Josh Pulsifer
UFC DebutNickname“The Platypus”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Tulsa Top Team
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Josh Pulsifer 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
195-161-2
.548 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
15 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 25 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 12 sub · 2 decXFL · FCF · BFC · RATO · RAB +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:30 | BFC | Nov 2, 2012 | |
| W | Gabriel Vasquez6-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:45 | RATO | Oct 6, 2012 |
| L | J.C. Cottrell17-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:40 | XFL | Aug 26, 2011 |
| L | Juha-Pekka Vainikainen22-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | RAB | May 14, 2011 |
| L | Nate Murdock17-11 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 2:46 | XFL | Nov 12, 2010 |
| W | Submission | Brabo Choke | R1 | 1:32 | XFL | Sep 24, 2010 | |
| W | Edwin Williams7-19-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:18 | XFL | Jun 25, 2010 |
| W | Jared Lopez9-13 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R3 | 4:31 | 5150 Combat League | Dec 11, 2009 |
| W | Nick Gibbons | Submission | Brabo Choke | R1 | 1:05 | Strikeforce | Sep 25, 2009 |
| W | Dejuan Jackson6-11 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:38 | XFL | Jul 25, 2009 |
| L | Micah Miller21-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:41 | Fight Party | May 16, 2009 |
| W | Fred Mitchell | Submission | Brabo Choke | R1 | 1:29 | XFL | Mar 21, 2009 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | XFL | Dec 12, 2008 | |
| L | Eric Payne18-9 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 3:59 | HRP | Oct 11, 2008 |
| W | Cody Hodges | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:09 | XFL | Aug 8, 2008 |
| W | Warren Stewart13-32 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CK | Jul 18, 2008 |
| W | Morgan Bracken | Submission | Choke | R2 | 2:24 | IE | Apr 26, 2008 |
| W | Donnie Frye | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:30 | XFL | Mar 15, 2008 |
| L | Shane Waits8-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:00 | XFL | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Mike Budnik14-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:44 | XFL | Sep 8, 2007 |
| W | Tyler James Waddle | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:38 | FCF | Aug 18, 2007 |
| W | Jermaine Lyles | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:45 | XFL | Aug 11, 2007 |
| W | Jeff Striley | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:47 | XFL | Jul 21, 2007 |
| W | Ben Burns | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:03 | XFL | Oct 6, 2006 |
| W | William Estes | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:31 | FCF | Aug 19, 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.