Josh Fremd
No single dominant trait — adapts game plan to opponent.
Fight Plan: Josh Fremd
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Poor takedown defense (30%) leaves him vulnerable to heavy wrestlers
- Susceptible to liver shots and body work as seen in the Kopylov fight
- Slow lateral movement makes it easy for volume punchers to find the target
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Finishing and Distance Control are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Wrestling is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression68
- Cardio60
- Wrestling45
- Fight IQ64
- Distance Control70
- Finishing75
Prep for camp: Josh Fremd
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a long jab and front kicks to manage range against shorter opponents
- Threatens with high-elbow guillotine chokes when opponents initiate sloppy takedowns
- Fires heavy knees in the clinch to break his opponent's posture
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Josh Fremd.
How Josh has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
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Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported; last competed in mid-2024 (and listed for 2026 events).
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-04-17vs Jarrah Al-SilawiKO/TKO · R3 · BKFC / PFL Pittsburgh
- L2024-07-13vs Andre PetroskiU-DEC · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
- L2023-09-16vs Roman KopylovKO/TKO · R2 · Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
- W2023-08-12vs Jamie PickettU-DEC · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
- W2023-03-11vs Sedriques DumasSUB · R2 · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Availability
Transitioning between MMA and Bare Knuckle according to Tapology data.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Josh Fremd is a physically imposing middleweight with a massive 6'4" frame who excels in the opportunistic submission game. While he possesses a dangerous guillotine and effective clinch knees, his low takedown defense and vulnerability to body attacks have hindered his upward mobility in the UFC rankings.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a long jab and front kicks to manage range against shorter opponents
- Threatens with high-elbow guillotine chokes when opponents initiate sloppy takedowns
- Fires heavy knees in the clinch to break his opponent's posture
- Lacks defensive head movement when retreating, often keeping chin high
Signature Moves
- Guillotine Choke
- Thai Clinch Knees
- Front Kick to the body
- Overhand Right
Weaknesses
- Poor takedown defense (30%) leaves him vulnerable to heavy wrestlers
- Susceptible to liver shots and body work as seen in the Kopylov fight
- Slow lateral movement makes it easy for volume punchers to find the target