Josh Barnes
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- Farmland, Indiana
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'5" · 196 cm
Before the UFC
Josh Barnes makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
136-60
.694 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
7 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 11 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 1 subECC · Ohio Fight Conference · Moosin · IFC · AMMA 3 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Daryl Wise6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:51 | Ohio Fight Conference | Jul 17, 2010 |
| L | Travis Wiuff78-22 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:34 | Moosin | May 21, 2010 |
| W | Iggy Zambrano | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | IFC | Jan 8, 2010 |
| L | Brad Tidwell | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | AMMA 3 | Jun 13, 2009 |
| L | Dave Herman22-6 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 4:46 | BFC | May 1, 2009 |
| L | Donell Sykes | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | TFC 14 | Feb 21, 2009 |
| W | Sherman Pendergarst11-18 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:32 | Extreme Challenge | Jan 23, 2009 |
| W | Jeremy Norton14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | ShoXC | Oct 10, 2008 |
| W | Nick Weaver | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | ECC | Jun 21, 2008 |
| W | Jayson Bedker1-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | KOTC | Feb 9, 2008 |
| L | Buddy Lewis4-3 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 0:00 | ECC | Nov 23, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-1across 4 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsKOTC · ECC · Extreme Combat Challenge
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joe Mellotte6-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | ECC | Jan 26, 2008 |
| W | Ismael Ponchero | Submission | Punches | R1 | 1:12 | KOTC | Jan 12, 2008 |
| W | Kevin Wilke | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:19 | KOTC | Jan 12, 2008 |
| L | Keenan Curry2-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:40 | Extreme Combat Challenge | Dec 16, 2006 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.