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“The People's Warrior”

Joshua Burkman

28-16 (1 NC)19 UFC
Kickboxer
Form
· 5L
Inactive
High Wear
5'10"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLAlex Morono·SUB·R1·8yr ago
Fighter Context
6–12UFC1 NC·
1KO
·
1Sub
·
4Dec
·
11.2min/fight
·
202UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
2–8(11 fights)
·
50%finish rate
·
-1.2str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.44
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.303
Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
49%
Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Burkman
Leg Kicker
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.69
Str. Accuracy43%
543UFC landed/1,245attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.6 vs avg3.13
Str. Defense51%
KD Rate / fight0.10
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.21
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
48%
Body
17%
Leg
36%
By Position
Distance67%
/
Clinch23%
/
Ground10%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 119 rounds
Round 214 rounds
Round 312 rounds
Avg. Landed131112
Avg. Absorbed101816
Avg. Net+4-8-4
Grappling
Burkman
Control Wrestler
·161s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.53
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.84
TD Accuracy36%
34UFC landed/92attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
1UFC wins/4attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense72%
37UFC defended/51opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing
Finish Rate
33%
Decision Fighter
div avg 53%
How They Lose
12UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 6
Submission1 / 6
Decision4 / 6
KD → Finish
0/2Low
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 12
Submission5 / 12
Decision5 / 12
Loss Pattern
Mixed
5 early · 2 late · 5 dec across 12 losses
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
6UD
·
2SD
·
1MD
·
22%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
Div. change
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 7 more in second half of career
0+16+33+49+66avg↵↗↗NC20052006200720082015201620172018

19 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.31.22.7R1R2R3
R1n=19
R2n=14
R3n=12
Outputsig strikes / min
3.2
2.1
2.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.3
3.7
3.6
Diff
+0.9
-1.6
-0.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼TD Acc-100%L3
-8%61%131%LLWLLLLL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Burkman — 19 UFC Fights
Result
Method
19 fights
L
Alex Morono
SUB R1 · 2:12Feb '18
-3
·
4 SS (31%)·7 abs·6s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Drew Dober
KO/TKO R1 · 3:04Jul '17
-4
·
11 SS (61%)·15 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken
L
Michel Prazeres
SUB R1 · 1:42Mar '17
-23
·
1 SS (100%)·24 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken
L
Zak Ottow
S-DEC R3Oct '16
-18
·
47 SS (37%)·65 abs·1/4 td·76s ctrl
L
Paul Felder
U-DEC R3May '16
-1
·
40 SS (41%)·41 abs·3/6 td·204s ctrl
W
KJ Noons
U-DEC R3Feb '16
+24
·
57 SS (53%)·33 abs·3/10 td·184s ctrl
L
Patrick CoteVeteran
KO/TKO R3 · 1:26Aug '15
-15
·
45 SS (49%)·60 abs·1/1 td·60s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Dong Hyun KimVeteran
SUB R3 · 2:13May '15
-10
·
20 SS (45%)·30 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·79s ctrl
NC
Hector Lombard
Overturned R3Jan '15
-11
·
42 SS (33%)·53 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken
⚠ Result overturned
↵ 75mo layoff
L
Pete Sell
U-DEC R3Oct '08
-15
·
50 SS (45%)·65 abs·4/6 td·1 td taken·232s ctrl
All Fighters
Welterweight
“The People's Warrior”

Joshua Burkman

28-16 (1 NC)19 UFC
Form
5L
5'10"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLAlex Morono·SUB·8yr ago
Fighter Context
6–12UFC1 NC·
1KO
·
1Sub
·
4Dec
·
11.2min/fight
·
202UFC min
vs. Winning Record2–8
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.44

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.303

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
49%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Burkman
Welterweight avg
Leg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min2.69
Str. Accuracy43%
543UFC landed/1,245attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.6 vs avg3.13
Str. Defense51%
KD Rate / Fight0.10
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.21
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
48%
Body
17%
Leg
36%
By Position
Dist67%
Clinch23%
Ground10%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=19
R2
n=14
R3
n=12
Landed131112
Absorbed101816
Net+4-8-4
Grappling
Burkman
Welterweight avg
Control Wrestler
161s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.53
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.84
TD Accuracy36%
34UFC landed/92attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
1UFC wins/4attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense72%
37UFC defended/51opp. attempts
Sub Defense5 loss / 12 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
33%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
1Sub
4Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
5Sub
5Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
6UD
·
2SD
·
1MD
·
22%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.31.22.7R1R2R3
R1n=19
R2n=14
R3n=12
Outputsig strikes / min
3.2
2.1
2.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.3
3.7
3.6
Diff
+0.9
-1.6
-0.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Burkman — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Alex Morono
SUB·R1·Feb '18
4 SS (31%)·7 abs·6s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Drew Dober
KO/TKO·R1·Jul '17
11 SS (61%)·15 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken
L
Michel Prazeres
SUB·R1·Mar '17
1 SS (100%)·24 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken
L
Zak Ottow
S-DEC·R3·Oct '16
47 SS (37%)·65 abs·1/4 td·76s ctrl
L
Paul Felder
U-DEC·R3·May '16
40 SS (41%)·41 abs·3/6 td·204s ctrl
W
KJ Noons
U-DEC·R3·Feb '16
57 SS (53%)·33 abs·3/10 td·184s ctrl
L
Patrick CoteVeteran
KO/TKO·R3·Aug '15
45 SS (49%)·60 abs·1/1 td·60s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Dong Hyun KimVeteran
SUB·R3·May '15
20 SS (45%)·30 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·79s ctrl
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