Josh McDonald
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- Concord, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Fairtex Gym
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Josh McDonald 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
139-121-2
.535 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
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 15 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 6 decCCFC · DH · Showdown Fights 5 · Strikeforce · FFW +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marcus Gaines18-36-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:21 | DH | Nov 11, 2012 |
| L | Jordan Smith18-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Showdown Fights 5 | Nov 18, 2011 |
| W | Ron Keslar11-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Oct 9, 2010 |
| W | Daniel Mancha3-15 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:54 | FFW | Aug 14, 2010 |
| NC | Jamie Toney17-7 | No Contest | — | R2 | 3:54 | Santa Ynez | Jun 4, 2010 |
| W | Noah Seifuddin | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | GC | Nov 5, 2009 |
| W | Josh Neal5-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WCSC | May 30, 2009 |
| W | Anthony Fernandez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IFC | Mar 27, 2009 |
| L | Steve Gable | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ShoXC | Sep 26, 2008 |
| W | Joel Powell10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Iroquois | Apr 26, 2008 |
| L | Jeremiah Metcalf13-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:40 | CCFC | Feb 16, 2008 |
| W | Alex Reyes13-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:00 | RF | Nov 3, 2007 |
| L | James Terry20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CCFC | Nov 4, 2006 |
| W | Patrick Murphy4-3 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Aug 17, 2006 |
| L | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | ROTR 9 | Apr 21, 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.