Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett attending Amie Nicole's "Fit to Rock" DVD Release Party, Hollywood, California on May 21, 2010
Born Joshua Lawrence Barnett
November 10, 1977
Seattle, Washington, United States
Other names The Warmaster, The Babyfaced Assassin
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Weight 252 lb (114 kg; 18 st 0 lb)
Division Heavyweight (265 lb)
Reach 78.0 in (198 cm)
Style Catch wrestling[2][3]
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 jiu-jitsu under Rigan Machado[4][5]
Years active 1997–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 40
Wins 33
By knockout 8
By submission 20
By decision 4
By disqualification 1
Losses 7
By knockout 2
By submission 2
By decision 3
Website http://www.joshbarnett.tv/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 14, 2011
Josh Barnett
Medal record
Competitor for United States
Men's Grappling
IBJJF World No Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold 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 where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is the first and current Metamoris Heavyweight Champion.[6] 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 50-7" when both sanctioned and unsanctioned bouts are counted. He has also competed in Affliction, DREAM and Impact FC.[7]

As of February 11, 2015, he is #6 in official UFC heavyweight rankings.[8]

Background

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 4 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.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Barnett's documented professional debut was in early 1997 in Washington, competing for United Full Contact Federation. He won via rear-naked choke submission under three minutes into the fight. He would continue to dominate, reaching a 9-0 record with seven first-round stoppages and wins over future UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn, Bobby Hoffman, John Marsh, and Bob Gilstrap (twice). With a 9-0 record, Barnett was invited to compete in the UFC.[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Barnett made his UFC debut at UFC 28 on November 17, 2000 against 6' 10" Gan "The Giant" McGee and Barnett won via TKO in the second round. In his next bout, Barnett was handed his first career defeat at the hands of Brazilian Pedro Rizzo with a highlight-reel knockout in the second round after being caught with a very powerful right hand. He would bounce back and win his next two fights over 7' 0" Dutch kickboxer Semmy Schilt via armbar submission, and then received a submission win in a rematch with Bobby Hoffman. Subsequent to his win over Hoffman, Barnett tested positive for banned substances and was given a warning by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[10] Barnett was then given a title shot for the UFC Heavyweight Championship against then-champion and future UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. He won via TKO after using the ground and pound technique and became the new and youngest-ever UFC Heavyweight Champion. However, after the bout it was revealed that he had again tested positive for banned substances and his title was stripped.[9]

Pancrase and PRIDE

Barnett competed in MMA in both PRIDE and Pancrase in Japan. While in Pancrase, he won its Openweight Grand Prix Championship by defeating Yuki Kondo. Winning this title put him alongside the likes of Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock and Bas Rutten as one of the few fighters to be a titleholder in both Pancrase and the UFC.

In his first fight in PRIDE, at PRIDE 28 against 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 at Pride 30, which he lost by a close and controversial unanimous decision. He came back with a win against Kazuhiro Nakamura at PRIDE 31.

Barnett later beat Alexander Emelianenko by an americana submission in the second round of the PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix at PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute. He submitted Mark Hunt via kimura in the first round of the Openweight Grand Prix at Pride Critical Countdown Absolute. Barnett defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira by split decision in the semi finals of the Openweight Grand Prix, however he lost the final match of the PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute to Filipović on September 10, 2006, submitting after an unintentional finger poke to the eye. In a post-fight interview, Barnett explained the incident: "I opened up my guard and I grabbed his leg to go for a leglock, and in the scramble Mirko put his hand out to post and he caught a finger deep in my right eye. And as soon as it happened I let go of the leg and grabbed my face, and I couldn't see anything at the time and I had no idea where he was and I just didn't want him to punt me in the face with a kick when I can't see and I'm blinded. He said, you know, 'Sorry' and I said to him that he was winning that night and it was an accident. He didn't mean [to do it]".[11] This also marked the third time he was beaten by the MMA legend.

Next, Barnett fought the Polish Judo gold medalist Pawel Nastula at PRIDE 32, the organization's first show in the United States. To fight again in Nevada, the Nevada State Athletic Commission required that Barnett pass a mandatory drug test. In a surprisingly competitive match, Nastula controlled the first round and most of the second. Barnett reversed Nastula from the bottom and was able to secure a toe-hold submission, which earned him the victory. At a post-fight press conference, Barnett complimented Nastula on his performance. Nastula, however, subsequently tested positive for steroids.[12] Barnett then lost a rematch by unanimous decision to Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2006.

World Victory Road: Sengoku

After the bout against Nogueira and the acquisition of PRIDE by the UFC, Barnett did not participate in any MMA events in 2007, except one Pancrase match against Hikaru Sato, which was held under catch wrestling rules on Dec. 22. Barnett did not follow many other PRIDE veterans to the UFC because he desired to join an organization that included the top Heavyweight fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko.[13] In 2008, Barnett joined the newly organized MMA promotion, Sengoku, and fought in consecutive main events at Sengoku 1 and Sengoku 2, submitting Hidehiko Yoshida with a heel hook in the third round, and defeating Jeff Monson by unanimous decision.

Affliction Entertainment

Since his contract with World Victory Road is not exclusive, Barnett was able to join other MMA events. Barnett participated in the inaugural MMA event held by Affliction Entertainment, in July 2008. Seven years after his only knockout loss to Pedro Rizzo, he avenged that loss at Affliction: Banned with a knockout of his own in the second round.

In January 2009, Barnett fought PRIDE veteran Gilbert Yvel at Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Barnett defeated Yvel by a submission resulting from strikes in the third round. His next match-up, scheduled on August 1, 2009 against Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction's 3rd event Affliction: Trilogy, was one of the most anticipated match-up between the then ranked number one Heavyweight Emelianenko and number two Heavyweight Barnett.[14] However, the fight was officially pulled 10 days before the fight by the California State Athletic Commission after Barnett tested positive for anabolic steroids (a metabolite of drostanolone)[15] for a second time. The event and Affliction Entertainment itself was cancelled July 24, 2009 as a result. Barnett requested that they test his "B" sample hoping there was an error in the test. His "B" sample was also positive.

Post-Affliction

Due to the positive drug tests, Barnett has made a re-licensure appeal to the California State Athletic Commission(CSAC). The CSAC has postponed Barnett's appeal three times. The first two postponements happened because Barnett's law firm required additional information from the laboratory that conducted Barnett's tests. Michael J. DiMaggio, Barnett's attorney, was unable to attend the hearing due to travel problems, causing the third extension, which would have taken place at 22 February 2010.[16]

Barnett was a no-show at this hearing on February 22, 2010, making this the fourth delay in his appeal, Shannon Hooper, Barnett's manager, told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Monday February 22, 2010 that Barnett was in Japan on Sunday February 21, 2010 for a professional wrestling match and will return to the U.S. later today. His reason was he was unaware that his presence was required, but the CSAC said they had notified him of this months before.[17] Barnett more recently signed on with MMA organization Strikeforce.

Dream

Barnett signed to fight for DREAM in 2010, and made his debut on March 22, 2010 at DREAM 13 against Mighty Mo. He won the fight via submission in the first round. During the fight, he accidentally kicked Mighty Mo in the groin so immediately after winning the fight, Barnett approached Mighty Mo apologizing for the illegal strike and in return allowed Mighty Mo to knee him in the groin.

Strikeforce

On September 13, 2010 it was announced that Josh Barnett had signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce.[18]

Barnett faced Brett Rogers on June 18, 2011 at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum in the opening round of a Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament. Barnett submitted Rogers with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of the bout.[19]

Barnett defeated Sergei Kharitonov in the semi-final of the tournament headlining Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov on September 10, 2011 at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He faced fellow finalist Daniel Cormier on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier to determine the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.[20] Dana White announced if Barnett were to defeat Cormier, he would be allowed back into the UFC, "If he wins the fight, I can't see why he wouldn't come [to the UFC]."[21] Barnett lost the bout via unanimous decision. (50-45, 50-45, 49-46), losing for the first time in over 5 years. In January 2013, Barnett faced a promotional newcomer, Nandor Guelmino, at the final Strikeforce event. Barnett defeated Guelmino via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.

Return to the UFC

Barnett initially declined to sign with the UFC.[22] However, on May 21, 2013, it was announced that Barnett had returned to the UFC and signed a multi-fight contract with the promotion.[23]

Barnett faced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir on August 31, 2013 at UFC 164.[24] He won the fight in the first round by TKO.

Barnett faced Travis Browne on December 28, 2013 at UFC 168.[25] He lost the fight via knockout due to elbow strikes in the first round.

Professional wrestling

Barnett began his overseas career as a professional wrestler in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) organization, where he wrestled numerous matches in 2003 and 2004. In his first match, he wrestled champion Yuji Nagata for that promotions version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Although unsuccessful in that match,[26] Barnett formed a tag team with Perry Saturn and was undefeated in the following NJPW tour, Fighting Spirit 2003. Barnett wrestled over 50 matches in total for the NJPW promotion.[27]

Since then, Barnett has been wrestling for Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation wrestling promotion. He debuted with the company in 2007 with a victory over Tadao Yasuda. He racked up victories against Don Frye and Montanha Silva before suffering his first loss against Naoya Ogawa. The same man he beat earlier in the night. Since the loss, he has been on a winning streak beating The Predator, Hitokui Yoshiki, Tank Abbott, Jon Andersen, Fonseca, Atsushi Sawada, Bob Sapp, Ultimate Mask, Tim Sylvia, Montanha Silva, Bobby Lashley and Hideki Suzuki.[28]

Starting in February at IGF Genome 14, IGF began a title tournament to crown a new Heavyweight Champion and Barnett not only continued his winning streak but he advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament with his victory over Montanha Silva. In July at IGF Genome 16, he defeated Bobby Lashley with a cross armbreaker to advance to the finals of the title tournament. Was scheduled to face Jérôme Le Banner for the IGF Heavyweight Championship in a tournament final scheduled for August 27 at the IGF Super Stars Festival 2011. However, it was announced on August 19 that Barnett had to pull out of the match up and Le Banner was declared the first ever IGF champion on August 22. However, Josh Barnett would get his shot at the IGF Heavyweight Championship on December 2 against the champion, Jerome Le Banner. Barnett would lose the contest by knockout.[28]

On New Year's Eve, Josh Barnett made his return to Japan for the DREAM, "Fight for Japan" event. At the event he would face Hideki Suzuki in an IGF Rules match. After a wrestling clinic was put on by both athletes, it was Barnett who won with a brainbuster to seal the victory.[28]

Other features

Barnett has appeared in the Xbox 360 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.

Billy Robinson had contributed immensely in training Barnett. Barnett teaches catch wrestling at Erik Paulson's CSW Training Center in Fullerton, California. He is the primary trainer and manager of female fighter Megumi Fujii and listed on the Abe Ani Combat Club's website as a team wrestling coach and friend.

Barnett competed in the California Classic 2009 BJJ Tournament on November 15, 2009. Barnett lost a decision to ADCC veteran and Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Champion Romulo Barral from Gracie Barra in the Black Belt GI Absolute division. On December 19, 2009, Paulson awarded Barnett his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Even though Barnett had never trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu he was given his belt based on competition merit and overall knowledge.[29][30]

Barnett appeared as himself in an episode of the 2013 web series Black Dynamite Teaches a Hard Way!, where a Black Dynamite mannequin teaches him the consequences of littering.[31]

In the co-main event of Metamoris 4, Barnett faced Dean Lister, a multiple-time world champion in both gi and no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[32] Barnett became the first person in sixteen years to defeat Lister via submission, tapping Lister with a scarf hold in the waning seconds of the match.[33]

Personal life

In an interview on The Steve Austin Show, Barnett confirmed that he is not religious. In his spare time, he enjoys driving and repairing automobiles, preferring vintage models.[9][34]

He plays and is a fan of the card game Magic: The Gathering.[35][36]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Submission grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 33–7 Travis Browne KO (elbows) UFC 168 December 28, 2013 1 1:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 33–6 Frank Mir TKO (knee) UFC 164 August 31, 2013 1 1:56 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 32–6 Nandor Guelmino Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine January 12, 2013 1 2:11 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 31–6 Daniel Cormier Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier May 19, 2012 5 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 31–5 Sergei Kharitonov Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov September 10, 2011 1 4:28 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 30–5 Brett Rogers Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum June 18, 2011 2 1:17 Dallas, Texas, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29–5 Geronimo dos Santos TKO (punches) Impact FC 1 July 10, 2010 1 2:35 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 28–5 Siala-Mou Siliga Submission (kimura) DREAM 13 March 22, 2010 1 4:41 Kanagawa, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27–5 Gilbert Yvel Submission (punches) Affliction: Day of Reckoning Jan 24, 2009 3 3:05 Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26–5 Pedro Rizzo KO (punch) Affliction: Banned Jul 19, 2008 2 1:44 Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25–5 Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) Sengoku: Second Battle May 18, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24–5 Hidehiko Yoshida Submission (heel hook) Sengoku: First Battle March 5, 2008 3 3:23 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 23–5 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous) Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 December 31, 2006 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23–4 Pawel Nastula Submission (toe hold) Pride 32 - The Real Deal October 21, 2006 2 3:04 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22–4 Mirko Filipović Submission (punches) Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 7:32 Saitama, Japan 2006 PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix Final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22–3 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (split) Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan 2006 PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21–3 Mark Hunt Submission (kimura) Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute July 1, 2006 1 2:02 Saitama, Japan 2006 PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–3 Alexander Emelianenko Submission (americana) Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute May 5, 2006 2 1:57 Osaka, Japan 2006 PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–3 Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission (rear-naked choke) Pride 31 - Dreamers February 26, 2006 1 8:10 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 18–3 Mirko Filipović Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 30 October 23, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 18–2 Mirko Filipović Submission (shoulder injury) PRIDE 28 October 31, 2004 1 0:46 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–1 Rene Rooze TKO (punches) K-1 MMA: Romanex May 22, 2004 1 2:15 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–1 Semmy Schilt Submission (armbar) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 December 31, 2003 3 4:48 Hyogo, Japan Defended Pancrase Openweight Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–1 Yoshiki Takahashi Submission (triangle armbar) NJPW: Ultimate Crush II October 13, 2003 2 2:52 Tokyo, Japan Defended Pancrase Openweight Championship. [41]
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–1 Yuki Kondo Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show August 31, 2003 3 3:26 Tokyo, Japan Won Pancrase Openweight Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–1 Jimmy Ambriz TKO (knee and punches) NJPW: Ultimate Crush May 2, 2003 1 3:05 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–1 Randy Couture TKO (punches) UFC 36 March 22, 2002 2 4:35 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won UFC Heavyweight Championship; Stripped of title due to positive test for banned substances.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–1 Bobby Hoffman Submission (punches) UFC 34 November 2, 2001 2 4:25 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Tested positive for banned substances and given a warning by the NSAC.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–1 Semmy Schilt Submission (armbar) UFC 32 June 29, 2001 1 4:21 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 10–1 Pedro Rizzo KO (punch) UFC 30 February 23, 2001 2 4:21 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–0 Gan McGee TKO (punches) UFC 28 November 17, 2000 2 4:34 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Super Heavyweight bout.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–0 Dan Severn Submission (armbar) SuperBrawl 16 February 8, 2000 4 1:21 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0 Bobby Hoffman Decision (unanimous) SuperBrawl 13 September 7, 1999 3 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 John Marsh Submission (kimura) SuperBrawl 13 September 7, 1999 1 4:23 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Juha Tuhkasaari Submission (armbar) SuperBrawl 13 September 7, 1999 1 3:32 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Trevor Howard Submission (armbar) UFCF 4 September 19, 1998 1 N/A Washington, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Bob Gilstrap DQ (illegal strike) UFCF 3 March 14, 1998 1 0:42 Lynnwood, Washington, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Chris Munsen TKO (punches) UFCF 2 September 6, 1997 1 N/A Washington, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Bob Gilstrap Decision (unanimous) UFCF 2 July 7, 1997 1 10:00 Washington, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Chris Charnos Submission (rear-naked choke) UFCF 1 January 11, 1997 1 2:41 Washington, United States

See also

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Achievements
Preceded by
Randy Couture		 7th UFC Heavyweight Champion
March 22, 2002 – July 26, 2002 		Vacant
Barnett stripped of title
Title next held by
Ricco Rodriguez