Josh Quayhagen
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Josh Quayhagen (born August 30, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2011, Quayhagen has previously fought for Legacy FC, Bellator, and was a contestant on their reality show, Fight Master: Bellator MMA.
Quayhagen currently competes in full contact karate for Karate Combat, where he is the former Karate Combat Welterweight Champion.
Background
Born and raised in Louisiana, Quayhagen began training in martial arts from a young age.
A decorated karate competitor, he has won eight USKA World Champion Adult Black Belt Kumite Grand Championships and five National Grand Championships as well as a PKC National Black Belt Grand Kumite Championship. Quayhagen holds the record in all three of these events for being the youngest ever to win the Grand Champion in both events. Quayhagen was 18 years old at both USKA worlds and PKC Nationals and 19 years old as the winner of the USKA World Grand Kumite Champion.
Quayhagen currently competes in full contact Karate League, Karate Combat. He is the reigning Welterweight Champion.
Mixed martial arts career
Bellator
Quayhagen made his professional and Bellator debut against Cosmo Alexandre at Bellator 52. Despite coming in as an underdog, Quayhagen won the fight via unanimous decision.
Quayhagen was scheduled to face Quaint Kempf at Bellator 61 on March 16, 2012. However, Kempf pulled out of the fight due to injury. Quayhagen instead faced Brenton Taylor in a rematch from a bout in November 2011. Quayhagen defeated Taylor via unanimous decision.
Quayhagen faced Cliff Wright at Bellator 69 on May 18, 2012. Quayhagen won the fight via unanimous decision.
Quayhagen was scheduled to face Guillaume DeLorenzi at Bellator 76 on October 12, 2012. However, the bout was rescheduled for November 2, 2012 at Bellator 79. The bout never materialized due to issues with Quayhagen's contract.
A rematch with Cosmo Alexandre took place on November 9, 2012 at Bellator 80. Quayhagen suffered his first professional defeat via unanimous decision.
Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Quayhagen appeared as one of the contestants on the first season of Fight Master: Bellator MMA that debuted on Spike TV in June 2013. Quayhagen faced fellow Bellator veteran Chris Lozano in the entry round. After two rounds of fighting, Quayhagen lost the fight via unanimous decision, thus ending his run in the competition.
Championships and accomplishments
- Karate Combat Karate Combat 75kg Welterweight Championship (Current, one defense)
Mixed martial arts record
| 14 matches | 9 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9–5 | Rey Trujillo | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy Fighting Championship 58 | July 22, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 8–5 | Zach Fears | Decision (split) | WFC 52: Allen vs. Rader | May 14, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 8–4 | Sean Soriano | KO (punch) | Legacy FC 48: Leite vs. Spann | November 13, 2015 | 1 | 3:21 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 8–3 | Anthony Njokuani | Decision (split) | Legacy Fighting Championship 42 | June 26, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Thanh Le | TKO (punches) | World Fighting Championships 31 | November 22, 2014 | 1 | 2:49 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Lanny Dardar | Technical Submission | Vengeance Fighting Alliance: Round 3 | January 18, 2014 | 3 | 4:18 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 7–1 | Thomas Webb | Decision (unanimous) | WFC 12: Battle at the Belle | October 11, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Cosmo Alexandre | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 80 | November 9, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 6–0 | Keith Miner | KO (punches) | USA MMA: Border War 3 | August 18, 2012 | 1 | 3:31 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Jason Haak | KO (head kick) | IXFA 8: Delta Downs | July 7, 2012 | 1 | 1:22 | Vinton, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Cliff Wright | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 69 | May 18, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Catchweight (158 lbs) bout. |
| Win | 3–0 | Brenton Taylor | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 61 | March 16, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | Catchweight (165 lbs) bout. |
| Win | 2–0 | Brenton Taylor | TKO (punches) | Pain on the Cane 3 | November 12, 2011 | 1 | 4:40 | Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Cosmo Alexandre | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 52 | October 1, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
Karate Combat record
| 9 matches | 6 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rd. | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 6–3 | Rafael Aghayev | Decision (unanimous) | Karate Combat 40 | June 24, 2023 | 5 | 3:00 | Miami, Florida | For the undisputed Karate Combat Welterweight Championship. |
| Loss | 6–2 | Luiz Rocha | Decision (majority) | Karate Combat 35 | August 27, 2022 | 5 | 3:00 | Orlando, Florida | Superfight. |
| Win | 6–1 | Dionicio Gustavo | Decision (unanimous) | Karate Combat: Okinawa | July 11, 2021 | 5 | 3:00 | Unknown | Retains Karate Combat Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–1 | Jerome Brown | KO | Karate Combat: Scrap Punk | October 25, 2020 | 3 | 2:38 | Unknown | Wins Karate Combat Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–1 | Reda Messaoudi | KO | Karate Combat: Anger Wat | October 4, 2019 | 1 | 2:19 | Unknown | |
| Win | 3–1 | Dionicio Gustavo | Decision | Karate Combat: Evolution | September 21, 2019 | 3 | 3:00 | Orlando, Florida | |
| Win | 2–1 | Vitalie Certan | Decision (unanimous) | Karate Combat: One World | September 27, 2018 | 3 | 3:00 | New York City, New York | |
| Win | 1–1 | Muslum Basturk | TKO | Karate Combat: Inception | April 26, 2018 | 1 | Miami, Florida | ||
| Loss | 0–1 | Abdalla Ibrahim | KO (punch) | Karate Combat: Genesis | February 2, 2018 | 1 | Budapest, Hungary |