Josh Barnett
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Josh Barnett attending Amie Nicole's "Fit to Rock" DVD Release Party, Hollywood, California (on May 21, 2010)
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November 10, 1977 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Other names | The Warmaster, The Babyfaced Assassin, The Philadelphia Jailbird, The Blue-eyed Kenshiro (Japan) |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 256 lb (116 kg; 18 st 4 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Catch wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Fullerton, California, U.S. |
| Team | CSW |
| Trainer | Erik Paulson |
| Rank | Honorary black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Erik Paulson 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rigan Machado |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 35 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 21 |
| By decision | 5 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Website | http://www.joshbarnett.tv/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Representing United States | ||
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| IBJJF World No Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
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2009 Long Beach | 97.449+ kg (Black) |
Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competes in the Heavyweight division of the UFC. He is the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the inaugural and current Metamoris Heavyweight Champion. He has also won the King of Pancrase Openweight Championship and was a finalist in the PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix and the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Championship. Barnett claims a mixed martial arts record of "over 50-8" when both sanctioned and unsanctioned bouts are counted. He has also competed in Affliction, World Victory Road, DREAM and Impact FC.
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Barnett had a troubled childhood and often got into fights. He was put into anger management programs at a young age and learned to cope with his anger by participating in athletics. Barnett attended Ballard High School, where he excelled at wrestling, football, and also trained in kickboxing. After seeing UFC 2 as a sophomore, he decided that he wanted to be a mixed martial arts fighter. Barnett had originally attended the University of Montana to play football for the school as a walk-on, but decided not to play the sport for the university. At the recommendation of an instructor at Montana, Barnett went to train at the dojo of Jim Harrison. Although he did not have the money for classes, he received training in exchange for helping with maintenance and labor at the dojo.
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