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Josh Neer
Born	Joshua Martin Neer March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24) (age 26) Des Moines, Iowa
Other names	The Dentist
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	155
Style	Muay Thai, Wrestling
Fighting out of	Des Moines, Iowa
Team	Miletich Martial Arts
Years active	2003–present
MMA record
Total	36
Wins	26
By knockout	11
By submission	11
By decision	4
Losses	9
By knockout	1
By submission	3
By decision	5
Draws	1
Other information
Official website
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 29, 2009

Joshua Martin Neer (born March 24, 1983) is an American mixed martial arts fighter from Des Moines, Iowa. He trains with Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Des Moines, Iowa. Neer is formerly an MFS (Miletich Fighting Systems) Elite fighter.

MMA career

Amateur

Neer began fighting in the MMA in 2002 at the Toad Holler Fight Club where he started and finished his amateur career and went 11–0. Neer won 4 of the bouts by KO and 4 by submission. Neer would then enter MMA professionally. Even though that is all his record shows he was actually 87–1 at Toad Holler Fight Club sometimes fighting two to three times a night. His only loss as an amateur was to Kevin Burns of the Des Moines Jiu Jitsu Academy.

Start of Professional Career

Neer began his professional career on March 15, 2003 by knocking out Josh Kennedy. Neer then won twice and drew once before losing his first fight to Spencer "The King" Fisher by split decision. After losing to Fisher, Neer won his next ten fights, including the XKK (Xtreme Kage Kombat) Welterweight Championship.

Stints in Ultimate Fighting Championships

Neer signed with the UFC and lost his first fight to Drew Fickett by submission at the inaugural Ultimate Fight Night.

Neer fought his next three fights outside the UFC and went 2–1 before going back to the UFC.

He submitted Melvin Guillard at Ultimate Fight Night 2 and beat Joe Stevenson, who won the Welterweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2, at Ultimate Fight Night 3. Neer then lost his next two fights, to Josh Burkman at UFC 61 and by submission to Nick Diaz at UFC 62.

Again out of the UFC, Neer went 6–1 in his next seven fights before returning to defeat Din Thomas at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon. He lost to Nathan Diaz in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer, but followed that defeat with a win at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens over The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra winner, Mac Danzig, by triangle choke in the second round.

Neer lost a unanimous decision over Kurt Pellegrino. Throughout the fight Neer made signals that Pellegrino wasn't doing anything, and was visibly upset at the end of the 3rd round. Neer fought Gleison Tibau as a late replacement for injured Sean Sherk at UFC 104 on October 24 and lost the fight due to a unanimous decision. Neer was subsequently released from the UFC with a record of 2–3 since his return to the organization.^[1]

In his first fight following his latest UFC release, Neer defeated Matt Delanoit by TKO at MAX Fights DM Ballroom Brawl IV in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 8.

Drunk driving arrest

On New Year's Day January 1, 2009, Neer was arrested by the Des Moines police and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated", hit-and-run, eluding police and other traffic violations.^[2]

Personal life

Neer has a daughter.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Record	Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Time	Location
	2010-05-06		Eddie Alvarez	Bellator 17			Boston, Massachusetts, US
27-9-1	2010-02-05	Win	Anselmo Martinez	Shark Fights 8: Super Brawl	Submssion (Rear Naked Choke)	Round 1: 3:05	Lubbock, Texas, US
26-9-1	2010-01-08	Win	Matt Delanoit	Max Fights IV	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1: 2:53	Des Moines, Iowa, US
25–9–1	2009-10-24	Loss	Gleison Tibau	UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3: 5:00	Los Angeles, California, US
25–8–1	2009-08-08	Loss	Kurt Pellegrino	UFC 101: Declaration	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3: 5:00	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
25–7–1	2009-02-07	Win	Mac Danzig	UFC Fight Night 17	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Round 2: 3:36	Tampa, Florida, US
24–7–1	2008-09-17	Loss	Nate Diaz	UFC Fight Night 15	Decision (Split)	Round 3: 5:00	Omaha, Nebraska, US
24–6–1	2008-04-02	Win	Din Thomas	UFC Fight Night 13	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3: 5:00	Broomfield, Colorado, US
23–6–1	2007-10-27	Win	Nick Sorg	C3 – Smokey Mountain Showdown	Submission (Armbar)	Round 1: 2:16	USA
22–6–1	2007-07-27	Win	Paul Rodriguez	GreenSparks – Full Contact Fighting 5	TKO	Round 1: 1:39	Des Moines, Iowa, US
21–6–1	2007-05-19	Loss	Mark Miller	IFL-Chicago	KO (Punch)	Round 1: 0:54	Chicago, Illinois, US
21–5–1	2007-04-08	Win	Tyson Burris	FSG – Coliseum Carnage	Submission (Strikes)	Round 1: 2:31	Ames, Iowa, US
20–5–1	2007-03-17	Win	Mark Gearhart	Greensparks-Full Contact Fighting 3	TKO	Round 1: 0:21	Iowa, US
19–5–1	2007-03-04	Win	Anthony Waldburger	IFC-Road to Global Domination	TKO	Round 1: 0:24	Belton, Texas, US
18–5–1	2006-11-22	Win	Butch Hajicek	MCC 5-Thanksgiving Throwdown	Submission (Strikes)	Round 1: 2:30	Des Moines, Iowa, US
17–5–1	2006-08-26	Loss	Nick Diaz	UFC 62 – Liddell vs. Sobral	Submission (kimura)	Round 3: 1:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
17–4–1	2006-07-08	Loss	Josh Burkman	UFC 61 – Bitter Rivals	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3: 5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
17–3–1	2006-04-06	Win	Joe Stevenson	Ultimate Fight Night 4	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3: 5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
16–3–1	2006-01-16	Win	Melvin Guillard	Ultimate Fight Night 3	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Round 1: 4:20	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
15–3–1	2005-11-23	Win	Alex Carter	Xtreme Kage Kombat	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1: 3:43	Des Moines, Iowa, US
14–3–1	2005-10-15	Loss	Nick Thompson	Extreme Challenge 64	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Round 2: 0:00	Osceola, Iowa, US
14–2–1	2005-09-14	Win	Forrest Petz	Freestyle Fighting Championships 15	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Round 1: 3:25	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
13–2–1	2005-08-06	Loss	Drew Fickett	Ultimate Fight Night	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Round 1: 1:35	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
13–1–1	2005-06-18	Win	Todd Kiser	Extreme Challenge 62	Submission (Strikes)	Round 1: 1:41	Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
12–1–1	2005-05-20	Win	Mark Andrew Long	Xtreme Kage Kombat	KO	Round 1: 0:00	Des Moines, Iowa, US
11–1–1	2005-04-22	Win	Jay Jack	Extreme Challenge 61	Decision	Round 3: 5:00	Medina, Minnesota, US
10–1–1	2005-03-19	Win	Derrick Noble	XKK – Des Moines	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Round 1: 0:00	Des Moines, Iowa, US
9–1–1	2005-02-02	Win	Terrance Reasby	Downtown Destruction 2	TKO	Round 2: 0:52	Des Moines, Iowa, US
8–1–1	2004-11-27	Win	Mark Bear	Victory Fighting Championships 8	TKO	Round 3: 3:40	Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
7–1–1	2004-10-30	Win	David Gardner	Xtreme Kage Kombat	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1: 0:00	Des Moines, Iowa, US
6–1–1	2004-09-10	Win	Anthony Macias	Freestyle Fighting Championships 11	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1: 0:41	Biloxi, Mississippi, US
5–1–1	2004-08-07	Win	Fred Leavy	Xtreme Kage Kombat	TKO	Round 1: 0:00	Des Moines, Iowa, US
4–1–1	2004-05-06	Win	Kyle Jensen	Extreme Challenge 57	Submission (Arm Bar)	Round 3: 1:04	Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
3–1–1	2004-03-06	Loss	Spencer Fisher	Victory Fighting Championships 7	Decision (Split)	Round 3: 5:00	Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
3–0–1	2004-02-07	Win	Joe Chalow	Xtreme Kage Kombat	Decision	Round 3: 3:00	Curtiss, Wisconsin, US
2–0–1	2004-01-17	Draw	Joe Jordan	American Fighting Association	Draw	Round 3: 3:00	Fort Dodge, Iowa, US
2–0	2003-09-13	Win	Royce Fredrick Lueck	Absolute Ada Fights 4	TKO	Round 1: 1:31	Ada, Minnesota, US
1–0	2003-03-15	Win	Josh Kennedy	Gladiators 20	TKO (Slam)	Round 1: 3:41	Des Moines, Iowa, US

Championships and accomplishments

Xtreme Kage Kombat

• XKK Welterweight Champion

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

• Official Josh Neer Website
• Professional MMA record for Josh Neer from Sherdog
• Josh Neer at UFC.com