Josh Copeland

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Age 42
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Josh Copeland is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 18-7-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 21 days
Rounds Fought 46.8
Avg. Fights/Year 3.5
Longest Layoff 11 months, 14 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 6 5 7
Losses 3 1 3
Finish Rate 61.1%
Finished Rate 57.1%
Win by Decision Rate 38.9%
Loss by Decision Rate 42.9%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 42.9%
Win by SUB Rate 27.8%
Loss by SUB Rate 14.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 49
Fastest KO 51
Fastest SUB 49
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:06
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 13:43
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 12/14/2019 L
(18-6-1)
Anton Vyazigin
(12-5-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Russian Cagefighting Championship 7
3 05:00
OFF 12/31/2018 L
(18-5-1)
Philipe Lins
(18-5-0)
HW
( 257.0 vs. 234.8 )
TKO/RSC
PFL 11 - 2018 Championships
4 00:30
OFF 10/05/2018 W
(17-5-0)
Alex Nicholson
(19-11-0)
HW KO
PFL 8 - 2018 Playoffs
1 01:27
OFF 10/05/2018 D
(17-5-0)
Francimar Barroso
(25-8-1)
HW Draw
PFL 8 - 2018 Playoffs
2 05:00
OFF 07/19/2018 W
(16-5-0)
Shawn Jordan
(19-9-0)
HW
( 261.6 vs. 264.8 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
PFL 4 - 2018 Regular Season
3 05:00
OFF 06/07/2018 L
(16-4-0)
Jack May
(11-8-0)
HW
( 258.4 vs. 262.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
PFL 1 - 2018 Regular Season
1 04:30
OFF 11/18/2017 W
(15-4-0)
Jared Torgeson
(18-23-0)
HW
( 265.0 vs. 244.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
SCL COMBAT SPORTS SPECTACULAR
3 05:00
OFF 07/29/2017 W
(14-4-0)
Mike Kyle
(21-19-1)
HW
( 251.8 vs. 233.6 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Professional Fighters League - Everett
3 05:00
OFF 04/22/2017 W
(13-4-0)
Tracy Willis
(11-23-0)
HW
( 258.0 vs. 260.0 )
Submission
SCL AVM 8
1 00:49
OFF 02/18/2017 W
(12-4-0)
Heath Soderstrom
(3-3-0)
HW
( 261.0 vs. 264.0 )
TKO/RSC
SCL: Battle Of The Badges
1 01:55
OFF 06/17/2016 L
(12-3-0)
Blagoy Ivanov
(18-7-0)
HW
( 248.0 vs. 250.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 31 - Ivanov vs Copeland
5 05:00
OFF 03/12/2016 W
(11-3-0)
Mike Hayes
(19-12-2)
HW
( 261.0 vs. 228.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 29 - Gaethje vs Foster
3 05:00
NRB 12/11/2015 L
(11-2-0)
Vitaly Minakov
(21-2-0)
Submission (Kimura)
Battle of Moscow 20
2 02:50
OFF 11/06/2015 W
(10-2-0)
DJ Linderman
(21-19-0)
HW
( 256.0 vs. 261.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
PFC 12 Rock N Rumble with 3OH!3
3 05:00
OFF 08/14/2015 W
(9-2-0)
Jason Ackerman
(6-2-0)
HW
( 260.0 vs. 228.0 )
TKO/RSC
PFC 10: Rock N Rumble Drowning Pool
1 04:40
OFF 03/14/2015 L
(9-1-0)
Jared Rosholt
(19-8-0)
HW
( 264.0 vs. 245.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos
3 03:12
OFF 11/22/2014 L
(9-0-0)
Ruslan Magomedov
(16-7-0)
HW
( 264.0 vs. 246.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 57: Swanson vs Edgar
3 05:00
OFF 07/25/2014 W
(8-0-0)
Jan Jorgensen
(7-2-0)
HW
( 260.0 vs. 239.0 )
KO
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 16
1 04:49
OFF 03/22/2014 W
(7-0-0)
Jose Beltran
(17-6-0)
HW
( 264.0 vs. 254.0 )
TKO/RSC
Sparta Combat League: The Undisputed
1 01:09
OFF 12/14/2013 W
(6-0-0)
Jesse Hernandez
(7-3-0)
HW
( 263.0 vs. 265.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sparta Combat League: Monarchs
3 05:00
OFF 09/27/2013 W
(5-0-0)
Richard Foster
(6-6-0)
HW
( 264.0 vs. 239.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sparta Combat League: Havoc at the Hellespont
3 05:00
OFF 05/10/2013 W
(4-0-0)
Anjel Osiris
(3-8-0)
HW
( 264.0 vs. 271.0* )
Submission
Rocky Mountain Bad Boyz: Bad Boyz R Back
1 03:04
OFF 03/30/2013 W
(3-0-0)
Robby Banning
(0-3-0)
HW
( 250.0 vs. 264.0 )
KO
Sparta Combat League: Heavy Hitters
1 00:51
OFF 12/15/2012 W
(2-0-0)
Anjel Osiris
(3-8-0)
HW
( 260.0 vs. 262.0 )
Submission
Sparta Combat League: Bloodsport The New Era
1 01:40
OFF 11/17/2012 W
(1-0-0)
Michael Moser
(0-5-0)
HW
( 263.0 vs. 240.0 )
Submission
Sparta Combat League: Supremacy
1 01:29
OFF 06/22/2012 W
(0-0-0)
Vernon Earwood
(0-4-0)
HW
( 241.0 vs. 239.0 )
Submission
A Champions Quest
1 00:58

Official Professional Bare Knuckle Fighting Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 09/22/2023 W
(1-1-0)
Steve Herelius
(1-1-0)
HW
( 252.3 vs. 238.4 )
TKO (Strikes)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 50
3 01:43
OFF 04/29/2023 L
(1-0-0)
Ben Rothwell
(3-0-0)
HW
( 272.0 vs. 287.0 )
TKO (Doctor's Stoppage)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 41
3 02:00
OFF 10/15/2022 W
(0-0-0)
Levi da Costa
(2-2-0)
HW
( 255.2 vs. 251.5 )
KO
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 31: Denver
3 02:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 4-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 6 days
Rounds Fought 4.9
Avg. Fights/Year 3.5
Longest Layoff 6 months, 18 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 18 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 1 0
Losses 1 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 75.0%
Loss by KO Rate 100.0%
Win by SUB Rate 25.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:31
Fastest KO 01:31
Fastest SUB 04:38
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 03:35
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 17
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 03/02/2012 W
(3-1-0)
Sylvester Mitchell
(2-7-0)
HW
( 260.0 vs. 250.0 )
TKO/RSC
Domination of Warriors
2 02:43
OFF 08/12/2011 W
(2-1-0)
Robert Gocha
(0-2-0)
HW
( 236.0 vs. 262.0 )
TKO/RSC
Extreme MMA
1 01:31
OFF 03/11/2011 W
(1-1-0)
Anthony Alirez
(4-4-0)
HW
( 261.0 vs. 267.0* )
TKO/RSC
Clash of the Titan 9
1 02:28
OFF 01/21/2011 W
(0-1-0)
Luis Orozco
(2-1-0)
SHW
( 262.0 vs. 276.0 )
Submission
Bad Girlz Gone Wild
2 01:38
OFF 09/24/2010 L
(0-0-0)
Brandon Griffin
(3-1-0)
HW
( 263.0 vs. 227.0 )
TKO/RSC
MMA Champions
1 00:17

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class