Joshua Zimmer
UFC DebutNickname“The Hurt Locker”
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- Holland, Michigan
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Triumph MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Joshua Zimmer 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
25-33
.431 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
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 9 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 4 sub · 1 decLights Out Championship 7 · TWC · Lights Out Championship · KOP 62 · KOP 60 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Colton Bowen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:10 | Lights Out Championship 7 | Feb 8, 2020 |
| L | Josh Shaw5-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:03 | TWC | Mar 9, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:12 | Lights Out Championship | Oct 13, 2018 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:05 | KOP 62 | Jun 30, 2018 | |
| W | Moe Williams5-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | KOP 60 | Feb 24, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:51 | KOP 58 | Sep 30, 2017 | |
| W | Chad Rouse1-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:19 | KOP 55 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| W | Justin Canders-Overton1-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:53 | KOP 51 | Nov 5, 2016 |
| L | Clark Jones1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:43 | HFC 29 | Jun 4, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsKOP 40 · KOP 39 · KOP 35 · KOP 33
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Shaun Anouthai | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:31 | KOP 40 | Aug 14, 2015 |
| W | Dan Yates1-1 | KO/TKO | Injury | R2 | 1:37 | KOP 39 | Jul 17, 2015 |
| W | Dustin Rynberg | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | KOP 35 | Apr 4, 2015 |
| W | Zach Kooistra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:09 | KOP 33 | Feb 7, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.