Josh Kruger
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Portage, Indiana
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Josh Kruger 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
59-53-2
.527 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 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 · 11 promotions · wins by 4 subISCF · FCC 13 · AFC 5 · SC 17 · TMAC +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Franz Mendez4-9 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:57 | ISCF | Jan 27, 2007 |
| L | Emyr Bussade11-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:43 | FCC 13 | Jan 10, 2004 |
| L | Efrain Ruiz6-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:59 | AFC 5 | Sep 5, 2003 |
| W | Jeff Snyder | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | SC 17 | Jul 26, 2003 |
| L | Jason Chambers18-6-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:11 | TMAC | Jun 7, 2003 |
| L | Roberto Ramirez2-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | UA 1 | Jan 27, 2002 |
| L | Stephan Bonnar15-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:55 | IHC 3 | Nov 10, 2001 |
| L | Jay Martin3-1 | Submission | — | R2 | — | CR 2 | Apr 14, 2001 |
| W | Joaquin Torres | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:23 | MMA | Nov 18, 2000 |
| W | Jason Stickley | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:53 | FFCC | Aug 28, 2000 |
| W | Poe Poe | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:45 | SBC | Aug 19, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.