Josh Burkman
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| Josh Burkman | |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | April 10, 1980 |
| Fighting out of | Portland, Oregon |
| Town of birth | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Fighting style | Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
Josh Burkman (April 10, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American mixed martial artist fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state championship. Burkman also played college football before taking on fighting full time.[1]
Burkman was a contestant on the The Ultimate Fighter 2, which aired on Spike TV. Burkman currently fights as a welterweight in the UFC.
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[edit] MMA career
Burkman has a professional mixed martial arts record of 8 wins and 3 losses, with a UFC record of 4 wins and 1 loss.
In his most recent bout, Burkman defeated Chad Reiner at UFC Fight Night 8 by unanimous decision in Seminole, Florida.
[edit] MMA Record
| 8-3-0 (wins-losses-draws) | |||||||
| 01/25/2007 | Win | Chad Reiner | UFC Fight Night 8 | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3, 5:00 | ||
| 07/8/2006 | Win | Josh Neer | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3, 5:00 | ||
| 04/6/2006 | Loss | Jon Fitch | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Round 2, 4:57 | ||
| 01/16/2006 | Win | Drew Fickett | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Round 1, 1:07 | ||
| 11/5/2005 | Win | Sam Morgan | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | KO (Slam) | Round 1, 0:21 | ||
| 04/29/2005 | Loss | Jeremy Horn | XFC - Dome Of Destruction 1 | Submission (Choke) | Round 1, 1:14 | ||
| 03/5/2005 | Win | Brian Wieber | IFC - Eve Of Destruction | TKO | Round 1, 2:36 | ||
| 06/26/2004 | Win | Kyacey Uscola | SF 4 - Fight For Freedom | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Round 1, N/A | ||
| 05/1/2004 | Win | Drew Ellisor | CFC 1 - Cage Fighting Championship | Decision (Unanimous) | N/A | ||
| 03/19/2004 | Win | Chilo Gonzalez | SF 2 - On the Move | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Round 1, N/A | ||
| 02/21/2004 | Win | Matt Horwich | SF 2 - Revolution | Submission (Triangle Choke) | Round 2, 2:11 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Justin Bolduc. Josh Burkman Ready for Reiner. Nokaut. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Josh Burkman -- Official Site
- John Burkman at UFC.com
- Professional MMA record for Josh Burkman from Sherdog.com
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| The Ultimate Fighter - Season 2 | |
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| Josh Burkman | Dan Christison | Luke Cummo | Marcus Davis | Rashad Evans | Melvin Guillard | Jorge Gurgel | Brad Imes | Keith Jardine | Eli Joslin | Rob MacDonald | Sammy Morgan | Tom Murphy | Seth Petruzelli | Kerry Schall | Kenny Stevens | Joe Stevenson | Anthony Torres | Jason Von Flue | Mike Whitehead
Coaches: Rich Franklin | Matt Hughes |
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