Logo

16 Facts About Josh Stansbury

1.

Josh Stansbury was born on November 19,1984 and is an American mixed martial artist.

2.

Josh Stansbury was the light heavyweight North American Allied Fight Series champions in 2013 and formally fought for Bellator.

3.

Josh Stansbury started wrestling when he was six years old and he placed 4th Division 1 in the Ohio State Wrestling Tournament in 2002.

4.

Josh Stansbury started his first fight two months later at the age of 21 in 2005 and won his first fight, feeling a surge of emotion from cheering crowd, and never looked back.

5.

Josh Stansbury was a Bellator veteran and held notable victories over Dane Bonnigson, John Hawk, and Dan Spohn.

6.

Josh Stansbury started his amateur career in 2005 and made his debut on November 23 against Aaron Caw at NLF 2 and won his first win via KO on round one.

7.

Josh Stansbury was one of the participants in The Ultimate Fighter 19, a UFC's reality TV series, where the show debuted on April 16,2014.

8.

Josh Stansbury fought Irishman Chris Fields in his fight to enter the TUF house.

9.

Josh Stansbury dominated most of the round one but injured his left knee when he went for a takedown at the end of the round one.

10.

Josh Stansbury lost the fight and failed to enter house as one of the contestants.

11.

On elimination round, Josh Stansbury faced Abdel Medjedoub for Team Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

12.

Josh Stansbury made his promotional debut on July 8,2016 at UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale against Cory Hendricks.

13.

Josh Stansbury was expected to face Jake Collier on December 3,2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.

14.

On June 25,2017, Josh Stansbury faced Jeremy Kimball at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee.

15.

Josh Stansbury lost the fight via TKO on round one.

16.

On October 25,2018, it was reported that Josh Stansbury was released from UFC.