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Ben Rothwell vs Josh Barnett

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Ben Rothwell and Josh Barnett met once (2016). Ben Rothwell won in 2016 by submission.

SOURCE·Ben Rothwell and Josh Barnett — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Ben RothwellJosh Barnett
81″ (205.7 cm)Reach78″ (198.1 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Height75″ (190.5 cm)
+6.58%Reach advantage+3.99%
39–14Record34–8
90%Finish rate85%
12Longest unbeaten run12
57Recorded bouts43
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentBen RothwellJosh Barnett
Andrei Arlovski L W
Roy Nelson W W
Gilbert Yvel W W
Mark Hunt L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Ben Rothwell

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Steve Hutson, 2001, submissionloss v Tim Sylvia, 2001, decisionwin v Billy Herrington, 2001, submissionwin v Darren Block, 2001, kowin v Rob Shinkle, 2001, koloss v Ibragim Magomedov, 2002, kowin v Travis Fulton, 2002, kowin v Johnathan Ivey, 2002, koloss v Mike Whitehead, 2002, decisionwin v Curtis Crawford, 2002, submissionwin v Mike Priest, 2002, kowin v Mike Radnov, 2002, kowin v Mike Marshalleck, 2002, koloss v Carlos Barreto, 2003, kowin v Royce Louck, 2003, kowin v Jonathan Wiezorek, 2004, kowin v Matt Bear, 2004, submissionwin v Don Richard, 2005, kowin v Allan Weickert, 2005, koloss v Dan Christison, 2005, submissionwin v Devin Cole, 2006, kowin v Wojtek Kaszowski, 2006, submissionwin v Bryan Vetell, 2006, kowin v Krzysztof Soszyński, 2006, kowin v Dan Bobish, 2006, kowin v Joey Smith, 2006, submissionwin v Ricco Rodriguez, 2007, decisionwin v Krzysztof Soszyński, 2007, kowin v Travis Fulton, 2007, submissionwin v Roy Nelson, 2007, decisionwin v Matt Thompson, 2007, kowin v Chris Guillen, 2008, submissionloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2008, koloss v Cain Velasquez, 2009, kowin v Gilbert Yvel, 2010, decisionloss v Mark Hunt, 2011, decisionwin v Brendan Schaub, 2012, kowin v Brandon Vera, 2013, koloss v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2013, submissionwin v Alistair Overeem, 2014, kowin v Matt Mitrione, 2015, submissionloss v Junior dos Santos, 2016, decisionwin v Josh Barnett, 2016, submissionwin v Stefan Struve, 2019, koloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2019, decisionloss v Blagoy Ivanov, 2019, decisionloss v Marcin Tybura, 2020, decisionwin v Ovince Saint Preux, 2020, decisionloss v Marcos Rogério de Lima, 2021, kowin v Chris Barnett, 2021, submissionwin v Bobo O'Bannon, 2022, kowin v Josh Copeland, 2023, kowin v Todd Duffee, 2024, kowin v Mick Terrill, 2025, koloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2026, kowin v Kerry Schall, no date on recordwin v Anthony Ferguson, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2026 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Steve Hutson (2001)loss vs Tim Sylvia (2001)win vs Billy Herrington (2001)win vs Darren Block (2001)win vs Rob Shinkle (2001)loss vs Ibragim Magomedov (2002)win vs Travis Fulton (2002)win vs Johnathan Ivey (2002)loss vs Mike Whitehead (2002)win vs Curtis Crawford (2002)win vs Mike Priest (2002)win vs Mike Radnov (2002)win vs Mike Marshalleck (2002)loss vs Carlos Barreto (2003)win vs Royce Louck (2003)win vs Jonathan Wiezorek (2004)win vs Matt Bear (2004)win vs Don Richard (2005)win vs Allan Weickert (2005)loss vs Dan Christison (2005)win vs Devin Cole (2006)win vs Wojtek Kaszowski (2006)win vs Bryan Vetell (2006)win vs Krzysztof Soszyński (2006)win vs Dan Bobish (2006)win vs Joey Smith (2006)win vs Ricco Rodriguez (2007)win vs Krzysztof Soszyński (2007)win vs Travis Fulton (2007)win vs Roy Nelson (2007)win vs Matt Thompson (2007)win vs Chris Guillen (2008)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2008)loss vs Cain Velasquez (2009)win vs Gilbert Yvel (2010)loss vs Mark Hunt (2011)win vs Brendan Schaub (2012)win vs Brandon Vera (2013)loss vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2013)win vs Alistair Overeem (2014)win vs Matt Mitrione (2015)loss vs Junior dos Santos (2016)win vs Josh Barnett (2016)win vs Stefan Struve (2019)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2019)loss vs Blagoy Ivanov (2019)loss vs Marcin Tybura (2020)win vs Ovince Saint Preux (2020)loss vs Marcos Rogério de Lima (2021)win vs Chris Barnett (2021)win vs Bobo O'Bannon (2022)win vs Josh Copeland (2023)win vs Todd Duffee (2024)win vs Mick Terrill (2025)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2026

Josh Barnett

1990200020102020win v Chris Munsen, 1997, kowin v Bob Gilstrap, 1997, decisionwin v Chris Charnos, 1997, submissionwin v Trevor Howard, 1998, submissionwin v Bob Gilstrap, 1998, dqwin v Bobby Hoffman, 1999, decisionwin v John Marsh, 1999, submissionwin v Juha Tuhkasaari, 1999, submissionwin v Gan McGee, 2000, kowin v Dan Severn, 2000, submissionwin v Bobby Hoffman, 2001, submissionwin v Semmy Schilt, 2001, submissionloss v Pedro Rizzo, 2001, kowin v Randy Couture, 2002, kowin v Semmy Schilt, 2003, submissionwin v Yoshiki Takahashi, 2003, submissionwin v Yuki Kondo, 2003, submissionwin v Jimmy Ambriz, 2003, koloss v Mirko Cro Cop, 2004, kowin v Rene Rooze, 2004, koloss v Mirko Cro Cop, 2005, decisionloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2006, decisionwin v Pawel Nastula, 2006, submissionloss v Mirko Cro Cop, 2006, submissionwin v Mark Hunt, 2006, submissionwin v Alexander Emelianenko, 2006, submissionwin v Kazuhiro Nakamura, 2006, submissionwin v Pedro Rizzo, 2008, kowin v Jeff Monson, 2008, decisionwin v Hidehiko Yoshida, 2008, submissionwin v Gilbert Yvel, 2009, submissionwin v Geronimo dos Santos, 2010, kowin v Siala-Mou Siliga, 2010, submissionwin v Sergei Kharitonov, 2011, submissionwin v Brett Rogers, 2011, submissionloss v Daniel Cormier, 2012, decisionloss v Travis Browne, 2013, kowin v Frank Mir, 2013, kowin v Nandor Guelmino, 2013, submissionwin v Roy Nelson, 2015, decisionwin v Andrei Arlovski, 2016, submissionloss v Ben Rothwell, 2016, submissionwin v Marcin Różalski, 2020, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1997–2020
2000 2010 2020 win vs Chris Munsen (1997)win vs Bob Gilstrap (1997)win vs Chris Charnos (1997)win vs Trevor Howard (1998)win vs Bob Gilstrap (1998)win vs Bobby Hoffman (1999)win vs John Marsh (1999)win vs Juha Tuhkasaari (1999)win vs Gan McGee (2000)win vs Dan Severn (2000)win vs Bobby Hoffman (2001)win vs Semmy Schilt (2001)loss vs Pedro Rizzo (2001)win vs Randy Couture (2002)win vs Semmy Schilt (2003)win vs Yoshiki Takahashi (2003)win vs Yuki Kondo (2003)win vs Jimmy Ambriz (2003)loss vs Mirko Cro Cop (2004)win vs Rene Rooze (2004)loss vs Mirko Cro Cop (2005)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2006)win vs Pawel Nastula (2006)loss vs Mirko Cro Cop (2006)win vs Mark Hunt (2006)win vs Alexander Emelianenko (2006)win vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (2006)win vs Pedro Rizzo (2008)win vs Jeff Monson (2008)win vs Hidehiko Yoshida (2008)win vs Gilbert Yvel (2009)win vs Geronimo dos Santos (2010)win vs Siala-Mou Siliga (2010)win vs Sergei Kharitonov (2011)win vs Brett Rogers (2011)loss vs Daniel Cormier (2012)loss vs Travis Browne (2013)win vs Frank Mir (2013)win vs Nandor Guelmino (2013)win vs Roy Nelson (2015)win vs Andrei Arlovski (2016)loss vs Ben Rothwell (2016)win vs Marcin Różalski (2020)
winlossdraw / NC1997–2020
Cross-references
Ben Rothwell

The full ledger: 57 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

39–14 Josh Barnett

The same, from the other corner — 43 bouts and the cohort Barnett is ranked inside.

34–8 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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