Josh Burns
UFC DebutNickname“The Hammer”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Detroit, Michigan
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Josh Burns 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
113-55-1
.673 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
12 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 18 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 2 decPoor Boy Promotions · Bellator · BFC · MMA Big Show · TWC Pro Series +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Josh Parisian16-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:50 | TWC Pro Series | Nov 12, 2016 |
| L | Justin Wren13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Aug 28, 2015 |
| L | Bobby Lashley15-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:54 | Bellator | Sep 5, 2014 |
| L | Raphael Butler | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 2:14 | Bellator | Nov 8, 2013 |
| W | Matt Eckerle2-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | Triple X Cagefighting | Oct 19, 2013 |
| W | Jack Rome0-1 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 1:38 | GC | Sep 29, 2012 |
| L | Rich Hale23-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:38 | BFC | May 18, 2012 |
| L | Thiago Santos12-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:23 | BFC | Oct 8, 2011 |
| L | Eric Prindle12-9 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | BFC | Apr 9, 2011 |
| W | Jeffrey Kugel | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:52 | IFL | Feb 18, 2011 |
| L | Kelly Gray4-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:09 | MMA Xplosion | Oct 10, 2009 |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 2:20 | MMA Big Show | Sep 12, 2009 | |
| L | Dave Hess7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | — | MMA Big Show | Mar 7, 2009 |
| W | Stephen Williams | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Poor Boy Promotions | Jan 26, 2008 |
| W | Phillip Hill | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Poor Boy Promotions | Sep 1, 2007 |
| W | James Kilpatrick | Submission | North-South Choke | R2 | 4:41 | Poor Boy Promotions | Apr 21, 2007 |
| W | Matt O'Connor | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:22 | Poor Boy Promotions | Aug 5, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:45 | Poor Boy Promotions | Mar 18, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.