Josh Neer

WelterweightClinch Fighter
6 - 9

15 UFC Fights | 40% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (67%)

Height
5' 11"
Reach
72"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
43
Orthodox

Josh Neer UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Josh Neer is 6-9 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 3 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 36-16-1, 30-7 of it outside the UFC. Neer competes at welterweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 5'11" with a 72" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Anthony Smith by knockout in Jan 2016.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 50th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (3.1 sig. strikes/min).

Josh Neer's UFC win rate is 40% (6 of 15 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Neer averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 42% accuracy and stops 42% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
36-16-1
UFC Record
6-9
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Age
43
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Anthony Smith · TKO (Punches) · Jan 2016

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Josh Neer's Last 5 Fights

Neer is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Court McGee · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · Feb 2013
  2. Loss vs Justin Edwards · Submission · R1 0:45 · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 2012
  3. Loss vs Mike Pyle · KO/TKO · R1 4:56 · UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall · Jun 2012
  4. Win vs Duane Ludwig · Submission · R1 3:04 · UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · Jan 2012
  5. Win vs Keith Wisniewski · KO/TKO · R2 5:00 · UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · Oct 2011

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.1
Accuracy
45%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.07

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.6
Strike Differential
+-0.5
Opp. Accuracy Against
42%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.7
Takedown Accuracy
42%
Takedown Defense
42%
Control Time / Fight
2:11
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.9

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
13% Sub
R2
7% KO
7% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Josh Neer vs Average

Josh Neer's UFC Fight History

15 UFC fights on record (6-9), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LCourt McGeeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche2013-02-23
LJustin EdwardsSubmissionR1 · 0:45UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot2012-10-05
LMike PyleKO/TKOR1 · 4:56UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall2012-06-08
WDuane LudwigSubmissionR1 · 3:04UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller2012-01-20
WKeith WisniewskiKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson2011-10-01
LGleison TibauDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun2009-10-24
LKurt PellegrinoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 101: Declaration2009-08-08
WMac DanzigSubmissionR2 · 3:36UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens2009-02-07
LNate DiazDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer2008-09-17
WDin ThomasDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon2008-04-02
LNick DiazSubmissionR3 · 1:42UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral2006-08-26
LJoshua BurkmanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 61: Bitter Rivals2006-07-08
WJoe StevensonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night 42006-04-06
WMelvin GuillardSubmissionR1 · 4:20UFC Fight Night 32006-01-16
LDrew FickettSubmissionR1 · 1:35UFC Fight Night 12005-08-06

How Neer Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.1 sig. strikes/min
50th percentile
Striking accuracy45%
47th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.6/min
36th percentile
Takedowns0.7/fight
38th percentile
Takedown defense42%
19th percentile
Knockdown power0.07/fight
39th percentile

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