Joshua Ray Burkman (born April 10, 1980) is a retired American professional

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formerly competing in the

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division. He formerly competed in the

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, the

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, the

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, and was a contestant on ''

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.''

Background

Burkman was born in

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, he attended Cottonwood High School. He was a three-sport star athlete for the Colts. He was a Class 5A All-State third baseman on the baseball team, and was captain of the football team, where he rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior. As a member of the wrestling team, he finished second place in the state championships in the 171-pound division. Burkman played two seasons of college football before he began his career in mixed martial arts. He spent his freshman season at

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, but he missed half the season with an injury. Then he transferred to Dixie State College in

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. His sophomore season (2001) was spectacular: he rushed for 1,439 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Rebels, earning JUCO All-American honors. His team won the Dixie Rotary Bowl; for his performance, Burkman earned a scholarship offer from the

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. Ultimately, he decided to drop football and pursue mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Burkman was originally chosen to be on the inaugural season of ''

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'', but he failed pre-show drug test failure and admitted to taking

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. He was later a contestant on ''

'' as part of Team Hughes. Burkman was signed by the UFC and had his debut fight at

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; he defeated Sammy Morgan by

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in 21 seconds of the first round. During his time with the UFC, Burkman earned wins over

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, and

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, but was largely unsuccessful against the bigger names in the division. After three back-to-back losses in 2008, Burkman was cut from the UFC with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses.

Showdown Fights

On November 20, 2009, Burkman faced

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alumni

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defeating him by KO in round one at ''Throwdown Showdown 5''. On April 9, 2010, Burkman took on Jake Paul at ''Showdown Fights – Burkman vs. Paul'' winning via unanimous decision. On September 24, 2010, Burkman faced undefeated Jordan Smith at ''Showdown Fights – Respect''. Burkman won the fight via split decision. On April 2, 2011, Burkman faced Canadian prospect

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at ''MMA: The Reckoning'' in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Burkman lost via unanimous decision. On February 24, 2012, Burkman faced Koffi Adzitso at ''Showdown Fights – Breakout'', Burkman won via unanimous decision. On August 25, 2012, Burkman faced

alumni Jamie Yager at ''Showdown Fights - Burkman vs. Yager''. Burkman won via guillotine choke submission.

World Series of Fighting

On September 6, 2012, it was announced that Burkman was one of many fighters to sign on with new MMA Promotion the

. He faced Gerald Harris on November 3, 2012, at

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and won via unanimous decision. Burkman faced Aaron Simpson at World Series of Fighting 2 on March 23, 2013. He won the fight via KO due to a knee strike and punches in the first round. Burkman faced

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on June 14, 2013, at World Series of Fighting 3 in a rematch of their first fight in which Burkman lost to Fitch due to a rear naked choke. Burkman avenged his loss, dropping Fitch with a series of punches before applying a guillotine choke submission and getting the win in just 41 seconds of round number one. Burkman faced

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on October 26, 2013, at

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in the main event for the WSOF Welterweight Championship. He lost the fight via triangle choke in the fourth round. It was noted that Josh did tap out from the choke but the ref ignored the tap, allowing Steve Carl to choke Burkman until he lost consciousness. Burkman faced

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on March 29, 2014. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Burkman signed a contract to return to the UFC for the first time since 2008 on October 3, 2014. Burkman faced

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on January 3, 2015, at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Subsequently, it was revealed that Lombard failed his post-fight drug test. On March 23, 2015, it was announced by the NSAC that the result of the fight had been overturned to a no contest. Burkman faced

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on May 23, 2015, at

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. Burkman lost the fight via submission in the third round. Burkman faced Patrick Côté on August 23, 2015, at

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. He lost the back and forth fight via TKO in the third round and both participants were awarded '' Fight of the Night'' honors. For his next fight, Burkman dropped down to the lightweight division as he faced K. J. Noons on February 6, 2016, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Burkman next faced

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on May 29, 2016, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Burkman was expected to face

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on October 1, 2016, at

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. However, Green pulled out of the fight citing an undisclosed injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. As a result of the late notice opponent change, the bout was contested at welterweight. He lost the fight via split decision. Burkman faced

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on March 11, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Burkman faced

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on July 29, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight by knockout in the first round. Burkman faced

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on February 18, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 126 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 126'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 18, 2018, at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, United State ...

at the welterweight division. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Post-UFC career

After being released from the UFC for the second time, Burkman faced

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at LFA 66 on May 10, 2019. He lost the fight via split decision and announced his retirement from MMA.

Championships & accomplishments

** Fight of the Night (One time) *

** UFC Encyclopedia Awards *** Knockout of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards ***2005: Ranked #7 Knockout of the Year *

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**2015 August Fight of the Month vs. Patrick Côté *

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**2013 Submission of the Year vs.

Personal life

Burkman dated current UFC ring girl,

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. Burkman married Brandy Lyn Winfield, 2010 International Yoga Champion, on December 1, 2011. Together they have a son, Legend Burkman, who was born in 2012 and had a second son Atlas born January 13, 2015. His older brother Jered was a star baseball player alongside Chris Shelton at both Cottonwood High School and

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Mixed martial arts record

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, Submission (triangle choke) , SF 1: Revolution , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:11 , Portland, Oregon, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Jeremy Brown , Decision , UCE Winter Warrior Land: Episode 1 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Derek Downey , Decision (unanimous) , UCE Summer Series: Episode 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Brian Garlick , Submission (choke) , UCE Round 4: Finals , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Jeremy Brown , Submission (choke) , UCE Round 4: Semi-Finals , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Matthew Bell , KO (punch) , UCE Round 4: Episode 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Gedeon Jarvis , Submission (choke) , UCE Round 3: Finals , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Hank Weiss , KO (punch) , UCE Round 3: Semi-Finals , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Matt King , Submission (choke) , UCE Round 3: Episode 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Cedric Nicholsen , Submission (choke) , UCE Round 3: Episode 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Hank Weiss , Submission (choke) , UCE Round 2: Episode 1 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A , Salt Lake City, Utah, United States ,

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Josh Burkman
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Josh Burkman
at ShowdownFights.com (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Burkman, Josh 1980 births American male mixed martial artists Utah Tech University alumni Living people Mixed martial artists from Utah Sportspeople from Salt Lake City Snow College alumni University of Utah alumni Welterweight mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Cottonwood High School (Murray, Utah) alumni Snow Badgers football players

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Showdown Fights

World Series of Fighting

Return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post-UFC career

Championships & accomplishments

Personal life

Mixed martial arts record

See also

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