Josh Burkman | |
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![]() Burkman in 2007 | |
Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | April 10, 1980
Other names | The People's Warrior |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm)[1] |
Style | Wrestling |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Team | The Pit Elevated Fight Team |
Years active | 2003–2019 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 47 |
Wins | 28 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 11 |
Losses | 18 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 9 |
By decision | 7 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Joshua Ray Burkman[2] (born April 10, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist formerly competing in the Welterweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the World Series of Fighting, the XFC, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2.[3]
Background
[edit]Burkman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he attended Cottonwood High School. He was a three-sport star athlete for the Colts. He was a Class 5A All-State third baseman on the baseball team, and was captain of the football team, where he rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior. As a member of the wrestling team, he finished second place in the state championships in the 171-pound division.
Burkman played two seasons of college football before he began his career in mixed martial arts. He spent his freshman season at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, but he missed half the season with an injury. Then he transferred to Dixie State College in St. George, Utah. His sophomore season (2001) was spectacular: he rushed for 1,439 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Rebels, earning JUCO All-American honors. His team won the Dixie Rotary Bowl; for his performance, Burkman earned a scholarship offer from the University of Utah. Ultimately, he decided to drop football and pursue mixed martial arts.
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Burkman was originally chosen to be on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he failed pre-show drug test failure and admitted to taking Winstrol.[4] He was later a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 as part of Team Hughes.
Burkman was signed by the UFC and had his debut fight at The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale; he defeated Sammy Morgan by knockout in 21 seconds of the first round.
During his time with the UFC, Burkman earned wins over Drew Fickett, Josh Neer, and Forrest Petz, but was largely unsuccessful against the bigger names in the division. After three back-to-back losses in 2008, Burkman was cut from the UFC with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses.
Showdown Fights
[edit]On November 20, 2009, Burkman faced Ultimate Fighter alumni Brandon Melendez defeating him by KO in round one at Throwdown Showdown 5.
On April 9, 2010, Burkman took on Jake Paul at Showdown Fights – Burkman vs. Paul winning via unanimous decision.
On September 24, 2010, Burkman faced undefeated Jordan Smith at Showdown Fights – Respect. Burkman won the fight via split decision.
On April 2, 2011, Burkman faced Canadian prospect Jordan Mein at MMA: The Reckoning in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Burkman lost via unanimous decision.
On February 24, 2012, Burkman faced Koffi Adzitso at Showdown Fights – Breakout, Burkman won via unanimous decision.
On August 25, 2012, Burkman faced Ultimate Fighter alumni Jamie Yager at Showdown Fights - Burkman vs. Yager. Burkman won via guillotine choke submission.
World Series of Fighting
[edit]On September 6, 2012, it was announced that Burkman was one of many fighters to sign on with new MMA Promotion the World Series of Fighting.[5] He faced Gerald Harris on November 3, 2012, at WSOF 1 and won via unanimous decision.
Burkman faced Aaron Simpson at World Series of Fighting 2 on March 23, 2013.[6] He won the fight via KO due to a knee strike and punches in the first round.
Burkman faced Jon Fitch on June 14, 2013, at World Series of Fighting 3 in a rematch of their first fight in which Burkman lost to Fitch due to a rear naked choke. Burkman avenged his loss, dropping Fitch with a series of punches before applying a guillotine choke submission and getting the win in just 41 seconds of round number one.[7]
Burkman faced Steve Carl on October 26, 2013, at WSOF 6 in the main event for the WSOF Welterweight Championship.[8] He lost the fight via triangle choke in the fourth round. It was noted that Josh did tap out from the choke but the ref ignored the tap, allowing Steve Carl to choke Burkman until he lost consciousness.[9]
Burkman faced Tyler Stinson at WSOF 9 on March 29, 2014. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.
Return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Burkman signed a contract to return to the UFC for the first time since 2008 on October 3, 2014. Burkman faced Héctor Lombard on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182.[10] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Subsequently, it was revealed that Lombard failed his post-fight drug test. On March 23, 2015, it was announced by the NSAC that the result of the fight had been overturned to a no contest.[11]
Burkman faced Dong Hyun Kim on May 23, 2015, at UFC 187.[12] Burkman lost the fight via submission in the third round.[13]
Burkman faced Patrick Côté on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.[14] He lost the back and forth fight via TKO in the third round and both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[15][16]
For his next fight, Burkman dropped down to the lightweight division as he faced K. J. Noons on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82.[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]
Burkman next faced Paul Felder on May 29, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 88.[19] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[20]
Burkman was expected to face Bobby Green on October 1, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 96. However, Green pulled out of the fight citing an undisclosed injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Zak Ottow. As a result of the late notice opponent change, the bout was contested at welterweight.[21][22] He lost the fight via split decision.[23]
Burkman faced Michel Prazeres on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106.[24] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.[25]
Burkman faced Drew Dober on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214.[26] He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[27]
Burkman faced Alex Morono on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 126 at the welterweight division.[28] He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.[29]
Post-UFC career
[edit]After being released from the UFC for the second time, Burkman faced William Macário at LFA 66 on May 10, 2019.[30] He lost the fight via split decision and announced his retirement from MMA.[31]
Championships & accomplishments
[edit]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time)
- MMAJunkie.com
- 2015 August Fight of the Month vs. Patrick Côté[32]
- Sherdog
Personal life
[edit]Burkman dated current UFC ring girl, Arianny Celeste.[34]
Burkman married Brandy Lyn Winfield, 2010 International Yoga Champion, on December 1, 2011. Together they have a son, Legend Burkman, who was born in 2012 and had a second son Atlas born January 13, 2015.[35]
His older brother Jered was a star baseball player alongside Chris Shelton at both Cottonwood High School and Salt Lake Community College.
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]47 matches | 28 wins | 18 losses |
By knockout | 7 | 2 |
By submission | 10 | 9 |
By decision | 11 | 7 |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 28–18 (1) | William Macário | Decision (split) | LFA 66 | May 10, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | West Valley City, Utah, United States | |
Loss | 28–17 (1) | Alex Morono | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros | February 18, 2018 | 1 | 2:12 | Austin, Texas, United States | Welterweight bout. |
Loss | 28–16 (1) | Drew Dober | KO (punch) | UFC 214 | July 29, 2017 | 1 | 3:04 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
Loss | 28–15 (1) | Michel Prazeres | Submission (north-south choke) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | 1 | 1:42 | Fortaleza, Brazil | |
Loss | 28–14 (1) | Zak Ottow | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | October 1, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Welterweight bout. |
Loss | 28–13 (1) | Paul Felder | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt | May 29, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 28–12 (1) | K. J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | February 6, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lightweight debut. |
Loss | 27–12 (1) | Patrick Côté | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira | August 23, 2015 | 3 | 1:26 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 27–11 (1) | Dong Hyun Kim | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 187 | May 23, 2015 | 3 | 2:13 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
NC | 27–10 (1) | Héctor Lombard | NC (overturned) | UFC 182 | January 3, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Originally a unanimous decision win for Lombard; overturned after he tested positive for anabolic steroids. |
Win | 27–10 | Tyler Stinson | KO (punch) | WSOF 9 | March 29, 2014 | 1 | 2:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 26–10 | Steve Carl | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | WSOF 6 | October 26, 2013 | 4 | 1:02 | Coral Gables, Florida, United States | For the inaugural WSOF Welterweight Championship. |
Win | 26–9 | Jon Fitch | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | WSOF 3 | June 14, 2013 | 1 | 0:41 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 25–9 | Aaron Simpson | KO (knee and punches) | WSOF 2 | March 23, 2013 | 1 | 3:04 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 24–9 | Gerald Harris | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 1 | November 3, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 23–9 | Jamie Yager | Submission (guillotine choke) | Showdown Fights 8 – Burkman vs. Yager | August 25, 2012 | 2 | 3:25 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
Win | 22–9 | Koffi Adzitso | Decision (unanimous) | Showdown Fights 6 – Breakout | February 24, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
Loss | 21–9 | Jordan Mein | Decision (unanimous) | MMA 1: The Reckoning | April 2, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 21–8 | Jordan Smith | Decision (split) | Showdown Fights 2: Respect | September 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
Win | 20–8 | Jake Paul | Decision (unanimous) | Showdown Fights 1: Burkman vs. Paul | April 9, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
Win | 19–8 | Brandon Melendez | KO (punch) | Throwdown Showdown 5 | November 20, 2009 | 1 | 4:14 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
Loss | 18–8 | Pete Sell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 90 | October 25, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |
Loss | 18–7 | Dustin Hazelett | Submission (armbar) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale | June 21, 2008 | 2 | 4:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 18–6 | Mike Swick | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | January 23, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 18–5 | Forrest Petz | Decision (split) | UFC 77 | October 20, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
Loss | 17–5 | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 71 | May 26, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 17–4 | Chad Reiner | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon | January 25, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
Win | 16–4 | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 61 | July 8, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–4 | Jon Fitch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night 4 | April 6, 2006 | 2 | 4:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 15–3 | Drew Fickett | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night 3 | January 16, 2006 | 1 | 1:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–3 | Sammy Morgan | KO (slam and elbows) | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | November 5, 2005 | 1 | 0:21 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 13–3 | Jeremy Horn | Technical Submission (choke) | XFC – Dome Of Destruction 1 | April 29, 2005 | 1 | 1:14 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Middleweight bout. |
Win | 13–2 | Brian Wieber | TKO (punches) | IFC: Eve Of Destruction | March 5, 2005 | 1 | 2:36 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 12–2 | Kyacey Uscola | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SF 4: Fight For Freedom | June 26, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 11–2 | Drew Ellisor | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fighting Championship 1 | May 1, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 10–2 | Isidro Gonzalez | Submission (guillotine choke) | SF 2: On the Move | March 19, 2004 | 1 | 1:58 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
Loss | 9–2 | Matt Horwich | Submission (triangle choke) | SF 1: Revolution | February 21, 2004 | 2 | 2:11 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
Win | 9–1 | Jeremy Brown | Decision | UCE Winter Warrior Land: Episode 1 | November 29, 2003 | N/A | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 8–1 | Derek Downey | Decision (unanimous) | UCE Summer Series: Episode 4 | August 30, 2003 | 3 | 3:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 7–1 | Brian Garlick | Submission (choke) | UCE Round 4: Finals | July 12, 2003 | 2 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 6–1 | Jeremy Brown | Submission (choke) | UCE Round 4: Semi-Finals | July 5, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Matthew Bell | KO (punch) | UCE Round 4: Episode 4 | June 28, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 4–1 | Gedeon Jarvis | Submission (choke) | UCE Round 3: Finals | May 10, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 3–1 | Hank Weiss | KO (punch) | UCE Round 3: Semi-Finals | May 3, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 2–1 | Matt King | Submission (choke) | UCE Round 3: Episode 2 | April 12, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Win | 1–1 | Cedric Nicholsen | Submission (choke) | UCE Round 3: Episode 1 | April 5, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Loss | 0–1 | Hank Weiss | Submission (choke) | UCE Round 2: Episode 1 | February 7, 2003 | N/A | N/A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fight Card - UFC 187 Johnson vs. Cormier". UFC.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2014_Results/03-29-14MMAR.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Justin Bolduc. "Josh Burkman Ready for Reiner". Nokaut. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
- ^ Joe Myers (September 22, 2010). "Burkman Explains Steroid Usage from a Fighter's Perspective". sherdog.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Burkman Signs With The WSOF". Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ MMAjunkie.com Staff (February 13, 2013). "WSOF 2 main card includes Burkman-Simpson, Branch-Filho, Cavalcante-Gaethje". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Burkman Stuns Fitch in 41 seconds with seriously tight submission". June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "WSOF 6 Gets Josh Burkman-Steve Carl Welterweight Title Headliner In Florida". Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ "WSOF 6 results: Steve Carl downs Josh Burkman in fourth to claim belt". Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (October 3, 2014). "Welterweight Josh Burkman Returns to Octagon, Faces Hector Lombard at UFC 182". sherdog.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Matt Erickson and Brent Brookhouse (March 23, 2015). "Hector Lombard suspended one year, fined, has UFC 182 win overturned by NSAC". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Staff (March 2, 2015). "Josh Burkman vs. Dong Hyun Kim added to May's blockbuster UFC 187 event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (May 23, 2015). "UFC 187 results: Dong Hyun Kim pushes through rally to choke out Josh Burkman". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (June 24, 2015). "Rick Story vs. Erick Silva to serve as UFC Saskatoon co-main event; other fights added to card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Elias Cepeda (August 23, 2015). "Patrick Cote stops Josh Burkman after back-and-forth scrap". foxsports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Mike Sloan (August 23, 2015). "UFC Fight Night Saskatoon bonuses: Cote, Burkman, Arantes, Perez nab $50K Awards". sherdog.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Staff (December 13, 2015). "UFC Fight Night 82 adds Burkman-Noons". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (February 6, 2016). "UFC Fight Night 82 results: Josh Burkman gets unanimous decision sweep of K. J. Noons". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ Mike Bohn and Matt Erickson (March 19, 2016). "UFC Fight Night 88 gets 8 new fights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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- ^ Staff (August 1, 2016). "Josh Burkman vs. Bobby Green added to UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Brent Brookhouse (September 20, 2016). "Zak Ottow in against Josh Burkman at UFC Fight Night 96". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ Matt Erickson (October 1, 2016). "UFC Fight Night 96 results: Short-notice underdog Zak Ottow takes split from Josh Burkman". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (December 29, 2016). "Josh Burkman vs. Michel Prazeres added to UFC Fight Night card in Brazil". mmafighting.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (March 11, 2017). "UFC Fight Night 106 results: Michel Prazeres cruises past Josh Burkman for easy submission". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ John King (May 25, 2017). "Josh Burkman meets Drew Dober at UFC 214". thesprawlmma.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "UFC 214 results: Drew Dober breaks Josh Burkman's guard for 1st-round knockout win". MMAjunkie. July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Joshua Burkman vs. Alex Morono added to UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin". MMAjunkie. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 126 results: Alex Morono taps out Josh Burkman, calls out Diego Sanchez". MMAjunkie. February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "UFC vets Josh Burkman, William Macario meet in LFA 66 co-main event". mmajunkie.com. April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Burkman retires after split-decision loss at LFA 66". MMA Junkie. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "MMAjunkie's 'Fight of the Month' for August with a sensational scrap in Saskatoon". September 2, 2015.
- ^ "Sherdog.com's 2013 Submission of the Year - Submission of the Year". Sherdog.com. January 11, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Burkman and Celeste". May 17, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
- ^ "Through the eyes of the Underdog Part 1: Josh Burkman". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Burkman at UFC
- Professional MMA record for Joshua Burkman from Sherdog
- Josh Burkman at WSOF.com (archived)
- Josh Burkman at ShowdownFights.com (archived)