Josh Hill (fighter) explained

Josh Hill
Other Names:Gentleman
Birth Name:Joshua Hill
Birth Date:24 November 1986
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Weight Lb:137
Weight Class:Bantamweight
Reach:66+1/2 in
Rank:Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] [2]
Fighting Out Of:Stoney Creek, Ontario
Team:Aegis MMA
House of Champions
Years Active:2009–present
Mma Kowin:5
Mma Subwin:4
Mma Decwin:13
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Decloss:6
Sherdog:53662

Josh Hill (born November 24, 1986) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Oktagon MMA. Hill competed for such promotions as Bellator MMA, the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), Real Xtreme Fighting (RXF), and TKO Major League MMA. Hill also appeared on Season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter.[3]

Background

Hill was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[4] He started training martial arts at age 20 and took his first professional MMA fight three years later.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Regional MMA

Josh Hill took his first fight on two weeks notice and won by second-round TKO.[6]

His fifth pro fight was for the Aggression MMA Bantamweight title. He won the championship with a unanimous decision victory over then undefeated Diego Wilson (5-0).[7]

The Ultimate Fighter

Starting his career undefeated, with 8 professional wins, Hill was accepted onto Season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter with Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate.

The first episode of the show featured an elimination bout to get into the fighter house. Hill earned his place in the house by winning a majority decision over Patrick Holohan.[8] He lost his quarterfinal bout by unanimous decision to Mike Wooten and was eliminated from the tournament.[9]

World Series of Fighting

Josh Hill signed with the World Series of Fighting and made his debut at WSOF Canada 2 against Mike Adams on June 7, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[10]

In his next fight for the promotion, Hill faced Marlon Moraes for the WSOF Bantamweight Championship on February 12, 2015 in the main event at WSOF 18: Moraes vs Hill. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46).[11]

After two fights outside of WSOF Hill returned at WSOF 26 to defeat Bekbulat Magomedov via split decision.[12]

Hill earned a second shot against Marlon Moraes for the WSOF Bantamweight Championship on July 30, 2016 in the main event at WSOF 32: Moraes vs. Hill 2. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[13]

Bellator MMA

Josh Hill signed with Bellator MMA in November 2019.[14] [15] His debut fight came against Vinicius Zani at Bellator 239 on February 21, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[16]

Hill faced UFC veteran Érik Pérez at Bellator 244 on August 21, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Hill faced Raufeon Stots at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021.[18] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[19]

Hill faced Jared Scoggins on December 3, 2021 at Bellator 272.[20] At the weigh-ins, Jared Scoggins missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 140 pounds, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Scoggins was fined 35% of his purse which went to Hill.[21] Hill would go on to win the fight via KO at 0:56 of round 2.[22]

Hill was scheduled to face Enrique Barzola on April 22, 2022 at Bellator 278.[23] Due to the pull out of two fighters from the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix due to injuries, the bout was changed to a wild card qualifier for one of the spots in the tournament.[24] Due to Covid, Hill had to pull out of the bout.[25]

Hill was scheduled to face Matheus Mattos at Bellator 284 on August 12, 2022.[26] However, Mattos pulled out due to a knee injury requiring knee surgery and was replaced by Marcos Breno.[27] Hill lost the bout via unanimous decision.[28]

Hill faced Cass Bell on March 10, 2023 at Bellator 292.[29] At the weigh-ins, Cass Bell weighed in at 145.2 pounds, 9.2 pounds over the non-title bantamweight fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Bell being fined 50% of his purse, which went to Hill.[30] Hill won the fight via split decision.[31]

On January 23, 2024, he announced that he was no longer with the promotion.[32]

Oktagon MMA

Signing with Oktagon MMA, Hill faced Jonas Mågård on July 20, 2024 at Oktagon 59, losing via unanimous decision.[33]

Personal life

Josh was a volunteer firefighter before opening his gym and becoming a fulltime fighter.

Hill does color commentary for BTC Fight Promotions.[34]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|22–7|Jonas Mågård|Decision (unanimous)|Oktagon 59||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Bratislava, Slovakia ||-|Loss|align=center|22–6|Kasum Kasumov|Decision (split)|Bellator 298||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 22–5|Cass Bell|Decision (split)|Bellator 292||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|San Jose, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|21–5|Marcos Breno|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 284||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States||-|Win|align=center| 21–4|Jared Scoggins |KO (punch)|Bellator 272||align=center|2|align=center|0:56|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 20–4|Raufeon Stots|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 258||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|20–3|Érik Pérez|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 244||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|19–3|Vinicius Zani|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 239||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–3|Gilberto Aguilar|Submission (rear naked choke)|Fight Night 11: Lethbridge||align=center|1|align=center|2:38|Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada||-|Win|align=center|17–3|Jesse Arnett|KO (punches)|TKO 48||align=center|2|align=center|2:11|Gatineau, Quebec, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|16–3|Taylor Lapilus|Decision (split)|TKO 45||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Montreal, Quebec, Canada| |-|Win|align=center|16–2|Grachik Engibaryan|Submission (rear naked choke)|Fight Nights Global 72||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:12|Sochi, Russia||-|Win|align=center|15–2|Xavier Alaoui|Decision (split)|TKO 36||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Montreal, Quebec, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|14–2| Marlon Moraes| KO (head kick and punch)| WSOF 32: Moraes vs. Hill 2||align=center| 2|align=center| 0:38|Everett, Washington, United States||-| Win|align=center|14–1| Bendy Casimir| Decision (unanimous)| Fight Night 1||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Rama, Ontario, Canada| |-|Win|align=center|13–1| Bekbulat Magomedov| Decision (split)| WSOF 26||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–1| Ioan Vrânceanu| Decision (unanimous)| RXF 19||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Galați, Romania||-|Win|align=center|11–1| Josh Rettinghouse| Submission (rear naked choke)| GWFC 2||align=center| 3|align=center| 2:01|Burlington, Ontario, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|10–1| Marlon Moraes| Decision (unanimous)| WSOF 18: Moraes vs. Hill||align=center| 5|align=center| 5:00|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada| |-|Win|align=center|10–0| Mike Adams| KO (punch)| WSOF Canada 2||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:20|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada||-|Win|align=center|9–0| John Fraser| Decision (unanimous)| Score Fighting Series 5: Fraser vs. Hill||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|8–0| Eric Wilson| Decision (unanimous)| Score Fighting Series 4||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|7–0| Federico Lopez| Decision (unanimous)| Global Warriors FC 1: Uprising||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|6–0| Darin Cooley| Decision (unanimous)| Score Fighting Series 1||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Mississauga, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|5–0| Diego Wilson| Decision (unanimous)| AMMA 6: Punishment||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada| |-|Win|align=center|4–0| Brent Franczuz| Submission (rear naked choke)| W-1 MMA 5: Judgment Day||align=center| 3|align=center| 4:00|Montreal, Quebec, Canada||-|Win|align=center|3–0| Dennis Gagne| TKO (punches)| W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Montreal, Quebec, Canada||-|Win|align=center|2–0| Randy Turner| Decision (unanimous)| Wreck MMA: Fight for the Troops||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Gatineau, Quebec, Canada||-|Win|align=center|1–0| Vito Attanasi| TKO (punches)| W-1 MMA 3: High Voltage||align=center| 2|align=center| 1:42|Gatineau, Quebec, Canada|Sources[35] [36]

See also

References

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  2. Web site: Gustavo Lopez UFC. UFC.com. March 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: 15 August 2013. 'Ultimate Fighter' Season 18 cast revealed, including LaRosa, Baszler, Modafferi. MMA Junkie.
  4. Web site: Bagnoli. Melissa. Interview with Josh Hill, Ultimate Fighter - CHCH. 2021-03-20. www.chch.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: Coaches - Josh Hill. Vision Quest MMA.
  6. Web site: 15 March 2012. Fight Path: From hockey to grappling to MMA for Score Fighting Series 4's Josh Hill. MMA Junkie.
  7. Web site: Grienke. Keith. 23 May 2011. Josh Hill Talks Aggression Title And Score Fighting Series. Top MMA News.
  8. Web site: Billington. Roy. July 16, 2014. Dubliner Holohan's UFC debut one of redemption. Sportsnet.
  9. Web site: Johnston. Mike. October 16, 2013. Hill edged by Wootten in competitive TUF 18 tilt. SportsNet.
  10. Web site: Juon. Steve. Feb 7, 2015. WSOF 18: Undefeated TUF 18 alum Josh Hill talks Bantamweight title shot, Miesha Tate and more. MMA Mania.
  11. Web site: Marlon Moraes defeats Josh Hill. MMA Decisions.
  12. Web site: Segura. Danny. 2015-12-18. WSOF 26 Results: Palmer vs. Almeida. 2021-03-20. MMA Fighting. en.
  13. Web site: WSOF 32 Results: Moraes Stops Hill, Palmer Recaptures Featherweight Belt. 2021-03-20. Combat Press. en-US.
  14. Web site: Radley. Scott. November 22, 2019. Binbrook's Josh Hill is fighting his way back to the spotlight. The Hamilton Spectator.
  15. Web site: King . Nolan . November 6, 2019 . Bellator MMA signs three fighters, including former WSOF title challenger Josh Hill . MMA Junkie.
  16. Web site: Lynch. James. August 18, 2020. Bellator 244's Josh Hill on Erik Perez: "If I Land On Him, I'm Going To Put Him To Sleep". Cageside Press.
  17. Web site: Tavana. Ben. August 22, 2020. Bellator 244 Results: Josh Hill Defeats Erik Perez Via Unanimous Decision.
  18. Web site: King . Nolan . Hannoun . Farrah . Raufeon Stots vs. Josh Hill in the works for Bellator 258 . MMA Junkie . 4 March 2021 . 4 March 2021.
  19. Web site: Sherdog.com. Bellator 258 'Archuleta vs. Pettis' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring. 2021-05-08. Sherdog.
  20. Web site: 2021-10-20. Kyoji Horiguchi faces Sergio Pettis at Bellator 272. 2021-10-20. Asian MMA. en.
  21. Web site: 2021-12-02. Bellator 272 weigh-in results. 2021-12-02. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  22. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2021-12-03. Bellator 272: Josh Hill Puts Oversized Jared Scoggins to Sleep. 2021-12-04. Cageside Press. en-US.
  23. Web site: 2022-03-20 . Bellator 278 adds Enrique Barzola vs. Josh Hill to lineup for Hawaii . 2022-03-20 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  24. Web site: 2022-03-22 . Bellator adds two wild card bouts, four fighters to bantamweight grand prix . 2022-03-24 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2022-04-05 . Bellator bantamweight grand prix takes another hit with Josh Hill withdrawal . 2022-04-06 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  26. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-07-12 . Six Fights Added to Bellator 284, Vanderford and Hill Return . 2022-07-13 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  27. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2022-07-28 . Josh Hill now meets Marcos Breno at Bellator 284 with Matheus Mattos injured . 2022-07-28 . MMA Fighting . en.
  28. Web site: 2022-08-12 . Com atuação estratégica, Marcos Breno derrota Josh Hill no card preliminar do Bellator 284 . 2022-08-13 . SUPER LUTAS . pt-BR.
  29. Web site: Lee . Alexander K. . 2023-01-11 . Bellator 8-man Lightweight World Grand Prix lineup announced, will start March 10 . 2023-01-11 . MMA Fighting . en.
  30. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bellator 292 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; Bell 9 Pounds Heavier Than Hill . 2023-03-10 . Sherdog . en.
  31. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bellator 292 'Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . 2023-03-11 . Sherdog . en.
  32. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2024-01-24 . Josh Hill, Sabah Homasi Among New Free Agents Following PFL Purchase of Bellator . 2024-01-24 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  33. Web site: 2024-07-20 . Keep it Right Here for Oktagon 59 Results This Afternoon! . 2024-09-15 . MMA Sucka . en.
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  35. Web site: Tapology - Josh Hill. Tapology.
  36. Web site: Sherdog - Josh Hill. Sherdog.

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