Josiah Harrell
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.
Built on 7 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Elves Brener coinflip UFC Fight Night Rosas vs Barcelos Full Card Preview & Predictions · September 23, 2026
The pick follows immediately after "I could be wrong" (quote, 4 words) and "I'm not really sure", with the analyst favoring the opponent in grappling just before picking Brener.
A forward-pressing striker with decent power and kicks to all levels, built stockily and strongly for his weight class. His main gameplan is a specialist one: getting to an opponent's back, where he controls, chokes and strikes effectively. He is largely built around that one high-level skill.
vs Jack Della Maddalena emphatic UFC 290 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Predictions · July 4, 2023 · 1 read since
Calls Della Maddalena the clear favorite, flatly says this one isn't hard to call, and frames Harrell's short-notice, up-a-weight-class assignment as too big a step for him right now.
Harrell (captioned 'Harold') is a good wrestler with good takedowns who works to the back and looks for the ground-and-pound, with decent striking and what the analyst calls solid legs underneath his power and takedowns. He is moving up from lightweight, where he had been missing weight, to welterweight, and is stepping in on short notice.
Fight history
L Elves Brener 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:14 — UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · September 26, 2026
L Jacobe Smith 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:01 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Elves Brener | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
September 26, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 4:14 |
| L | Jacobe Smith | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
February 21, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 3:01 |
| W | Bekmyrza Dosmatov | TKO (corner stoppage) | LFA 224
January 16, 2026 |
LFA | 3 | 3:28 |
| W | Kegan Gennrich | Decision (unanimous) | Ohio Combat League 39
August 2, 2025 |
Ohio Combat League | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ohio Combat League 38
May 17, 2025 |
Ohio Combat League | 1 | 3:25 |
| W | Quinton Parks Jr. | TKO (punches) | Ohio Combat League 36
March 1, 2025 |
Ohio Combat League | 2 | 3:34 |
| W | Michael Roberts | TKO (punches) | LFA 160
June 16, 2023 |
LFA | 3 | 3:27 |
| W | Tracey Reeder | TKO (punches) | Cage Fury FC 113
October 8, 2022 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 2:59 |
| W | John Ramirez | TKO (punches) | Ohio Combat League 18
March 5, 2022 |
Ohio Combat League | 3 | 2:23 |
| W | Homer Mangram | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ohio Combat League 16
November 20, 2021 |
Ohio Combat League | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Timothy Tyler | TKO (knee injury) | Ohio Combat League 14
July 14, 2021 |
Ohio Combat League | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Carlos Garnett Jr. | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ohio Combat League 10
March 5, 2021 |
Ohio Combat League | 2 | 4:56 |
| W | William Worley | Submission (armbar) | Ohio Combat League 7
March 7, 2020 |
Ohio Combat League | 2 | 4:25 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Josiah Harrell) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Josiah Harrell by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized