Luke Barnatt

Luke Barnatt
Born	(1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 36) Redbridge, London, England [1]
Other names	Bigslow
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	80.0 in (203 cm)
Fighting out of	Cambridge, England
Team	LiliusBarnatt Martial Arts
Rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2] Yellow belt in Taekwondo [1]
Years active	2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	25
Wins	15
By knockout	9
By submission	4
By decision	2
Losses	10
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	6
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who fought as a middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Peaking at #20 in the MMA Ranking System. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has also competed for BAMMA, UCMMA, ACA and RXF. At 6' 6" Barnatt is one of the tallest fighters currently competing in his weight class. Barnatt received his nickname "Bigslow" from brothers John Maguire and Tommy Maguire, for his size and being slow in response to their jokes and insults. ^[1]

Background

Barnatt was born in Redbridge, Essex and moved to Islington at the age of one and then Chelmsford at the age of ten. At the age of 16, Barnatt would move to Peterborough. Barnatt began playing many sports from a young age, including basketball, cricket, and track and field. At the age of 15, Barnatt began training in Tae Kwon Do but only achieved the rank of yellow belt before giving it up. Later on, Barnatt was introduced to wrestling by professional mixed martial arts fighter Jack Mason at Tsunami Shooters MMA. ^[1]

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

Barnatt had a record of 5-0 before being selected as a member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen In January 2013. ^[3] Barnatt defeated Nicholas Kohring by decision to qualify the TUF house. During the choosing of teams, he was the first pick of Chael Sonnen of Team Sonnen and the first pick overall.

Barnatt defeated Gilbert Smith, Jr. in the preliminary round via second-round knockout, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dylan Andrews.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Barnatt made his UFC debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter castmate Collin Hart on 13 April 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[4]

Barnatt faced Andrew Craig on 26 October 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz and won the fight via submission in the second round. The fight also earned Barnatt his first Fight of the Night bonus award. ^{[5] [6]}

Barnatt faced promotional newcomer Mats Nilsson at UFC Fight Night 37 and won the fight via TKO due to strikes in the first round.

Barnatt faced Sean Strickland on 31 May 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41 and lost the fight by a split decision. ^[7] 11 out of 11 media outlets scored the bout for Barnatt. ^[8]

Barnatt faced Roger Narvaez on 22 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57 and lost the fight via split decision. ^[9]

Barnatt was expected to face Clint Hester on 4 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 63. ^[10] However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a broken foot. ^[11] Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz on 16 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66. ^[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. ^[13]

Post-UFC; Independent promotions

Barnatt fought for Italian promotion Venator FC against Mattia Schiavolin on 12 December 2015 at Venator FC 2 in a fight for the promotions middleweight championship. ^{[14] [15]} He took the title by winning the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the fourth round. ^[16]

He was expected to face Rafael Silva on 20 February 2016 at British Challenge MMA 14. ^[17] However his opponent was later changes to be Charles Andrade. ^[18] He won the fight by knockout after dropping his opponent to the canvas with a right hand, 11 seconds into round 3. ^[19]

Barnatt was expected to defend his Venator middleweight championship against fellow UFC veteran Jason Miller on 21 May 2016 at Venator FC 3. ^[20] However, Miller missed weight by an amount of 24 lbs, ^[21] as a result of this Miller was removed from the matchup against Barnatt and replaced by Stefan Croitoru. ^[22] Barnatt won the fight, and defended the title, by TKO in round 2. ^[23]

He fought Cristian Mitrea, in a light heavyweight match-up, on 19 December 2016 at RXF 25: All Stars in Romania. After stunning his opponent by punches and knees up against the fence, Barnatt landed a head kick to earn the knockout victory, 3 minutes into the first round. ^[24]

Absolute Championship Berkut

Barnatt faced Mamed Khalidov on 11 March 2017 at ACB 53. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Andrew Craig
• Venator FC
  • VFC Middleweight Championship (One time)
  • One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

25 matches	15 wins	10 losses
By knockout	9	3
By submission	4	1
By decision	2	6

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	15–10	Evgeniy Egemberdiev	KO (punch)	ACA 115: Ismailov vs. Shtyrkov	13 December 2020	1	3:46	Moscow, Russia
Loss	15–9	Karol Celiński	Decision (unanimous)	ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk	20 August 2020	3	5:00	Łódź, Poland
Loss	15–8	Cory Hendricks	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov	29 November 2019	2	4:16	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win	15–7	Karol Celiński	KO (punch)	ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson	8 June 2019	1	1:29	Łódź, Poland
Loss	14–7	Jorge Gonzalez	KO (punches)	ACA 92: Yagshimuradov vs. Celiński	16 February 2019	1	3:05	Warsaw, Poland
Loss	14–6	Karol Celiński	Decision (majority)	ACB 88: Barnatt vs. Celiński	16 June 2018	3	5:00	Brisbane, Australia
Win	14–5	Maxim Futin	TKO (knees and punches)	ACB 81: Saidov vs. Carneiro	23 February 2018	2	3:27	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Light Heavyweight bout.
Loss	13–5	Scott Askham	Decision (split)	ACB 70: The Battle of Britain	23 September 2017	3	5:00	Sheffield, England	Fight of the Night.
Win	13–4	Max Nunes	KO (punch)	ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes	1 July 2017	1	4:08	Gdańsk, Poland	Light Heavyweight bout.
Loss	12–4	Mamed Khalidov	KO (punches)	ACB 54: Supersonic	11 March 2017	1	0:21	Manchester, England
Win	12–3	Cristian Mitrea	KO (head kick)	RXF 25: All Stars	19 December 2016	1	3:00	Ploiești, Romania	Light Heavyweight bout.
Win	11–3	Stefan Croitoru	TKO (knees and punches)	Venator FC 3	21 May 2016	2	2:32	Milan, Italy	Defended the VFC Middleweight Championship.
Win	10–3	Charles Andrade	KO (punch)	British Challenge MMA 14	20 February 2016	3	0:11	Colchester, England
Win	9–3	Mattia Schiavolin	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Venator FC 2	12 December 2015	4	1:46	Rimini, Italy	Won the VFC Middleweight Championship.
Loss	8–3	Mark Muñoz	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber	16 May 2015	3	5:00	Pasay, Philippines
Loss	8–2	Roger Narvaez	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson	22 November 2014	3	5:00	Austin, Texas, United States
Loss	8–1	Sean Strickland	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi	31 May 2014	3	5:00	Berlin, Germany
Win	8–0	Mats Nilsson	TKO (head kick and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa	8 March 2014	1	4:24	London, England
Win	7–0	Andrew Craig	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz	26 October 2013	2	2:12	Manchester, England	Fight of the Night
Win	6–0	Collin Hart	Decision (unanimous)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale	13 April 2013	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	5–0	Matteo Piran	TKO (punches)	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 20	1 September 2012	1	4:17	Southend-on-Sea, England
Win	4–0	Chris Harman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UCMMA 28	26 May 2012	1	3:43	London, England
Win	3–0	Lee Johnson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	BAMMA 9	24 March 2012	1	2:36	Birmingham, England
Win	2–0	Ben Callum	Decision (unanimous)	UCMMA 26	4 February 2012	3	5:00	London, England
Win	1–0	Chris Greig	TKO (punches)	Cage Fighters Championship	24 September 2011	2	2:11	Brentwood, England

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Exhibition record breakdown
3 matches	2 wins	1 loss
By knockout	1	1
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	2-1	Dylan Andrews	TKO (punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen	26 March 2013 (airdate)	3	1:57	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Quarter-final round; Fight of the season
Win	2-0	Gilbert Smith	KO (flying knee)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen	29 January 2013 (airdate)	2	3:14	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Preliminary round
Win	1–0	Nicholas Kohring	Decision (unanimous)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen	22 January 2013 (airdate)	2	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Elimination round

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

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2. cagesandwich (26 October 2010). "Luke Barnatt BJJ Blue Belt whipping". YouTube. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
3. "The Ultimate Fighter 17 cast revealed". mmafighting.com. 9 January 2013.
4. "TUF 17 Finale results/Photos: Luke Barnatt tops Collin Hart via decision | News – MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
5. "Two Middleweight Bouts Added To UFC Fight Night 30". 23 August 2013.
6. "UFC Fight Night 30 bonuses: Machida, Musoke, Barnatt and Craig earn $50k awards". MMAjunkie.com. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
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8. MMA Decisions (31 May 2014). "MMA Decisions - Sean Strickland defeats Luke Barnatt". mmadecisions.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
9. "Luke Barnatt vs. Roger Narvaez slated for UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin". mmajunkie.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
10. C.J. Tuttle (23 January 2015). "Middleweights Clint Hester, Luke Barnatt to clash at UFC Fight Night in Fairfax". sherdog.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
11. "Injury knocks Clint Hester from fight with Luke Barnatt at UFC Fight Night 63 in Virginia". mmajunkie.com. 7 March 2015.
12. "Mark Munoz fights on, meets Luke Barnatt at UFC Fight Night 66 in Philippines". mmajunkie.com. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
13. "'TUF 17' veteran Luke Barnatt announces release from UFC after three-fight skid". mmajunkie.com. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
14. "Luke Barnatt signs with Italian-based Venator FC, will debut in December". mmafighting.com. 10 August 2015.
15. "Luke Barnatt set for Venator middleweight title showdown with Mattia Schiavolin". cambridge-news.co.uk. 12 December 2015.
16. "Luke Barnatt clinches Venator Middleweight Championship against Italy's Mattia Schiavolin". cambridge-news.co.uk. 19 December 2015.
17. "Luke Barnatt set for UK return against Rafael Silva on BCMMA #14". bcmma.co.uk. 5 January 2016.
18. "Luke Barnatt fights new opponent tonight at BCMMA 14". shootersmma.com. 20 February 2016.
19. "Results BCMMA 14". shootersmma.com. 22 February 2016.
20. "'Mayhem' Miller vs. Luke Barnatt title bout to headline Vantor FC 3 in Italy". sherdog.com. 9 February 2016.
21. "Video: 'Mayhem' Miller misses weight by 24 pounds for Venator FC 3 bout". sherdog.com. 20 May 2016.
22. "'Mayhem' Miller officially out of Venator FC 3 title fight, Luke Barnatt to face Stefan Croituru". mmajunkie.com. 20 May 2016.
23. "Venator FC III: Luke Barnatt retains middleweight crown amid the good, the bad and the 'Mayhem'". independent.co.uk. 22 May 2016.
24. "Luke Barnatt's Winning Streak Continues With Brutal KO". flocombat.com. 19 December 2016.

External links

• Luke Barnatt at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Luke Barnatt from Sherdog
• Luke Barnatt - UFC Fans