Luke Barnatt

Luke Barnatt
Born (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988
Redbridge, Southampton, England[1]
Other names Bigslow
Nationality English
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Middleweight
Reach 82
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Cambridge, England
Team LiliusBarnatt Martial Arts
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Yellow belt in Taekwondo[1]
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 11
By knockout 5
By submission 4
By decision 2
Losses 3
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who fought as a Middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has also competed for BAMMA and UCMMA in England. At 6' 6" Barnatt is one of the tallest fighters currently competing in his weight class. Barnatt received his nickname "Bigslow" from brothers John Maguire and Tommy Maguire, for his size and being slow in response to their jokes and insults.[1]

Background

Barnatt was born in Redbridge, Essex and moved to Islington at the age of one and then Chelmsford at the age of ten. At the age of 17, Barnatt would move to Peterborough. Barnatt began playing many sports from a young age, including basketball, cricket, and track and field. At the age of 15, Barnatt began training in Tae Kwon Do but only achieved the rank of yellow belt before giving it up. Later on, Barnatt was introduced to wrestling by professional mixed martial arts fighter Jack Mason at Tsunami Shooters MMA.[1][3]

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

Barnatt had a record of 5-0 before being selected as a member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen In January 2013.[4] Barnatt defeated Nicholas Kohring by decision to qualify the TUF house. During the choosing of teams, he was the first pick of Chael Sonnen of Team Sonnen and the first pick overall.

Barnatt defeated Gilbert Smith, Jr. in the preliminary round via second-round knockout, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dylan Andrews.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Barnatt made his UFC debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter castmate Collin Hart on 13 April 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Barnatt faced Andrew Craig on 26 October 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz.[6] He won the fight via submission in the second round. The fight also earned Barnatt his first Fight of the Night bonus award.[7]

Barnatt faced promotional newcomer Mats Nilsson at UFC Fight Night 37. He won the fight via TKO due to strikes in the first round.

Barnatt faced Sean Strickland on 31 May 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41.[8] Barnatt lost the fight by a split decision.

Barnatt faced Roger Narvaez on 22 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.[9] He lost the fight via split decision.

Barnatt was expected to face Clint Hester at on April 4, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 63.[10] However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a broken foot.[11] Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[13]

Post-UFC; Independent promotions

Barnatt fought for Italian promotion Venator FC against Mattia Schiavolin on December 12, 2015 at Venator FC 2 in a fight for the promotions middleweight championship.[14][15] He took the title by winning the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the fourth round.[16]

He was expected to face Rafael Silva on February 20, 2016 at British Challenge MMA 14.[17] However his opponent was later changes to be Charles Andrade.[18] He won the fight by knockout after dropping his opponent to the canvas with a right hand, 11 seconds into round 3.[19]

Barnatt is expected to defend his Venator middleweight championship against fellow UFC veteran Jason Miller on May 21, 2016 at Venator FC 3.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–3 Stefan Croitoru TKO (knees and punches) Venator FC 3 21 May 2016 2 2:32 Milan, Italy Defended the VFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 10–3 Charles Andrade KO (punch) British Challenge MMA 14 20 February 2016 3 0:11 Colchester, England
Win 9–3 Mattia Schiavolin Submission (rear-naked choke) Venator FC 2 12 December 2015 4 1:46 Rimini, Italy Won the VFC Middleweight Championship.
Loss 8–3 Mark Muñoz Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber 16 May 2015 3 5:00 Pasay, Philippines
Loss 8–2 Roger Narvaez Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson 22 November 2014 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States
Loss 8–1 Sean Strickland Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi 31 May 2014 3 5:00 Berlin, Germany
Win 8–0 Mats Nilsson TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa 8 March 2014 1 4:24 London, England
Win 7–0 Andrew Craig Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz 26 October 2013 2 2:12 Manchester, England Fight of the Night
Win 6–0 Collin Hart Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale 13 April 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5–0 Matteo Piran TKO (punches) Ultimate Warrior Challenge 20 1 September 2012 1 4:17 Southend-on-Sea, England
Win 4–0 Chris Harman Submission (rear-naked choke) UCMMA 28 26 May 2012 1 3:43 London, England
Win 3–0 Lee Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 9 24 March 2012 1 2:36 Birmingham, England
Win 2–0 Ben Callum Decision (unanimous) UCMMA 26 4 February 2012 3 5:00 London, England
Win 1–0 Chris Greig TKO (punches) Cage Fighters Championship 24 September 2011 2 2:11 Brentwood, England

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-1 Dylan Andrews TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen March 26, 2013 (airdate) 3 1:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Quarter-final round; Fight of the season
Win 2-0 Gilbert Smith KO (flying knee) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen January 29, 2013 (airdate) 2 3:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Preliminary round
Win 1–0 Nicholas Kohring Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen January 22, 2013 (airdate) 2 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Elimination round

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Marc Wickert (March 8, 2012). "LUKE 'BIGSLOW' BARNATT". knucklepit.com.
  2. ↑ cagesandwich (October 26, 2010). "Luke Barnatt BJJ Blue Belt whipping". YouTube. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://frontrowmma.com/news/2012/7/11/luke-barnatt-you-can-buy-a-ucmma-belt-for-60-online-wwwshitb.html
  4. ↑ "The Ultimate Fighter 17 cast revealed". mmafighting.com. 2013-01-09.
  5. ↑ http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/tuf-17-finale-results-luke-barnatt-vs-collin-hart
  6. ↑ http://www.mmamania.com/2013/8/23/4648258/luke-barnatt-vs-andrew-craig-michael-kuiper-vs-brad-scott-ufc-fight-night-30-manchester
  7. ↑ Staff. "UFC Fight Night 30 bonuses: Machida, Musoke, Barnatt and Craig earn $50k awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  8. ↑ Staff (2014-03-25). "Luke Barnatt vs. Sean Strickland set for UFC Fight Night 41". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  9. ↑ Staff (2014-09-03). "Luke Barnatt vs. Roger Narvaez slated for UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  10. ↑ C.J. Tuttle (2015-01-23). "Middleweights Clint Hester, Luke Barnatt to clash at UFC Fight Night in Fairfax". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  11. ↑ Staff (2015-03-07). "Injury knocks Clint Hester from fight with Luke Barnatt at UFC Fight Night 63 in Virginia". mmajunkie.com.
  12. ↑ Staff (2015-03-10). "Mark Munoz fights on, meets Luke Barnatt at UFC Fight Night 66 in Philippines". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  13. ↑ Staff (2015-06-04). "'TUF 17' veteran Luke Barnatt announces release from UFC after three-fight skid". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  14. ↑ "Luke Barnatt signs with Italian-based Venator FC, will debut in December". mmafighting.com. 2015-08-10.
  15. ↑ "Luke Barnatt set for Venator middleweight title showdown with Mattia Schiavolin". cambridge-news.co.uk. 20215-12-12. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ↑ "Luke Barnatt clinches Venator Middleweight Championship against Italy's Mattia Schiavolin". cambridge-news.co.uk. 2015-12-19.
  17. ↑ "Luke Barnatt set for UK return against Rafael Silva on BCMMA #14". bcmma.co.uk. 2016-01-05.
  18. ↑ "Luke Barnatt fights new opponent tonight at BCMMA 14". shootersmma.com. 2016-02-20.
  19. ↑ "Results BCMMA 14". shootersmma.com. 2016-02-22.
  20. ↑ "'Mayhem' Miller vs. Luke Barnatt title bout to headline Vantor FC 3 in Italy". sherdog.com. 2016-02-09.
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