Josh Burkman
Born	April 10, 1980 (1980-04-10) (age 29) Salt Lake City, Utah
Other names	The Peoples Warrior
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	Portland, Oregon
Team	Team Quest[1]
MMA record
Total	17
Wins	10
By knockout	3
By submission	3
Losses	7
Draws	0

Josh "The People's Warrior" Burkman (born April 10, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state championship. Burkman also played college football before taking on fighting full time.^[2]

Burkman was a contestant on the The Ultimate Fighter 2, which aired on Spike TV. Burkman has fought as a welterweight in the UFC up until November 2008 when his contract expired and was not renewed.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Before MMA Career 2 MMA career 3 Personal life 4 MMA Record 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Before MMA Career

Burkman attended Cottonwood High School (Murray, Utah). 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 Snow College in Ephraim, Utah but he missed half the season with an injury. He then 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.

[edit] MMA career

Burkman has a professional mixed martial arts record of 9 wins and 7 losses, with a UFC record of 5 wins and 5 losses.

Burkman was defeated by Pete Sell by unanimous decision at UFC 90.

After three consecutive losses Burkman was released by the UFC in November 2008.

[edit] Personal life

Josh dated current UFC ring girl, Arianny Celeste. [1]

[edit] MMA Record

10-7-0 (wins-losses-draws)
11/20/2009	win	10-7	Brandon Melendez	Throwdown Showdown 5 - Homecoming	KO (Punch)	Round 1, 4:14
10/25/2008	Loss	9-7	Pete Sell	UFC 90: Silva vs Cote	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3, 5:00
6/21/2008	Loss	9-6	Dustin Hazelett	The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale	Submission (Armbar)	Round 2, 4:45	Won Fight of the Night honors
1/23/2008	Loss	9-5	Mike Swick	UFC Fight Night 12	Decision (Majority)	Round 3, 5:00
10/20/2007	Win	9-4	Forrest Petz	UFC 77: Hostile Territory	Decision (Split)	Round 3, 5:00
5/26/2007	Loss	8-4	Karo Parisyan	UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3, 5:00
01/25/2007	Win	8-3	Chad Reiner	UFC Fight Night 8	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3, 5:00
07/8/2006	Win	7-3	Josh Neer	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3, 5:00
04/6/2006	Loss	6-3	Jon Fitch	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Round 2, 4:57
01/16/2006	Win	6-2	Drew Fickett	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Round 1, 1:07
11/5/2005	Win	5-2	Sammy Morgan	The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale	KO (Slam and Elbows)	Round 1, 0:21
10/3/2005	Loss	4-2	Colin Clark	XFC - Dome Of Destruction 2	Submission (Arm bar)	Round 2, 2:12
04/29/2005	Loss	4-2	Jeremy Horn	XFC - Dome Of Destruction 1	Submission (Choke)	Round 1, 1:14
03/5/2005	Win	4-1	Brian Wieber	IFC - Eve Of Destruction	TKO	Round 1, 2:36
06/26/2004	Win	3-1	Kyacey Uscola	SF 4 - Fight For Freedom	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Round 1, N/A
05/1/2004	Win	2-1	Drew Ellisor	CFC 1 - Cage Fighting Championship	Decision (Unanimous)	N/A
03/19/2004	Win	1-1	Chilo Gonzalez	SF 2 - On the Move	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Round 1, N/A
02/21/2004	Loss	0-1	Matt Horwich	SF 2 - Revolution	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Round 2, 2:11

[edit] References

1. ^ "Fight Finder: Josh Burkman". Sherdog. 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=10003. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
2. ^ Justin Bolduc. "Josh Burkman Ready for Reiner". Nokaut. http://www.nokaut.com/?id=12&solo_news=681&lang=e&cur=eur. Retrieved 2007-01-25. 

[edit] External links

• Josh Burkman -- Official Site
• John Burkman at UFC.com
• Professional MMA record for Josh Burkman from Sherdog

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