Arlovski · Submission · R3 2:53 · UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · Sep 2016
- Loss vs Ben Rothwell · Submission · R2 3:48 · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · Jan 2016
- Win vs Roy Nelson · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · Sep 2015
- Loss vs Travis Browne · KO/TKO · R1 1:00 · UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 · Dec 2013
- Win vs Frank Mir · KO/TKO · R1 1:56 · UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · Aug 2013
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Josh Barnett vs Average
Josh Barnett lands 12.7 strikes in R1 but 25.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Josh Barnett's UFC Fight History
10 UFC fights on record (7-3), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Submission | R3 · 2:53 | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett | 2016-09-03 |
| L | Ben Rothwell | Submission | R2 · 3:48 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader | 2016-01-30 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson | 2015-09-26 |
| L | Travis Browne | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:00 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | 2013-12-28 |
| W | Frank Mir | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:56 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | 2013-08-31 |
| W★ | Randy Couture | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:35 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | 2002-03-22 |
| W | Bobby Hoffman | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:25 | UFC 34: High Voltage | 2001-11-02 |
| W | Semmy Schilt | Submission | R1 · 4:21 | UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands | 2001-06-29 |
| L | Pedro Rizzo | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:21 | UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk | 2001-02-23 |
| W | Gan McGee | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:34 | UFC 28: High Stakes | 2000-11-17 |
How Barnett Ranks at Heavyweight
Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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