Josh Barnett
Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler, and color commentator currently signed to Bellator MMA. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the youngest-ever UFC Heavyweight Champion. Barnett was the final Openweight King Of Pancrase, a finalist in both the 2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix and the 2012 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Grand Prix. He has also competed in Affliction, World Victory Road, DREAM and Impact FC.
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Barnett attending Amie Nicole's "Fit to Rock" DVD Release Party, Hollywood, California (on May 21, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Joshua Lawrence Barnett November 10, 1977 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Warmaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Fullerton, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | UWF USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Billy Robinson Erik Paulson Matt Hume Haru Shimanishi Jim Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1997–present (MMA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By disqualification | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.joshbarnett.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: April 29, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In submission grappling, Barnett was an IBJJF no-gi jiu-jitsu world champion in 2009, the Metamoris Heavyweight Champion in 2014, and a catch wrestling world champion in 2018.
As a professional wrestler, Barnett made his in-ring debut in 2003 in the main event of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual January 4 Tokyo Dome Show, in a bout against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata. Since then he has also wrestled for Inoki Genome Federation and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In January 2015, Barnett began working as a color commentator for NJPW's weekly program on America's AXS TV.