Josh Gardner
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L7
- Fighting out of
- Bakersfield, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'3" · 160 cm
Before the UFC
Josh Gardner 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
109-70-2
.609 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
8 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 12 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 sub · 1 decPFC 1 · CITC · KOTC · GC 48 · GC 31 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Poppies Martinez29-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | PFC 1 | Jan 18, 2007 |
| L | Andrew Montanez9-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | CITC | Sep 30, 2006 |
| L | Shawn Bias14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Apr 2, 2006 |
| L | Jeff Hougland10-6 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | GC 48 | Mar 12, 2006 |
| L | Cory Cass4-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GC 31 | Oct 7, 2004 |
| L | Jorge Evangelista8-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GC 28 | Jun 22, 2004 |
| L | Cody Grimes | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | GC 25 | Apr 20, 2004 |
| W | Tony Llamas17-15 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:51 | GC 23 | Feb 24, 2004 |
| W | Tootee Cha | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:09 | GC 21 | Dec 7, 2003 |
| W | Auggie Garcia | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:04 | GC 17 | Jun 22, 2003 |
| W | Robert Breslin | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | GC 15 | Apr 13, 2003 |
| L | Gabe Ruediger18-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | GC 14 | Feb 16, 2003 |
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.