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Joshua Lee Haynes is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He fights out of Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

with Xtreme Couture where he is also a coach. His MMA record is 17 wins, 11 losses. He was also a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

reality television show, training under Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...

. Fellow Team Quest

Team Quest

Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture, Matt "The Law" Lindland, and Dan Henderson with six facilities located in Gresham, Oregon, Tualatin, Oregon, Murrieta, California, West Linn, Oregon, Oceanside, California, Redding, California and Chiang Mai, Thailand...

member, Ed Herman

Ed Herman (fighter)

Edward Benson Herman is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their middleweight division and holds notable wins over Kyle Noke, Brian Ebersole, David Loiseau, Dave Menne, Scott Smith, Nick Thompson and Joe Doerksen...

would fight under Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...

's team. He stands 5 inch and fights in the 170 lb (77.1 kg) weight class. In The Ultimate Fighter, he won a controversial victory against Tait Fletcher

Tait Fletcher

Tait Fletcher is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He was born in Alpena, Michigan. He appeared on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter and lost by decision in his first bout...

by decision after the second round. In the semifinals, he defeated Jesse Forbes

Jesse Forbes

Jesse Forbes is an American mixed martial artist who was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Ken Shamrock in the 205 lb weight class.-Career:...

by guillotine choke

Guillotine choke

The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...

in the second round. He was defeated by Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...

in the finals due to strikes.

Haynes is on the reality TV show Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge which debuted on Friday August 10, 2007.

Personal information

Haynes was born in Grants Pass, Oregon

Grants Pass, Oregon

-Rogue River:The Rogue River runs through Grants Pass.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of 1,303.3 per square mile . By 2008,...

.

As explained on The Ultimate Fighter show, Haynes is a former manager of a strip club located in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

.

Haynes has a Bachelors Degree in Computer Information Systems from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon

Ashland, Oregon

Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. It was named after Ashland County, Ohio, point of origin of Abel Helman and other founders, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other...

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Haynes has three children Sabrina, Thor (born in May 2001), and Maximus. His first son, Thor, had a cancerous tumor on his brain stem but survived after surgery. His children are one of his primary motivations for fighting.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|17–11
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Eliot Marshall

Eliot Andrew Marshall is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-The Ultimate Fighter:...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|ROF 39 - Summer Brawl 2
|2010-08-27
|3
|5:00
|Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

, US
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|Win
|17–10
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Rafael del Real
|Decision (Split)
|WarGods/Ken Shamrock Productions: Valentine's Eve Massacre
|2009-02-13
|3
| 5:00
|Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

, US
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|-
|Win
|16–10
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Sean Salmon

Sean Michael Salmon is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight...

|Submission (Achilles Lock)
|SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat 2
|2008-10-11
| 2
| 2:49
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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|-
|Loss
|15–10
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Mojo Horne
|Decision (Unanimous)
|MMA BigShow
|2008-05-10
| 3
| 5:00
|Belterra, Indiana, US
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|-
|Win
|15–9
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Leopoldo Serao
|Decision (Unanimous)
|IFL – Las Vegas
|2008-02-29
| 3
| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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|-
|Loss
|14–9
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San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

, US
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|-
|Win
|14–8
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Steve Heath
|KO
|WC – Warrior Cup
|2007-10-12
| 1
| N/A
|Stockton, California

Stockton, California

Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...

, US
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|-
|Win
|13–8
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John Cornett
|KO (Punch)
|IFO: Kimmons vs. Yunker
|2007-09-21
| 3
| 2:37
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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|-
|Loss
|12–8
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Luke Cummo

Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...

|KO (Punch)
|UFC 69

UFC 69

UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas...

|2007-04-07
| 2
| 2:45
|Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

, US
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|-
|Loss
|12–7
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Rory Singer

Rory Michael Singer is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight.Although Rory had begun making a name for himself as a 185 pound prospect; his big break came after meeting the producers of TUF. They were filming Forrest Griffin at The HardCore Gym for his fight...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
|2006-10-10
| 3
| 5:00
|Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, US
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|-
|Loss
|12–6
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Michael Bisping

|TKO (Strikes)
|The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 24, 2006. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 3 in both the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions as well as a main event between Kenny Florian and Sam Stout.During...

|2006-06-24
| 2
| 4:14
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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|-
|Win
|12–5
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Seth Kleinbeck
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|FFC 15 – Fiesta Las Vegas
|2005-09-14
| 2
| 1:16
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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|-
|Loss
|11–5
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Shonie Carter

Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|IFC – Rock N'Rumble
|2005-07-30
| 3
| 5:00
|Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

, US
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|-
|Loss
|11–4
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Bend, Oregon

Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...

, US
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|-
|Win
|11–3
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Delon Williams
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|SF 11 – Rumble at the Rose Garden
|2005-07-09
| 2
| 2:39
|Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

, US
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|-
|Win
|10–3
|

Marcos Oliveira

Marcos Oliveira is a professional mixed martial artist from Brazil. He competes in the heavyweight division.-MMA career:Marcos Oliveira start training judo at age 2.5 years old and become black belt at 18 years old brazilan national champion ,3x state champion, junior brazilian national team ,...

|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|XFC – Dome of Destruction 1
|2005-04-29
| 1
| 3:21
|Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, US
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|-
|Win
|9–3
|Carlos Garcia
|TKO
|UCF: Festival of Freaks
|2005-04-09
| N/A
|
|Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, US
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|-
|Win
|8–3
|Jake Villanueva
|KO
|UCF: Holiday Massacre
|2004-12-18
| N/A
|
|Medford, Oregon

Medford, Oregon

Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...

, US
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|-
|Loss
|7–3
|

Vince Lucero
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|LOTC – Lords of the Cage
|2004-06-05
| 2
| 2:08
|Anacortes, Washington

Anacortes, Washington

Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is a consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes' population was 15,778 at the time of the 2010 census...

, US
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|-
|Loss
|7–2
|

Jerry Vrbanovic
|Decision
|ROTR – Rage on the River
|2004-04-17
| 3
| 3:00
|Redding, California

Redding, California

Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...

, US
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|-
|Win
|7–1
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Shelton, Washington

Shelton is the county seat, of Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was 9,834 at the 2010 census. In terms of population, the city is ranked 161 out of approximately 500 municipalities in Washington...

, US
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|-
|Win
|6–1
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Dave Hagen
|Submission
|FCFF – Rumble at the Roseland 10
|2003-12-13
| 1
| 0:32
|Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

, US
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|-
|Win
|5–1
| Trent Standing
|TKO
|FCFF – Rumble at the Roseland 9
|2003-07-12
| 2
| 4:36
|Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

, US
|
|-
|Win
|4–1
|

Jim Pope

Jim Pope was a British radio and television continuity announcer and voice over artist. He began his career in radio and moved to TV to deliver continuity links for HTV in the 1960s and early 1970s....

|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|URC 4 – Ultimate Ring Challenge
|2003-03-29
| 1
| 0:34
|Kelso, Washington

Kelso, Washington

Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...

, US
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|-
|Win
|3–1
| Jordan Ramos
|TKO
|Xtreme Ring Wars
|2003-03-15
| 1
| N/A
|Wenatchee, Washington

Wenatchee, Washington

Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925...

, US
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|-
|Win
|2–1
| Karl Pope
|Verbal Submission
|FCFF: Fight Night 2
|2002-10-05
| N/A
|
|Medford, Oregon

Medford, Oregon

, US
|
|-
|Win
|1–1
|

Josh Bennett
|Submission
|FCFF – Rumble at the Roseland 4
|2002-08-10
| 2
| 0:43
|Oregon

Oregon

, US
|
|-
|Loss
|0–1
|

Larry Vandervort
|TKO
|FCFF – Rumble at the Roseland 3
|2002-05-11
| N/A
|
|Oregon

Oregon

, US
|

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