Wikipedia

Josh Stansbury

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]

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)
DivisionLight heavyweight
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StyleWrestling, Boxing, BJJ
Fighting out ofEast 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

Background

edit

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

edit

Early career

edit

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

edit

The Ultimate Fighter 19

edit

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

edit

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

edit

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

edit

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

Championships and accomplishments

edit

Mixed martial arts

edit
  • North American Allied Fight Series
  • Fight to Win
    • Fight to Win: Prize Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion (One time) vs. Jeremy Osheim[33]

Mixed martial arts record

edit
Professional record breakdown
13 matches 8 wins 5 losses
By knockout 1 2
By submission 5 2
By decision 2 1


Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 8–5 Karl Albrektsson KO (punches) Superior Challenge 18 December 1, 2018 1 4:56 Stockholm, Sweden
Loss 8–4 Jeremy Kimball TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee June 25, 2017 1 1:21 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 8–3 Devin Clark Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale December 3, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–2 Cory Hendricks Decision (majority) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale July 8, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7–2 Victor Jones Submission (rear-naked choke) GOTC MMA: Gladiators of the Cage 19 October 24, 2015 1 4:06 Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 6–2 Jeremy Osheim Submission (guillotine choke) Fight to Win: Prize Fighting Championship 7 November 21, 2014 1 3:42 Denver, Colorado, United States Won the FTW Light Heavyweight title
Win 5–2 John Hawk Decision (unanimous) NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 7 August 24, 2013 5 5:00 Denver, Colorado, United States Won the NAAFS Light Heavyweight title.
Win 4–2 Dan Spohn Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 71 June 22, 2012 1 2:30 Chester, West Virginia, United States
Win 3–2 John Opfar Submission (guillotine choke) NAAFS: Caged Fury 16 January 28, 2012 1 1:55 Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Win 2–2 Christopher Thad Schlichter TKO (punches) NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 8 September 24, 2010 1 2:22 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 1–2 Dane Bonnigson Submission (guillotine choke) NNAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 6 June 5, 2010 1 2:06 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss 0–2 Dan Spohn Submission (guillotine choke) NAAFS: Caged Fury 8 November 25, 2009 2 1:01 East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Loss 0–1 John Hawk Submission (rear-naked choke) NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 5 June 6, 2009 2 3:38 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

[34]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "Fight Path: After 'TUF 19' knee injury, Josh Stansbury returning with high hopes". MMAjunkie. November 20, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Joshua Stansbury". UFC. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "East Liverpool Wrestling - State Qualifiers and Place Winners". www.pottersportsonline.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Sherdog.com. "Josh". Sherdog. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Josh Stansbury". Tapology. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Frankie Edgar, B.J. Penn to Coach Season 19 of 'TUF' Before Featherweight Showdown". Sherdog. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "TUF 19 Results & Recap For Edgar Vs. Penn (Ep. 1)". MMAmania.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "TUF 23 tryouts open for two women's divisions, 205". MMA Fighting. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha Coach TUF 23, Rematch July 8". MMAmania.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  10. ^ "Champ Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha announced as 'TUF 23' coaches, rematch on July 8". MMAjunkie. January 18, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cast revealed for 'The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia' | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. April 6, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "Episode No. 1 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'". MMAjunkie. April 21, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "Episode No. 8 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'". MMAjunkie. June 9, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  14. ^ "Episode No. 9 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'". MMAjunkie. June 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  15. ^ "Defeated TUF 23 Contestant Gets New Life After Cory Hendricks Withdraws Due to Injury | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  16. ^ "TUF 23 Full Results, Recap For Episode 12". MMAmania.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Ultimate Fighter Season 23: Episode 12 Recap". Cage Pages. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  18. ^ "TUF 23 Finale results: Josh Stansbury takes majority decision over Cory Hendricks". MMAjunkie. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  19. ^ "UFC 200 results: Amanda Nunes wins women's bantamweight title; Brock Lesnar beats Mark Hunt". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  20. ^ "Josh Stansbury gets second UFC bout at TUF 24 Finale". BluegrassMMA. October 1, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  21. ^ "Devin Clark substitui Jake Collier, e enfrenta Josh Stansbury no TUF 24 Finale | MMAForum". mma.bjjforum.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  22. ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale lineup undergoes a few changes". MMAjunkie. October 28, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  23. ^ "Josh Stansbury vs Devin Clark TUF 24 Finale Full Fight MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  24. ^ "TUF 24 Finale Results: Devin Clark defeats Josh Stansbury | BJPenn.com". | BJPenn.com. December 3, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  25. ^ "Stansbury ready to cool off hotbed | News, Sports, Jobs - The Review". www.reviewonline.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  26. ^ "The UFC adds Josh Stansbury vs. Jeremy Kimball to UFC Fight Night 112". ADCC NEWS. March 23, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  27. ^ "Josh Stansbury returns to the UFC in June". BluegrassMMA. March 23, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  28. ^ "UFC Fight Night 112 results: Jeremy Kimball mauls Josh Stansbury for 1st-round TKO win". MMAjunkie. June 25, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  29. ^ "Comprehensive list of current UFC fighters". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  30. ^ Bitter, Shawn (May 7, 2020). "OpinionProspects Scouting the Globe: The Five Best Prospects From Sweden". Cage Side Press. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  31. ^ "NAAFS - Rock N Rumble 7". MMA-Core. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  32. ^ "NAAFS Rock N Rumble 7 - quick results". BluegrassMMA. August 24, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  33. ^ "Stansbury wins title | News, Sports, Jobs - The Review". www.reviewonline.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  34. ^ Sherdog.com. "Josh". Sherdog. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Stansbury&oldid=1254241857"