All MMA fightersChris Barnett
“Beastboy”
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18KO / TKO WINS
0SUBMISSION WINS
5DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Christopher James Barnett |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Beastboy |
| Date of birth | 14 Jun 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Lives in | Athens, USA |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Barnett Taekwondo Academy |
| Height | 175 cm (5′9″) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2009 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 25 Apr 2009 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Hamdy Abdelwahab, 25 Oct 2025 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Island Fights Super Heavyweight Champion
- Performance of the Night (x1)
Background
American heavyweight with a taekwondo background, born in Spain and raised in Georgia, who fought in Japan for Inoki Genome Fight and Rizin and in South Korea for Road FC before joining the UFC in 2021.
Fight history
33 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Hamdy Abdelwahab | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane | 25 Oct 2025 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | Kennedy Nzechukwu | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 4:27 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 26 Oct 2024 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | Jake Collier | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:24 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | 10 Sep 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Catchweight (267.5 lb) |
| Loss | Martin Buday | Technical decision (unanimous) | 3 | 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad | 16 Apr 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Accidental elbow to the back of the head left Barnett unable to continue |
| Win | Gian Villante | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 2 | 2:23 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | 6 Nov 2021 | New York City, New York, USA | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | Ben Rothwell | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:07 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | 22 May 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Ahmed Tijani Shehu | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:58 | UAE Warriors 13 | 25 Sep 2020 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | Rashaun Jackson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Island Fights 60 | 10 Oct 2019 | Columbus, Georgia, USA | |
| Win | Shim Yoon-jae | TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:44 | Road FC 055 | 8 Sep 2019 | Daegu, South Korea | |
| Win | Robert Neal | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Island Fights 52 | 7 Feb 2019 | Pensacola, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Alexandru Lungu | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:37 | Road FC 047 | 12 May 2018 | Beijing, China | |
| Win | Shim Yoon-jae | TKO (spinning back kick) | 2 | 3:33 | Road FC 045 | 23 Dec 2017 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | Alex Nicholson | KO (elbow) | 1 | 0:40 | Island Fights 42 | 14 Oct 2017 | Pensacola, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | Myung Hyun-man | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:48 | Road FC 041 | 12 Aug 2017 | Wanju, South Korea | |
| Loss | Myung Hyun-man | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:17 | Road FC 038 | 15 Apr 2017 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | Frank Tate | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Island Fights 39 | 18 Nov 2016 | Pensacola, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | Kirill Sidelnikov | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Rizin 1 | 17 Apr 2016 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | Shinichi Suzukawa | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:44 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | Sumida, Japan | |
| Loss | Oli Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Inoki Genome Fight 4 | 29 Aug 2015 | Sumida, Japan | |
| Win | Emil Zahariev | KO (spinning back kick to the body) | 2 | 2:58 | Inoki Genome Fight 3 | 11 Apr 2015 | Sumida, Japan | |
| Win | Shinichi Suzukawa | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | Sumida, Japan | |
| Win | Jon Hill | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:30 | Island Fights 30 | 20 Sep 2014 | Pensacola, Florida, USA | Defended the Island Fights Super Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Travis Wiuff | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:27 | Inoki Genome Fight 2 | 23 Aug 2014 | Sumida, Japan | |
| Win | Richard White | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:57 | Island Fights 28 | 9 May 2014 | Pensacola, Florida, USA | Won the vacant Island Fights Super Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Demoreo Dennis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:13 | Island Fights 27 | 8 Feb 2014 | Pensacola, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Walt Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | World Extreme Fighting 46 | 22 Apr 2011 | Orlando, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Mario Rinaldi | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:44 | Xtreme FC 13 | 3 Dec 2010 | Tampa, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | Eric Prindle | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Martial Combat 12 | 16 Oct 2010 | Sentosa, Singapore | |
| Win | Jay White | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:39 | Xtreme FC 11 | 9 Jul 2010 | Tampa, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Joel Wyatt | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:43 | World Cagefighting Championships 2 | 28 May 2010 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Win | Kenny Garner | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:36 | Xtreme FC 10 | 19 Mar 2010 | Tampa, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Daniel Perez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:47 | Xtreme FC 9 | 5 Sep 2009 | Tampa, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Johnathan Ivey | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Xtreme FC 8 | 25 Apr 2009 | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | Pro debut |