Joshua Lee Haynes (born July 30, 1977) is an American former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

. He fought out of

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, with

Xtreme Couture Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is an American mixed martial arts training organization headed by former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Champion and former co-founder of Team Quest, Randy Couture. Xtreme Couture was founded with the flags ...

where he was also a coach. His MMA record is 17 wins, 11 losses. He was also a contestant on the third season of ''

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

'' reality television show, training under

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz () is an American politican and retired mixed martial artist and Submission grappling, submission grappler. Ortiz is best known for his career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC ...

. Fellow

Team Quest Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture and Dan Henderson with facilities located in Gresham, Oregon; Murrieta, California; Encinitas, California; Redding, California; Hemet, California; and Chiang Mai, Thailand ...

member,

Ed Herman Edward Benson Herman (born October 2, 1980) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2023, Herman was a ...

would fight under

Ken Shamrock Kenneth Wayne Shamrock ( né Kilpatrick; born February 11, 1964) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract, under the ring name Ken Shamrock. He is best known ...

's team. He stands and fights in the , , and weight classes. In ''The Ultimate Fighter'', he won a controversial victory against

Tait Fletcher ''The Ultimate Fighter 3'' was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of '' Ultimate Fight Night 4''. The season featured sixt ...

by decision after the second round. In the semifinals, he defeated Jesse Forbes by

guillotine choke The guillotine choke, also known as Mae Hadaka Jime (前裸絞, "front naked choke"; compared to a rear naked choke) in judo, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent, often on the ground but can also be done while stan ...

in the second round. He was defeated by

Michael Bisping Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English former mixed martial artist, sports commentator, analyst, and actor. He competed in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( ...

in the finals due to strikes.

Personal information

Haynes was born in

Grants Pass, Oregon Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5 in Oregon, Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, Oregon, Medford, along the Rogue River (Oregon), Rogue River. The populatio ...

. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Southern Oregon University in

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. Haynes is currently a police officer in Las Vegas since retiring from MMA according to MMA Insight. Haynes was on duty during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Haynes saved a rookie officer's life, who had been shot in the shoulder, which lodged in his chest, by getting him out of the area, while under fire, and driving him to the hospital, as it was not possible to get an ambulance to the scene. Both he and the wounded officer were visited by President Donald Trump, along with other victims. Haynes later issues a statement, where he detailed the incident from his perspective and expressed condolences to other victims.

Mixed martial arts record

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UFC 69 ''UFC 69: Shootout'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. In the main event, Matt Serra shocked the UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pie ...

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Rory Singer Rory Michael Singer (born May 28, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Although Rory had made a name for himself as a 185-pound prospect; his big break came after meeting the producers of TUF. They were fi ...

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Shonie Carter Shonie Carter (born May 3, 1972), is an American former mixed martial artist. He is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, a UFC veteran, and a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He has also competed in Pancrase, Shooto, Ki ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 , Marcos Oliveira , Submission (guillotine choke) , XFC – Dome of Destruction 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:21 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–3 , Vince Lucero , Submission (rear naked choke) , LOTC – Lords of the Cage , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:08 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Kyle Kenny , Submission (guillotine choke) , USA MMA – Extreme Cage Combat , , align=center, 1 , ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Jim Pope , Submission (guillotine choke) , URC 4 – Ultimate Ring Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:34 ,

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References

External links

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MMA record on Full Contact Fighter

Xtreme Fight Championship
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