Josh Samman

“Anqa”

OctagonStats Rating 1514

3-2-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 3" (190 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach79" (201 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornMar 14, 1988

Age38

DivisionMiddleweight

BirthplaceDes Moines, Iowa, U.S.

TeamMMA Masters

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.08

Str. Acc52%

SApM2.47

Str. Def34%

TD Avg1.09

TD Acc33%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L L W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

5 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate100%

Times finished100%

StreakL2

Best streak3

Avg fight8:15

Octagon time41m

Opp win%70%

ActiveApr. 13, 2013 – Jul. 13, 2016 (4y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Josh Samman "Anqa" is a 13-4-0 knockout artist. 100% finish rate.

Josh debuted Apr. 13, 2013 vs Kevin Casey (win). Longest win streak: 3. On a 2-fight losing skid.

Best wins: Caio Magalhaes (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Jul. 12, 2015); Kevin Casey (KO/TKO Knee R2, Apr. 13, 2013); Eddie Gordon (KO/TKO Kick R2, Dec. 06, 2014).

Joshua Kaleb Samman (March 14, 1988 – October 5, 2016) was an American mixed martial artist who, at the time of his death, competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and also competed for Bellator MMA.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jul. 13, 2016	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker	L Tim Boetsch	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:49	0 0	17 38	0 2	0 0
Dec. 19, 2015	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	L Tamdan McCrory	SUB Triangle Choke	3	4:10	0 0	10 39	2 2	0 1
Jul. 12, 2015	The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale	W Caio Magalhaes	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:52	0 0	12 3	0 0	1 0
Dec. 06, 2014	UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II	W Eddie Gordon	KO/TKO Kick	2	3:08	1 0	11 8	1 2	0 0
Apr. 13, 2013	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale	W Kevin Casey	KO/TKO Knee	2	2:17	1 0	36 14	0 0	0 2

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.