Josh Barnett
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Joshua L. 'Josh' Barnett (born November 10, 1977, in Seattle, Washington) is an American heavyweight Mixed martial arts fighter and a professional wrestler. He has an MMA record of 25-5-0 as of January 2009.
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Biography
Early Career in the U.S and UFC
A graduate of Ballard High School in Seattle, Barnett became the youngest UFC heavyweight champion after defeating Randy Couture in early 2002. Later that year, the title was stripped from Barnett after he allegedly tested positive for EQ aka Boldenone, an Anabolic steroid. His fighting license was temporarily suspended by the Nevada.
After this incident, Barnett would compete in both Pancrase and Pride in Japan. While in Pancrase, he won their open weight Grand Prix title. Winning this title put him alongside the likes of Frank Shamrock and Bas Rutten as one of the few fighters to be a titleholder in both Pancrase and the UFC.
Career in Japan and PRIDE
At this point, Josh Barnett began his career overseas as a professional wrestler in the New Japan Pro Wrestling organization. He also continued to compete in MMA fights. In his fight on October 31, 2004 with Croatian Mirko Filipović, he suffered a simultaneous fracture and dislocated shoulder injury that required surgery and over six months of rehab. His first fight back post-injury was a rematch against Filipović, which he lost by Unanimous decision. He came back with a win against Kazuhiro Nakamura at PRIDE. He later beat Aleksander Emelianenko by a Keylock in the first round of the PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix at PRIDE. He submitted Mark Hunt via kimura in the second round of the Open Weight Grand Prix at PRIDE.
Josh Barnett defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by split decision in the semi finals of the Open Weight Grand Prix, and then lost the final match of the PRIDE to Mirko Filipović on September 10, 2006; this was his third consecutive loss to Filipović.
Next, Barnett fought the Polish Judo gold medalist Pawel Nastula at PRIDE, the organization's first show in the USA. In order to fight again in Nevada, the Nevada State Athletic Commission required that Barnett pass a mandatory drug test, which he did. In a surprisingly competitive match which had Nastula in control of the first round and most of the second. Barnett reversed Nastula from the bottom and was able to secure the Toe-hold submission which earned him the victory. At a post fight press conference Barnett complimented Nastula on his performance. Barnett's opponent, Nastula, tested positive for steroids. Barnett lost a rematch by unanimous decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at PRIDE.
World Victory Road: Sengoku
After the bout against Nogueira and the defunct of PRIDE, Barnett did not participate MMA events in 2007, except one Pancrase match against Hikaru Sato, which was held under catch wrestling rule on Dec. 22. However, in 2008 Barnett joined the newly organized MMA promotion, Sengoku, and fought in consecutive main events at Sengoku and Sengoku, defeating Hidehiko Yoshida by submission in the third round and Jeff Monson by unanimous decision, respectively.
Since the contract with Sengoku is not exclusive, Barnett can join other MMA events. Barnett participated in the inaugural MMA event held by Affliction, an US-based clothing company, in July 2008. Seven years after his only knockout loss to Pedro Rizzo, he avenged the loss with a knockout of his own in the second round.
Barnett's next fight will be against IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson in a Heavyweight bout at Affliction's next event Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 17, 2009 in Anaheim.
Other Features
Barnett has also appeared in the XBOX360 game Beautiful Katamari as one of the people that can be rolled up. He appears as the rare person "Wrestler" in his signature trunks and PRIDE FC gloves.
He currently teaches Catch wrestling at Erik Paulson's CSW Training Center in Fullerton, California.
Mixed martial arts record
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes | |
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| Win | 23-5 | Pedro Rizzo | KO (Punch) | Affliction: Banned | 2 | 1:44 | Anaheim, California | |||
| Win | 22-5 | Jeff Monson | Decision (Unanimous) | Sengoku | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Win | 21-5 | Hidehiko Yoshida | Submission (Heel Hook) | Sengoku | 3 | 3:23 | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Loss | 20-5 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE - Shockwave 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Win | 20-4 | Pawel Nastula | Submission (Toe Hold) | PRIDE | 2 | 3:04 | Nevada, American | |||
| Loss | 19-4 | Mirko Filipovic | Submission (Strikes) | PRIDE - Final Conflict Absolute | 1 | 5:32 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Win | 19-3 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Split) | PRIDE - Final Conflict Absolute | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Win | 18-3 | Mark Hunt | Submission (Kimura) | PRIDE - Critical Coutdown Absolute | 1 | 2:02 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Win | 17-3 | Aleksander Emelianenko | Submission (Keylock) | PRIDE - Total Elimination Absolute | 2 | 1:57 | Osaka, Japan | |||
| Win | 16-3 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PRIDE | 1 | 8:10 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Loss | 15-3 | Mirko Filipovic | Decision (Unaminous) | PRIDE | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Loss | 15-2 | Mirko Filipovic | Submission (Injury) | PRIDE | 1 | 0:46 | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Win | 15-1 | Rene Rooze | TKO (Punches) | K-1 MMA - ROMANEX | 1 | Saitama, Japan | ||||
| Win | 14-1 | Semmy Schilt | Submission (Armbar) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival | 3 | 4:48 | Kobe, Japan | |||
| Win | 13-1 | Yoshiki Takahashi (mixed martial artist) | Submission (Triangle/Armbar) | NJPW - Ultimate Crush | 2 | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Win | 12-1 | Yuki Kondo | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show | 3 | 3:26 | Tokyo, Japan | Wins Openweight King of Pancrase Championship | ||
| Win | 11-1 | Jimmy Ambriz | TKO (Punches) | NJPW - Ultimate Crush | 1 | 3:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Win | 10-1 | Randy Couture | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | 2 | 4:35 | Nevada, American | Wins UFC 36 - Worlds Collide Heavyweight Title but fails drug test(steroids) and is stripped of title | ||
| Win | 9-1 | Bobby Hoffman | Submission (Strikes) | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | 2 | 4:25 | Nevada, American | |||
| Win | 8-1 | Semmy Schilt | Submission (Armbar) | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | 1 | 4:21 | New Jersey, American | |||
| Loss | 7-1 | Pedro Rizzo | KO (Punch) | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | 2 | 4:21 | New Jersey, American | |||
| Win | 7-0 | Gan McGee | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | 2 | 4:34 | New Jersey, American | |||
| Win | 6-0 | Dan Severn | Submission (Armbar) | SB 16 - SuperBrawl 16 | 4 | 1:21 | Hawaii, American | |||
| Win | 5-0 | Bobby Hoffman | Decision (Unanimous) | SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13 | 3 | 5:00 | Hawaii, American | |||
| Win | 4-0 | John Marsh | Submission (Kimura) | SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13 | 1 | 4:23 | Hawaii, American | |||
| Win | 3-0 | Juha Tuhkasaari | Submission (Armbar) | SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13 | 1 | 3:32 | Hawaii, American | |||
| Win | 2-0 | Bob Gilstrap | Disqualification | UFCF - Road to the Championships 1 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Win | 1-0 | Chris Charnos | Submission (Choke) | UFCF - Clash of the Titans | 1 | 2:41 |
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed Martial Arts
- UFC 36 - Worlds Collide Heavyweight Champion (March 22, 2002 - July 30, 2002)
- Pancrase Open-weight champion (since August 31, 2003)
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