Josh Burkman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Josh Burkman
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1980(1980-04-10)
Age	44
Birthplace	Salt Lake City
Country	United States
Birth City	Salt Lake City
Horoscope	Aries

Josh Burkman Biography

Josh Burkman is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on April 10, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, United States. Joshua Ray Burkman (born April 10, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the World Series of Fighting, the XFC, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2.

On September 24, 2010, Burkman faced undefeated Jordan Smith at Showdown Fights – Respect. Burkman won the fight via split decision.

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.

On April 2, 2011, Burkman faced Canadian prospect Jordan Mein at MMA: The Reckoning in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Burkman lost via unanimous decision.

On November 20, 2009, Burkman faced Ultimate Fighter alumni Brandon Melendez defeating him by KO in round one at Throwdown Showdown 5.

Josh Burkman Net Worth

Josh Burkman is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Josh Burkman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Burkman played two seasons of college football before he began his career in mixed martial arts. He spent his freshman season at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah but he missed half the season with an injury. Then he transferred to Dixie State College in St. George, Utah. 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 University of Utah. Ultimately, he decided to drop football and pursue mixed martial arts.

During his time with the UFC, Burkman earned wins over Drew Fickett, Josh Neer, and Forrest Petz, 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.

On April 9, 2010, Burkman took on Jake Paul at Showdown Fights – Burkman vs. Paul winning via unanimous decision.

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Who is Josh Burkman Dating?

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Burkman faced Jon Fitch 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.

Facts & Trivia

Josh Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Josh Burkman celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Burkman signed a contract to return to the UFC for the first time since 2008 on October 3, 2014. Burkman faced Hector Lombard on January 3, 2015 at UFC

182. 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.