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Josh Barnett "The Warmaster"

Inactive · age 48 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 250 lb 113 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 86% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2000
Elo rating
1567
Global Elo 1614 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
7-3-0
KO 4 · Sub 2 · Dec 1
Streak
+1
Δ90d -20 · Δ1y -20
Last fight
Sep 3, 2016
Win by Submission · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 32m
Avg fight time
9:11
Title fights
1-0
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
0.6
Ground control
29m
Since last fight
9y 10mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Nov 17, 2000 — W vs Gan McGee Δ+33Feb 23, 2001 — L vs Pedro Rizzo Δ-26Jun 29, 2001 — W vs Semmy Schilt Δ+36Nov 2, 2001 — W vs Bobby Hoffman Δ+27Mar 22, 2002 — W vs Randy Couture Δ+57Aug 31, 2013 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+17Dec 28, 2013 — L vs Travis Browne Δ-19Sep 26, 2015 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+12Jan 30, 2016 — L vs Ben Rothwell Δ-23Sep 3, 2016 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+20 14001450150015501600 20032006200920122015 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":305.4,"elo":1465,"date":"2000-11-17","opp":"Gan McGee","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":102.2,"y":347.4,"elo":1439,"date":"2001-02-23","opp":"Pedro Rizzo","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":2,"x":118,"y":290,"elo":1475,"date":"2001-06-29","opp":"Semmy Schilt","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":3,"x":133.7,"y":247,"elo":1502,"date":"2001-11-02","opp":"Bobby Hoffman","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":151.2,"y":155.4,"elo":1559,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"W","delta":57},{"i":5,"x":672.8,"y":128.1,"elo":1576,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":687.7,"y":158.8,"elo":1557,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Travis Browne","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":7,"x":767.2,"y":139,"elo":1569,"date":"2015-09-26","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":8,"x":782.9,"y":175.1,"elo":1547,"date":"2016-01-30","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":143.6,"elo":1567,"date":"2016-09-03","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 3, 2016 Andrei Arlovski W +20
Jan 30, 2016 Ben Rothwell L -23
Sep 26, 2015 Roy Nelson W +12
Dec 28, 2013 Travis Browne L -19
Aug 31, 2013 Frank Mir W +17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
86%
6 / 7
Finish rate
KO
4
57% of wins
SUB
2
29% of wins
DEC
1
14% of wins
KO: 4 (57%) 4 Sub: 2 (29%) 2 Dec: 1 (14%) 1
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
2 33%
R2
3 50%
R3
1 17%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 392 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 7%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
44% Clinch
  • Distance 34%
  • Clinch 44%
  • Ground 22%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
100%
of losses by finish
3 of 3 · usually R2
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1594
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Randy Couture
Elo 1710 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.0
+2.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1640
Notable wins
Randy Couture 1710 Andrei Arlovski 1640 Frank Mir 1601

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#4 · Elo 1654
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Josh Barnett on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.