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Joshua Burkman
“The People's Warrior”
Age: 43 | Oct 4, 1980
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 lbs
Professional Record
| 47 fights | 28 wins | 18 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 7 | 2 |
| Submissions | 10 | 9 |
| Decisions | 11 | 7 |
| No Contests | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 28 - 18 - 1 | William Macario | LFA 66 - Diamond vs. Neal | May 10, 2019 | Decision (Split) | Dave Seljestad | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 28 - 17 - 1 | Alex Morono | UFC Fight Night 126 - Cerrone vs. Medeiros | February 18, 2018 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:12 |
| LOSS | 28 - 16 - 1 | Drew Dober | UFC 214 - Cormier vs. Jones 2 | July 29, 2017 | KO (Punch) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 3:04 |
| LOSS | 28 - 15 - 1 | Michel Prazeres | UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | Submission (North-South Choke) | John McCarthy | 1 | 1:42 |
| LOSS | 28 - 14 - 1 | Zak Ottow | UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson | October 01, 2016 | Decision (Split) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 28 - 13 - 1 | Paul Felder | UFC Fight Night 88 - Almeida vs. Garbrandt | May 29, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Chris Tognoni | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 28 - 12 - 1 | K.J. Noons | UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson | February 06, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 27 - 12 - 1 | Patrick Cote | UFC Fight Night 74 - Holloway vs. Oliveira | August 23, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | Jerin Valel | 3 | 1:26 |
| LOSS | 27 - 11 - 1 | Dong Hyun Kim | UFC 187 - Johnson vs. Cormier | May 23, 2015 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 2:13 |
| NC | 27 - 10 - 1 | Hector Lombard | UFC 182 - Jones vs. Cormier | January 03, 2015 | No Contest (Overturned by NSAC) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 27 - 10 | Tyler Stinson | WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares | March 29, 2014 | KO (Punch) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 2:15 |
| LOSS | 26 - 10 | Steve Carl | WSOF 6 - Burkman vs. Carl | October 26, 2013 | Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) | Troy Waugh | 4 | 1:02 |
| WIN | 26 - 9 | Jon Fitch | WSOF 3 - Fitch vs. Burkman 2 | June 14, 2013 | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Steve Mazzagatti | 1 | 0:41 |
| WIN | 25 - 9 | Aaron Simpson | WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson | March 23, 2013 | TKO (Knee and Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 3:04 |
| WIN | 24 - 9 | Gerald Harris | WSOF 1 - Arlovski vs. Cole | November 03, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Chris Tognoni | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 9 | Jamie Yager | Showdown Fights 8 - Burkman vs. Yager | August 26, 2012 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Steve Mazzagatti | 2 | 3:25 |
| WIN | 22 - 9 | Koffi Adzitso | Showdown Fights 6 - Breakout | February 25, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Josh Rosenthal | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 21 - 9 | Jordan Mein | Knockout Entertainment - MMA: The Reckoning | April 02, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 8 | Jordan Smith | Showdown Fights 2 - Respect | September 25, 2010 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 20 - 8 | Jake Paul | Showdown Fights 1 - Burkman vs. Paul | April 10, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 19 - 8 | Brandon Melendez | Throwdown Showdown 5 - Homecoming | November 20, 2009 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:14 | |
| LOSS | 18 - 8 | Pete Sell | UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote | October 25, 2008 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mike Reid | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 18 - 7 | Dustin Hazelett | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale | June 21, 2008 | Submission (Armbar) | Josh Rosenthal | 2 | 4:46 |
| LOSS | 18 - 6 | Mike Swick | UFC Fight Night 12 - Swick vs. Burkman | January 23, 2008 | Decision (Majority) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 5 | Forrest Petz | UFC 77 - Hostile Territory | October 20, 2007 | Decision (Split) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 17 - 5 | Karo Parisyan | UFC 71 - Liddell vs. Jackson | May 26, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 4 | Chad Reiner | UFC Fight Night 8 - Evans vs. Salmon | January 25, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | Troy Waugh | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 4 | Josh Neer | UFC 61 - Bitter Rivals | July 08, 2006 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 15 - 4 | Jon Fitch | UFC Fight Night 4 - Bonnar vs. Jardine | April 06, 2006 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Steve Mazzagatti | 2 | 4:57 |
| WIN | 15 - 3 | Drew Fickett | UFC Fight Night 3 - Sylvia vs. Silva | January 16, 2006 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 1:07 |
| WIN | 14 - 3 | Sam Morgan | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | November 05, 2005 | KO (Slam) | Jon Schorle | 1 | 0:21 |
| LOSS | 13 - 3 | Jeremy Horn | XFC - Dome Of Destruction 1 | April 29, 2005 | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:14 | |
| WIN | 13 - 2 | Brian Wieber | IFC - Eve Of Destruction | March 05, 2005 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| WIN | 12 - 2 | Kyacey Uscola | SF 4 - Fight For Freedom | June 26, 2004 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | N/A | |
| WIN | 11 - 2 | Drew Ellisor | CFC 1 - Cage Fighting Championship 1 | May 01, 2004 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 10 - 2 | Isidro Gonzalez | SF 2 - On the Move | March 19, 2004 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:58 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 2 | Matt Horwich | SF 1 - Revolution | February 21, 2004 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:11 | |
| WIN | 9 - 1 | Jeremy Brown | UCE - Winter Warrior Land - Episode 1 | November 29, 2003 | Decision | 0 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 1 | Derek Downey | UCE - Summer Series - Episode 4 | August 30, 2003 | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 1 | Brian Garlick | UCE - Round 4 - Finals | July 12, 2003 | Submission | 2 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 6 - 1 | Jeremy Brown | UCE - Round 4 - Semi-Finals | July 05, 2003 | Submission | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 5 - 1 | Matthew Bell | UCE - Round 4 - Episode 4 | June 28, 2003 | KO | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 1 | Gedeon Jarvis | UCE - Round 3 - Finals | May 10, 2003 | Submission | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 | Hank Weiss | UCE - Round 3 - Semi-Finals | May 03, 2003 | KO | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 | Matt King | UCE - Round 3 - Episode 2 | April 12, 2003 | Submission | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 1 | Cedric Nicholsen | UCE - Round 3 - Episode 1 | April 05, 2003 | Submission | 1 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 0 - 1 | Hank Weiss | UCE - Round 2 - Episode 1 | February 07, 2003 | Submission | 0 | 0:00 |
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