Heavyweight · Men

Josh Burns

“The Hammer”
United States Michigan Top Team debut 2006
Elo 1,094 peak 1,241 · 19 Oct 2013 147 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3692399
8-10pro record
4L current streak
1,184best win, Elo
1,234average opponent
-- born 15 May 1978
72.0" / 74.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,076 Sub967 Dec958

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Matt Eckerle KO/TKO R1 · 19 Oct 2013 · Triple X Cagefighting 1,184
  2. Jeffrey Kugel KO/TKO R1 · 18 Feb 2011 · International Fight League 1,154
  3. Jack Rome KO/TKO R1 · 29 Sep 2012 · Gladiator Challenge 1,097
  4. James Kilpatrick Submission R2 · 21 Apr 2007 · Poor Boy Promotions 1,065
  5. Stephen Williams Decision R3 · 26 Jan 2008 · Poor Boy Promotions 1,011

Losses

The latest 5 of 10
  1. Josh Parisian KO/TKO R2 · 12 Nov 2016 · Total Warrior Combat 1,287
  2. Justin Wren Decision R3 · 28 Aug 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,408
  3. Bobby Lashley Submission R2 · 5 Sep 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,505
  4. Raphael Butler KO/TKO R1 · 8 Nov 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,506
  5. Richard Hale KO/TKO R1 · 18 May 2012 · Bellator MMA 1,650

Fight history

18 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
18 12 Nov 201638.5 yrs L8-10 Josh Parisian 3-1 · 27.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R26:50 0.00 1,148→1,094 -54 1,287 – TWC Pro Series - Anderson vs. Veerella Total Warrior Combat
17 28 Aug 201537.3 yrs L8-9 Justin Wren 11-3 · 28.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.02* 1,183→1,149 -33 1,408 +412→+412 Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz Bellator MMA
16 5 Sep 201436.3 yrs L8-8 Bobby Lashley 10-2 · 38.1 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:54 0.00 1,210→1,183 -27 1,505 +525→+525 Bellator 123: Curran vs. Pitbull 2 Bellator MMA
15 8 Nov 201335.5 yrs L8-7 Raphael Butler 7-0 · 29.8 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:14 0.00 1,241→1,210 -31 1,506 – Bellator 107: Kongo vs. Graham Bellator MMA
14 19 Oct 201335.4 yrs W8-6 Matt Eckerle 2-4 Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:14 1.00 1,143→1,241 +98 1,184 – Triple X Cagefighting - Legends 2 Triple X Cagefighting
13 29 Sep 201234.4 yrs W7-6 Jack Rome debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:38 1.00 1,042→1,144 +101 1,097 – Gladiator Challenge Gladiator Challenge
12 18 May 201234.0 yrs L6-6 Richard Hale 18-4-1 · 27.0 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:38 0.00 1,048→1,042 -5 1,650 – Bellator 69 Bellator MMA
11 8 Oct 201133.4 yrs L6-5 Thiago Santos 9-1 · 24.9 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:23 0.00 1,062→1,048 -15 1,480 – Bellator 53 Bellator MMA
10 9 Apr 201132.9 yrs L6-4 Eric Prindle 4-1 · 34.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R210:00 0.00 1,097→1,062 -34 1,342 – Bellator 40 Bellator MMA
9 18 Feb 201132.8 yrs W6-3 Jeffrey Kugel 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R12:52 1.00 966→1,097 +131 1,154 – IFL - The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre International Fight League
8 10 Oct 200931.4 yrs L5-3 Kelly Gray 1-2 – KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R13:09 0.00 1,055→965 -90 1,047 – MMA Xplosion - Gunderson vs. Sharp Millennium Events
7 12 Sep 200931.3 yrs L5-2 Patrick Barrentine 8-4 – SubSubmission R12:20 0.00 1,082→1,055 -27 1,378 – MMA Big Show - Mayhem MMA Big Show
6 7 Mar 200930.8 yrs L5-1 Dave Hess 1-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R3 0.00 1,192→1,082 -110 1,100 – MMA Big Show - Retribution MMA Big Show
5 26 Jan 200829.7 yrs W5-0 Stephen Williams debut – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,231→1,193 -38 1,011 – Poor Boy Promotions - Return to the River Poor Boy Promotions
4 1 Sep 200729.3 yrs W4-0 Phillip Hill debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,219→1,231 +12 1,007 – Poor Boy Promotions - Motown Madness Poor Boy Promotions
3 21 Apr 200728.9 yrs W3-0 James Kilpatrick debut – SubNorth-South Choke R2 1.00 1,153→1,219 +66 1,065 – Poor Boy Promotions - Rumble on the River 2 Poor Boy Promotions
2 5 Aug 200628.2 yrs W2-0 Matt O'Connor debut – KO/TKOPunches R13:22 1.00 1,088→1,153 +66 1,000 – Poor Boy Promotions - Rooster Tail Fight Night 2 Poor Boy Promotions
1 18 Mar 200627.8 yrs W1-0 Gabriel Martinez debut – KO/TKOPunches R10:45 1.00 1,000→1,088 +88 1,000 – Poor Boy Promotions - Rumble on the River 1 Michigan Regional