Josh Barnett

American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

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Born

10 November 1977, Seattle

Citizenship

United States

Sport

mixed martial arts, professional wrestling

Occupation

professional wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter, Thai boxer

Height

191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

118 kg (261 lb)

Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American former mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler, and color commentator. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the youngest-ever UFC Heavyweight Champion. Barnett was the final Openweight King Of Pancrase, a finalist in both the 2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix and the 2012 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Grand Prix. He has also competed in Affliction, World Victory Road, DREAM and Impact FC.

Barnett is one of the most prominent modern-day catch wrestlers. He won an IBJJF no-gi jiu-jitsu world championship in 2009 - despite no formal jiu-jitsu training, the Metamoris Heavyweight Championship in 2014, and a Snake Pit Catch Wrestling World Championship in 2018.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2407490 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.