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Luke Barnatt

b. 1988

British mixed martial artist

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About Luke Barnatt

Born 1988. Luke Barnatt is a British mixed martial arts fighter.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Barnatt made his UFC debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter castmate Collin Hart on 13 April 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Barnatt faced Andrew Craig on 26 October 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz and won the fight via submission in the second round. The fight also earned Barnatt his first Fight of the Night bonus award.

Barnatt faced promotional newcomer Mats Nilsson at UFC Fight Night 37 and won the fight via TKO due to strikes in the first round.

Barnatt faced Sean Strickland on 31 May 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41 and lost the fight by a split decision. 11 out of 11 media outlets scored the bout for Barnatt.

Barnatt faced Roger Narvaez on 22 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57 and lost the fight via split decision.

Barnatt was expected to face Clint Hester on 4 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 63. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a broken foot. Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz on 16 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66. He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC; Independent promotions Barnatt fought for Italian promotion Venator FC against Mattia Schiavolin on 12 December 2015 at Venator FC 2 in a fight for the promotions middleweight championship. He took the title by winning the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the fourth round.

He was expected to face Rafael Silva on 20 February 2016 at British Challenge MMA 14. However his opponent was later changes to be Charles Andrade. He won the fight by knockout after dropping his opponent to the canvas with a right hand, 11 seconds into round 3.

Barnatt was expected to defend his Venator middleweight championship against fellow UFC veteran Jason Miller on 21 May 2016 at Venator FC 3. However, Miller missed weight by an amount of 24 lbs, as a result of this Miller was removed from the matchup against Barnatt and replaced by Stefan Croitoru. Barnatt won the fight, and defended the title, by TKO in round 2.

He fought Cristian Mitrea, in a light heavyweight match-up, on 19 December 2016 at RXF 25: All Stars in Romania. After stunning his opponent by punches and knees up against the fence, Barnatt landed a head kick to earn the knockout victory, 3 minutes into the first round.

Absolute Championship Berkut Barnatt faced Mamed Khalidov on 11 March 2017 at ACB 53. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Luke fought Scott Askham on 23 September 2017 in the main event at ACB 70. He lost the fight by split decision and earned fight of the night bonus. He went 2-3 overall before the promotion changed names from ACB to ACA- Absolute Championship Akhmat and went 1-4 in his last 5 and retired in 2020.

Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) The Ultimate Fighter 17 Fight of the Season Venator FC VFC Middleweight Championship (One time) One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Evgeniy Egemberdiev KO (punch) ACA 115: Ismailov vs. Shtyrkov

Moscow, Russia Loss

Karol Celiński Decision (unanimous) ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk

Łódź, Poland Loss

Cory Hendricks Submission (rear-naked choke) ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov

Almaty, Kazakhstan Win

Karol Celiński KO (punch) ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson

Łódź, Poland Loss

Jorge Gonzalez KO (punches) ACA 92: Yagshimuradov vs. Celiński

Warsaw, Poland Loss

Karol Celiński Decision (majority) ACB 88: Barnatt vs. Celiński

Brisbane, Australia Win

Maxim Futin TKO (knees and punches) |ACB 81: Saidov vs. Carneiro

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Loss

Scott Askham Decision (split) ACB 70: The Battle of Britain

Sheffield, England Win

Max Nunes KO (punch) |ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes

Gdańsk, Poland Loss

Mamed Khalidov KO (punches) |ACB 54: Supersonic

Manchester, England Win

Cristian Mitrea KO (head kick) RXF 25: All Stars

Ploiești, Romania Win

Stefan Croitoru TKO (knees and punches) Venator FC 3

Milan, Italy Win

Charles Andrade KO (punch) British Challenge MMA 14

Colchester, England Win

Mattia Schiavolin Submission (rear-naked choke) Venator FC 2

Rimini, Italy Loss

Mark Muñoz Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber

Pasay, Philippines Loss

Roger Narvaez Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson

Austin, Texas, United States Loss

Sean Strickland Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi

Berlin, Germany Win

Mats Nilsson TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

London, England Win

Andrew Craig Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz

Manchester, England Win

Collin Hart Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Matteo Piran TKO (punches) Ultimate Warrior Challenge 20

Southend-on-Sea, England Win

Chris Harman Submission (rear-naked choke) UCMMA 28

London, England Win

Lee Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 9

Birmingham, England Win

Ben Callum Decision (unanimous) UCMMA 26

London, England Win

Chris Greig TKO (punches) Cage Fighters Championship

Brentwood, England

Mixed martial arts exhibition record Loss

Dylan Andrews TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen (airdate)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Gilbert Smith KO (flying knee) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen (airdate)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Nicholas Kohring Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen (airdate)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luke Barnatt?

British mixed martial artist

When was Luke Barnatt born?

Luke Barnatt was born on 13 April 1988 in Redbridge.

What is Luke Barnatt's occupation?

Luke Barnatt is a mixed martial arts fighter.

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Luke Barnatt is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Luke Barnatt

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