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Joshua Burkman

Fighter profile

Joshua Burkman

WW28-18-0P4P #427Div #63
Form
 
3.6
3.9
1.7
4.9
63
Overall
SoS 63
Skill ratings
Striking
61
Boxing
54
Kicking
74
Clinch
71
Striking def.
73
Wrestling off.
76
Wrestling def.
70
Ground game
67
Submissions
62
Grappling def.
63
Profile
Age46
Height5'10"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2003
UFC record6-12-0
Last fight2019-05-10
Octagon time201.8 min
Avg fight10.6 min
Career length23y 6m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:15 WW (now) · 4 LW

Striking offense1472
5th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1507
72nd
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1496
49th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1491
18th
WW avg 1505
Momentum0
31st
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 28-18-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 9 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 7 losses
W
39% of wins
L
39% of losses
UFC
6win12loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(17%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(42%) 5
4 (67%)Decision(42%) 5
Non-UFC
22win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (41%)Submission(67%) 4
7 (32%)Decision(33%) 2
UFC stats
Filters
Stat
Window
Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes543
Sig. accuracy44%
Sig. attempted1245
Total strikes664
Total attempted1376
Knockdowns2
Head259
Body91
Leg193
Distance364
Clinch125
Ground54

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed632
Sig. defense52%
KDs absorbed4
Head abs.396
Body abs.130
Leg abs.106
Distance abs.402
Clinch abs.160
Ground abs.70

Grappling · offense

Takedowns34
TD accuracy37%
TD attempted92
Sub att.4
Reversals1
Control time51:01

Grappling · defense

TD defense73%
TDs absorbed14
TD att. faced51
Sub att. faced12
Controlled time34:23

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 19 UFC fights · 201:48 total fight time

Schedule strength
Filters
Scope
Opp
Window
Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Joshua has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
274W–72Lwin 79.2%div #131/300pct 57th
WinsStrong
104W–25Lwin 80.6%div #70/273pct 75th
LossesAverage
170W–47Lwin 78.3%div #178/291pct 39th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1544 elodiv #136/300pct 55th
WinsAverage
1538 elodiv #122/273pct 56th
LossesAverage
1547 elodiv #165/291pct 44th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall316W–97L76.5%
Wins187W–69L73.0%
Losses129W–28L82.2%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Joshua, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−8.15u−47.9% ROI

over 17 close-line bets

Average odds
-102

51% implied

As favorite
4W–5L

ROI −33.3%

Avg -212

As underdog
1W–7L

ROI −64.4%

Avg +223

Based on 17 of 18 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.