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Josh Neer

Josh Neer

“The Dentist”

WelterweightUnited States3-fight losing streak

36Wins
16Losses
1Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLLWW

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Profile

Age
43 (born March 24, 1983)
Born in
Des Moines
Height
5' 11"
Weight
170 lbs.
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
6-9

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Submission 3
  • Decision 2

Losses in the UFC9

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Submission 3
  • Decision 5

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
3.15 top 54%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.63
Striking accuracy45%Better than 50% of welterweights
Strike defense58%Better than 64% of welterweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
1.0 top 57%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
1.3
Takedown accuracy42%Better than 58% of welterweights
Takedown defense42%Better than 12% of welterweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Neer last fought on February 23, 2013 (Loss vs Court McGee). Neer has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Josh Neer

Josh Neer "The Dentist" is a welterweight mixed martial artist, born in Des Moines, United States, on March 24, 1983. Neer stands 5' 11", has a 72" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.

Neer turned professional in 2003, debuting with Gladiators. A 13-1 record outside the UFC came first. Neer made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 1 in August 2005 and lost to Drew Fickett by rear naked choketechnical submission. In the UFC, Neer is 6-9 across 15 fights.

A submission specialist, Neer has 3 UFC submission wins, most often by triangle choke. By the numbers, Neer attempts more submissions than 87% of welterweights. Neer ranks #3 in UFC history for most triangle choke wins.

Neer's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche in February 2013, where Neer lost to Court McGee.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Court McGee

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche

    Feb 23, 2013

    63Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Justin Edwards

    Submission · Guillotine Choke StandingTechnical Submission · R1 0:45

    UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot

    Oct 5, 2012

    0Str 0TD 0KD
  3. L

    Mike Pyle

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 4:56

    UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall

    Jun 8, 2012

    19Str 0TD 0KD
  4. W

    Duane Ludwig

    Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half GuardTechnical Submission · R1 3:04

    UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller

    Jan 20, 2012

    5Str 1TD 0KD
  5. W

    Keith Wisniewski

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Facial Cut · R2 5:00

    UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson

    Oct 1, 2011

    93Str 0TD 0KD
  6. L

    Gleison Tibau

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun

    Oct 24, 2009

    24Str 0TD 0KD
  7. L

    Kurt Pellegrino

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 101: Declaration

    Aug 8, 2009

    24Str 0TD 0KD
  8. W

    Mac Danzig

    Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 3:36

    UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens

    Feb 7, 2009

    46Str 0TD 0KD
  9. L

    Nate Diaz

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer

    Sep 17, 2008

    26Str 4TD 0KD
  10. W

    Din Thomas

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon

    Apr 2, 2008

    80Str 3TD 0KD
  11. L

    Nick Diaz

    Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R3 1:42

    UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral

    Aug 26, 2006

    25Str 0TD 0KD
  12. L

    Joshua Burkman

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

    Jul 8, 2006

    19Str 1TD 0KD
  13. W

    Joe Stevenson

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night 4

    Apr 6, 2006

    46Str 0TD 1KD
  14. W

    Melvin Guillard

    Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 4:20

    UFC Fight Night 3

    Jan 16, 2006

    3Str 1TD 0KD
  15. L

    Drew Fickett

    Submission · Rear Naked ChokeTechnical Submission · R1 1:35

    UFC Fight Night 1

    Aug 6, 2005

    0Str 0TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Josh Neer is 36-16-1 across 53 professional fights in 22 promotions, since a pro debut on March 15, 2003 (Gladiators). 38 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins36

  • KO/TKO 18
  • Submission 14
  • Decision 4

Pro losses16

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 5
  • Decision 8
Finish rate
89% of wins
Longest win streak
10
Current streak
3 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC6-92005
VFC3-22004
XKK5-02004
Extreme Challenge3-12004
Bellator0-32010
FFC2-02004
Greensparks2-02007
MCC2-02006
Shark Fights2-02010
AFA0-0-12004
Absolute Ada Fights1-02003
C1-02007
Downtown Destruction1-02005
FSG1-02007
Fight Me MMA1-02010
Gladiators1-02003
IFC1-02007
IFL0-12007
Max Fights DM1-02010
Superior Cage Combat1-02011
WWFC1-02011
Xtreme Kage Kombat1-02004

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Anthony Smith TKO (elbows), R1 VFC 47 Jan 14, 2016
L André Santos Decision (unanimous), R3 Bellator 146 Nov 20, 2015
L Paul Bradley Decision (unanimous), R3 Bellator 129 Oct 17, 2014
W Travis Coyle Submission (armbar), R1 VFC 43 Aug 2, 2014
W Ron Jackson TKO (punches), R1 MCC 54: Grigsby vs. Morrow Jun 27, 2014
W Anthony Smith Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 VFC 41 Dec 14, 2013
L Court McGee Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 157 Feb 23, 2013
L Justin Edwards Technical Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot Oct 5, 2012
L Mike Pyle KO (punch), R1 UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall Jun 8, 2012
W Duane Ludwig Technical Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller Jan 20, 2012
W Keith Wisniewski TKO (doctor stoppage), R2 UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson Oct 1, 2011
W Blas Avena TKO (punches and elbows), R1 Superior Cage Combat 2 Aug 20, 2011
W Jesse Juarez TKO (doctor stoppage), R1 Shark Fights 16: Neer vs. Juarez Jun 25, 2011
W Andre Kase TKO (punches), R1 WWFC 2: Neer vs. Kase Apr 9, 2011
W Jesse Finney Submission (guillotine choke), R1 Fight Me MMA 1: The Battle Begins Aug 14, 2010
L Eddie Alvarez Technical Submission (standing rear-naked choke), R2 Bellator 17 May 6, 2010
W Anselmo Martinez Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Shark Fights 8: Super Brawl Feb 5, 2010
W Matt Delanoit KO (punches), R1 Max Fights DM: Ballroom Brawl 4 Jan 8, 2010
L Gleison Tibau Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 104 Oct 24, 2009
L Kurt Pellegrino Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 101 Aug 8, 2009
W Mac Danzig Submission (triangle choke), R2 UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens Feb 7, 2009
L Nate Diaz Decision (split), R3 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer Sep 17, 2008
W Din Thomas Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon Apr 2, 2008
W Nick Sorg Submission (armbar), R1 C3: Smokey Mountain Showdown Oct 27, 2007
W Paul Rodriguez TKO (punches), R1 Greensparks: Full Contact Fighting 5 Jul 27, 2007
L Mark Miller KO (punch), R1 IFL: Chicago May 19, 2007
W Tyson Burris TKO (submission to punches), R1 FSG: Coliseum Carnage Apr 8, 2007
W Mark Gearhart TKO (punches), R1 Greensparks: Full Contact Fighting 3 Mar 17, 2007
W TJ Waldburger TKO (punches), R1 IFC: Road to Global Domination Mar 4, 2007
W Wayne Hajicek TKO (submission to punches), R1 MCC 5: Thanksgiving Throwdown Nov 22, 2006
L Nick Diaz Submission (kimura), R3 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral Aug 26, 2006
L Josh Burkman Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Jul 8, 2006
W Joe Stevenson Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night 4 Apr 6, 2006
W Melvin Guillard Submission (triangle choke), R1 UFC Fight Night 3 Jan 16, 2006
W Alex Carter TKO (punches), R1 XKK: Des Moines Nov 23, 2005
L Nick Thompson Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 Extreme Challenge 64 Oct 15, 2005
W Forrest Petz Submission (triangle choke), R1 FFC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas Sep 14, 2005
L Drew Fickett Technical Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 UFC Ultimate Fight Night Aug 6, 2005
W Todd Kiser TKO (submission to punches), R1 Extreme Challenge 62 Jun 18, 2005
W Mark Long KO (punch), R1 XKK: Des Moines May 20, 2005
W Jay Jack Decision (unanimous), R3 Extreme Challenge 61 Apr 22, 2005
W Derrick Noble Submission (triangle choke), R1 XKK: Des Moines Mar 19, 2005
W Terrance Reasby TKO (punches), R2 Downtown Destruction 2 Feb 2, 2005
W Mark Bear KO (knees), R3 VFC 8: Fallout Nov 27, 2004
W David Gardner TKO (punches), R1 XKK: Des Moines Oct 30, 2004
W Anthony Macias TKO (punches), R1 FFC 11: Explosion Sep 10, 2004
W Fred Leavy TKO (punches), R1 Xtreme Kage Kombat Aug 7, 2004
W Kyle Jensen Submission (armbar), R3 Extreme Challenge 57 May 6, 2004
L Spencer Fisher Decision (split), R5 VFC 7: Showdown Mar 6, 2004
W Joe Chacon Decision (unanimous), R3 XKK: Clash in Curtiss 4 Feb 7, 2004
D Joe Jordan Draw, R3 AFA: Judgment Night Jan 17, 2004
W Royce Louck TKO (punches), R1 Absolute Ada Fights 4 Sep 13, 2003
W Josh Kennedy KO (slam), R1 Gladiators 20 Mar 15, 2003

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Josh Neer's record?

Josh Neer's professional MMA record is 36 wins, 16 losses and 1 draws.

How old is Josh Neer?

Josh Neer is 43 years old, born on March 24, 1983.

How tall is Josh Neer and what is their reach?

Josh Neer stands 5' 11" with a 72" reach.

Who did Josh Neer fight last?

Josh Neer lost to Court McGee by Decision - Unanimous at UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche on Feb 23, 2013.

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