Joshua James Emmett was born on March 4,1985 and is an American professional mixed martial artist.
42 Facts About Josh Emmett
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Josh Emmett was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 4,1985.
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Josh Emmett studied psychology in college with the intention of going into law enforcement and earned his Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree at Menlo College.
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Josh Emmett wrestled for 14 years; beginning at El Camino Fundamental High School and continuing through his college years.
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Josh Emmett wrestled his first two seasons at the junior college level at Sacramento City College, before transferring to NAIA Menlo College.
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Josh Emmett is an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler, he won a world championship in the blue belt no-gi division.
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Josh Emmett broke his hand in the first round and continued with the fight and managed to earn his first win by unanimous decision.
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Josh Emmett had surgery on his broken hand and had a 10 month lay off from competing.
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Josh Emmett returned to training to prepare for his next fight and broke the same hand on his last sparring session prior to the fight event which forced him to take another long break before returning to the cage.
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On November 16,2013, Josh Emmett faced Noah Schnable and defeated him in 45 seconds in round one with TKO.
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Josh Emmett managed to secure a win via unanimous decision.
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Two months after the fight with Duenas, Josh Emmett faced Tramain Smith at West Coast Fighting Championship 9.
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On September 13,2014, Josh Emmett was up against Tony Rios and judges awarded a win with a unanimous decision in favor of Josh Emmett.
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Josh Emmett faced Brandon Ricetti on November 15,2014, at West Coast Fighting Championship 12 in a five-round fight for the lightweight title belt.
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Josh Emmett showed off his submission skills and won the fight via arm-triangle choke.
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Josh Emmett returned to fight in West Coast Fighting Championship promotion in Sacramento, California, US, on January 23,2016, against Christos Giagos, a former UFC fighter.
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Josh Emmett secured a win via TKO at 2:21 of round 3 and won the ISCF - International Sport Combat Federation Pro California Lightweight Title.
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Josh Emmett made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement on May 8,2016, against Jon Tuck at UFC Fight Night 87, where he replaced an injured Nick Hein.
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Josh Emmett suffered a compound fracture on his left right finger from catching Tuck's spinning back kick and the referee halted the fight briefly prior to restarting.
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Josh Emmett was expected to face Jeremy Kennedy on August 27,2016, at UFC on Fox 21.
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However, Josh Emmett was forced out of the event, due to an injury.
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On December 17,2016, Josh Emmett faced Scott Holtzman at UFC on Fox 22.
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Josh Emmett faced promotional newcomer Desmond Green on April 8,2017, at UFC 210.
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Josh Emmett faced Felipe Arantes in a featherweight bout on October 21,2017, at UFC Fight Night 118.
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Josh Emmett dedicated this win to his friend's son, who has heart condition, at the age of 11 and has gone through an experimental surgery.
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Josh Emmett faced Ricardo Lamas on December 16,2017, at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs dos Anjos.
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At the weigh ins, Josh Emmett weighed in at 148.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the featherweight upper limit of 146 pounds and the bout proceeded at a catchweight.
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Josh Emmett won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Josh Emmett faced Jeremy Stephens at UFC on Fox 28, which took place on February 24,2018, in Orlando, Florida.
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Josh Emmett faced Michael Johnson on March 30,2019, at UFC on ESPN 2.
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Josh Emmett won the fight via knockout in the third round.
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Josh Emmett faced Mirsad Bektic on July 13,2019, at UFC Fight Night 155.
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Josh Emmett won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Josh Emmett was expected to face Arnold Allen on January 25,2020, at UFC Fight Night 166.
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However, Josh Emmett pulled out the fight, citing an undisclosed injury, and he was replaced by Nik Lentz.
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Josh Emmett was expected to face Edson Barboza on May 2,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Weidman.
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Josh Emmett was sidelined for the remainder of 2020 and most of 2021, recovering from a litany of injuries to his left leg sustained in the fight, including an ACL tear.
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Josh Emmett faced Dan Ige on December 11,2021, at UFC 269.
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Josh Emmett faced Calvin Kattar on June 18,2022, in the main event at UFC on ESPN 37.
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Josh Emmett faced Yair Rodriguez for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship on February 12,2023, at UFC 284.
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Josh Emmett lost the bout via a triangle choke submission in the second round.
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Josh Emmett was initially scheduled to face Ilia Topuria on June 17,2023, at UFC on ESPN 46.