The People's Warrior
Josh Burkman
28 - 18 - 0
Height
5'10"
Reach
72.0"
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Height
5'10"
Reach
72.0"
Born
1980-10-04
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Fighting Out Of
Salt Lake City, Utah
Team(s)
The Pit Elevated Fight Team
Overall Record
28 - 18 - 0
Winning Method
39.3%
Dec.
Decision
11 / 28
35.7%
Sub.
Submission
10 / 28
25%
KO
KO
7 / 28
Losing Method
38.9%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 18
50%
Sub.
Submission
9 / 18
11.1%
KO
KO
2 / 18
Past Fights
May 10, 2019
LFA 66
William Macário
Loss (28–18 (1))Decision (split)
February 18, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
Alex Morono
Loss (28–17 (1))Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (2:12)
July 29, 2017
UFC 214
Drew Dober
Loss (28–16 (1))KO (punch) • Round 1 (3:04)
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May 10, 2019
LFA 66
William Macário
Loss (28–18 (1))Decision (split)
February 18, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
Alex Morono
Loss (28–17 (1))Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (2:12)
July 29, 2017
UFC 214
Drew Dober
Loss (28–16 (1))KO (punch) • Round 1 (3:04)
March 11, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Michel Prazeres
Loss (28–15 (1))Submission (north-south choke) • Round 1 (1:42)
October 1, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
Zak Ottow
Loss (28–14 (1))Decision (split)
May 29, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt
Paul Felder
Loss (28–13 (1))Decision (unanimous)
February 6, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
K. J. Noons
Win (28–12 (1))Decision (unanimous)
August 23, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira
Patrick Côté
Loss (27–12 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 3 (1:26)
May 23, 2015
UFC 187
Dong Hyun Kim
Loss (27–11 (1))Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 3 (2:13)
January 3, 2015
UFC 182
Héctor Lombard
NC (27–10 (1))NC (overturned) • Round 3 (5:00)
March 29, 2014
WSOF 9
Tyler Stinson
Win (27–10)KO (punch) • Round 1 (2:15)
October 26, 2013
WSOF 6
Steve Carl
Loss (26–10)Technical Submission (triangle choke) • Round 4 (1:02)
June 14, 2013
WSOF 3
Jon Fitch
Win (26–9)Technical Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (0:41)
March 23, 2013
WSOF 2
Aaron Simpson
Win (25–9)KO (knee and punches) • Round 1 (3:04)
November 3, 2012
WSOF 1
Gerald Harris
Win (24–9)Decision (unanimous)
August 25, 2012
Showdown Fights 8 – Burkman vs. Yager
Jamie Yager
Win (23–9)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (3:25)
February 24, 2012
Showdown Fights 6 – Breakout
Koffi Adzitso
Win (22–9)Decision (unanimous)
April 2, 2011
MMA 1: The Reckoning
Jordan Mein
Loss (21–9)Decision (unanimous)
September 24, 2010
Showdown Fights 2: Respect
Jordan Smith
Win (21–8)Decision (split)
April 9, 2010
Showdown Fights 1: Burkman vs. Paul
Jake Paul
Win (20–8)Decision (unanimous)
November 20, 2009
Throwdown Showdown 5
Brandon Melendez
Win (19–8)KO (punch) • Round 1 (4:14)
October 25, 2008
UFC 90
Pete Sell
Loss (18–8)Decision (unanimous)
June 21, 2008
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale
Dustin Hazelett
Loss (18–7)Submission (armbar) • Round 2 (4:46)
January 23, 2008
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
Mike Swick
Loss (18–6)Decision (majority)
October 20, 2007
UFC 77
Forrest Petz
Win (18–5)Decision (split)
May 26, 2007
UFC 71
Karo Parisyan
Loss (17–5)Decision (unanimous)
January 25, 2007
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon
Chad Reiner
Win (17–4)Decision (unanimous)
July 8, 2006
UFC 61
Josh Neer
Win (16–4)Decision (unanimous)
April 6, 2006
UFC Fight Night 4
Jon Fitch
Loss (15–4)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (4:57)
January 16, 2006
UFC Fight Night 3
Drew Fickett
Win (15–3)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:07)
November 5, 2005
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
Sammy Morgan
Win (14–3)KO (slam and elbows) • Round 1 (0:21)
April 29, 2005
XFC – Dome Of Destruction 1
Jeremy Horn
Loss (13–3)Technical Submission (choke) • Round 1 (1:14)
March 5, 2005
IFC: Eve Of Destruction
Brian Wieber
Win (13–2)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:36)
June 26, 2004
SF 4: Fight For Freedom
Kyacey Uscola
Win (12–2)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
May 1, 2004
Cage Fighting Championship 1
Drew Ellisor
Win (11–2)Decision (unanimous)
March 19, 2004
SF 2: On the Move
Isidro Gonzalez
Win (10–2)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:58)
February 21, 2004
SF 1: Revolution
Matt Horwich
Loss (9–2)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 2 (2:11)
November 29, 2003
UCE Winter Warrior Land: Episode 1
Jeremy Brown
Win (9–1)Decision
August 30, 2003
UCE Summer Series: Episode 4
Derek Downey
Win (8–1)Decision (unanimous)
July 12, 2003
UCE Round 4: Finals
Brian Garlick
Win (7–1)Submission (choke) • Round 2 (N/A)
July 5, 2003
UCE Round 4: Semi-Finals
Jeremy Brown
Win (6–1)Submission (choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
June 28, 2003
UCE Round 4: Episode 4
Matthew Bell
Win (5–1)KO (punch) • Round 1 (N/A)
May 10, 2003
UCE Round 3: Finals
Gedeon Jarvis
Win (4–1)Submission (choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
May 3, 2003
UCE Round 3: Semi-Finals
Hank Weiss
Win (3–1)KO (punch) • Round 1 (N/A)
April 12, 2003
UCE Round 3: Episode 2
Matt King
Win (2–1)Submission (choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
April 5, 2003
UCE Round 3: Episode 1
Cedric Nicholsen
Win (1–1)Submission (choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
February 7, 2003
UCE Round 2: Episode 1
Hank Weiss
Loss (0–1)Submission (choke) • Round N/A (N/A)
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