Josh Stansbury

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Josh Stansbury
Born (1984-11-19) November 19, 1984 (age 39)
East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Other namesThe Sandman
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Division Light heavyweight
Reach74 in (188 cm)
Style Wrestling, Boxing, BJJ
Fighting out of East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
TeamTeam Impact
Years active2005–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins8
By knockout1
By submission5
By decision2
Losses5
By knockout2
By submission2
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Josh Stansbury (born November 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the light heavyweight North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) champions in 2013 [1] and formally fought for Bellator. Stansbury competes in Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [2]

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Background

Stansbury was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. [2] His mother's family owned a business that travels to put on carnivals in the summer where Stansbury spent most of his summers at the carnival selling soft drinks and helping work the rides and games. [1]

Stansbury started wrestling when he was six years old and he placed 4th Division 1 in the Ohio State Wrestling Tournament in 2002. [3] His hopes of wrestling in college were not able to be realized and he went to work full-time when his girlfriend was pregnant and had a child not long after his high school graduation. However, he still went to do some open mat wrestling session during his spare time. One of the guys at the wrestling gym who was also a MMA fighter, Nick Spencer, invited him to do some MMA session with him and he was instantly hooked. He 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. [1]

(the cheer from the crowd) It filled that void of not going to college and not having wrestling.

As an amateur, he won and successfully defended the heavyweight title of Next Level Fighting four times. As a professional, he won NAAFS and Fight to Win light heavyweight titles. [2] Stansbury was a Bellator veteran and held notable victories over Dane Bonnigson, John Hawk, and Dan Spohn. [4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

He 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. He amassed a record of 9-2 prior moved to fight professionally. He fought most of his fights for North American Allied Fight Series and Bellator prior signed by UFC with a record of 7–2. [5]

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter 19

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. [6] He fought Irishman Chris Fields in his fight to enter the TUF house. 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. He lost the fight and failed to enter house as one of the contestants. [7]

The Ultimate Fighter 23

After his knee injury rehabilitation, Stansbury tried out The Ultimate Fighter 23. [8] [9] [10] This time he managed to advance into the house, [11] where Stansbury defeated Trever Carlson via Americana on round one. [12]

On elimination round, Stansbury faced Abdel Medjedoub for Team Joanna Jędrzejczyk. He defeated Medjedoub via majority decision after two round with the score board of (20-18, 19-19, 20-18). [13] Stansbury advanced to semi-finals round facing Cory Hendricks. [14] Hendricks withdrew from the fight due to neck injury even though he was cleared by the doctor to continue on in the competition and was advised that he had a pinched nerve. Hendricks was replaced by Khalil Rountree, who was given the second chance by UFC president Dana White. [15] Rountree defeated Stansbury via TKO on round one and ended his advancement to the final of TUF 23. [16] [17]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Stansbury made his promotional debut on July 8, 2016 at UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale against Cory Hendricks. He picked up a win via majority decision with the score board f (29-27, 29–27, 28-28). [18] [19]

He was expected to face Jake Collier on December 3, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. [20] However, Collier pulled out of the fight in late October citing injury and was replaced by Devin Clark. [21] [22] After the three rounds, the judges handed down the win to Clark via unanimous decision. [23] [24]

On June 25, 2017, Stansbury faced Jeremy Kimball at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee. [25] [26] [27] He lost the fight via TKO on round one. [28]

On October 25, 2018, it was reported that Stansbury was released from UFC. [29]

Superior Challenger

Stanbury faced upcoming light-heavyweight Swedish prospect Karl Albrektsson at Superior Challenger 18 losing via knockout. [30]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches8 wins5 losses
By knockout12
By submission52
By decision21
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss8–5 Karl Albrektsson KO (punches)Superior Challenge 18December 1, 201814:56 Stockholm, Sweden
Loss8–4 Jeremy Kimball TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee June 25, 201711:21 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss8–3 Devin Clark Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale December 3, 201635:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–2Cory HendricksDecision (majority) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale July 8, 201635:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win7–2Victor JonesSubmission (rear-naked choke)GOTC MMA: Gladiators of the Cage 19October 24, 201514:06 Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
Win6–2Jeremy OsheimSubmission (guillotine choke)Fight to Win: Prize Fighting Championship 7November 21, 201413:42 Denver, Colorado, United StatesWon the FTW Light Heavyweight title
Win5–2John HawkDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 7August 24, 201355:00 Denver, Colorado, United StatesWon the NAAFS Light Heavyweight title.
Win4–2 Dan Spohn Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 71 June 22, 201212:30 Chester, West Virginia, United States
Win3–2John OpfarSubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Fury 16January 28, 201211:55 Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Win2–2Christopher Thad SchlichterTKO (punches)NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 8September 24, 201012:22 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win1–2Dane BonnigsonSubmission (guillotine choke)NNAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 6June 5, 201012:06 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss0–2 Dan Spohn Submission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Fury 8November 25, 200921:01 East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Loss0–1John HawkSubmission (rear-naked choke)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 5June 6, 200923:38 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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