Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett, born in 1977 and raised in Seattle, is an American former mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler and color commentator. He was the youngest-ever UFC Heavyweight Champion, the final Openweight King of Pancrase, and a finalist in the 2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix and the 2012 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Grand Prix. One of the most prominent modern catch wrestlers, he won an IBJJF no-gi jiu-jitsu world championship in 2009 without formal jiu-jitsu training, the Metamoris heavyweight title in 2014 and a Snake Pit Catch Wrestling World Championship in 2018. He debuted as a professional wrestler for New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 2003 and became an NJPW color commentator in 2015.