Josh Hill (born November 24, 1986) is a Canadian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competes in the

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division. He currently fights for

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

. In the past he has competed for the WSOF, RXF, TKO Major League MMA, the Score Fighting Series and Aggression MMA. Hill also appeared on Season 18 of

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

Background

Hill was born in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of T ...

, Canada. He started training martial arts at age 20 and took his first professional MMA fight three years later.

Mixed martial arts career

Regional MMA

Josh Hill took his first fight on two weeks notice and won by second-round TKO. His fifth pro fight was for the Aggression MMA Bantamweight title. He won the championship with a unanimous decision victory over then undefeated Diego Wilson (5-0).

The Ultimate Fighter

Starting his career undefeated, with 8 professional wins, Hill was accepted onto Season 18 of

with

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and

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. The first episode of the show featured an elimination bout to get into the fighter house. Hill earned his place in the house by winning a majority decision over

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. He lost his quarterfinal bout by unanimous decision to Mike Wooten and was eliminated from the tournament.

World Series of Fighting

Josh Hill signed with the

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and made his debut at WSOF Canada 2 against Mike Adams on June 7, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. In his next fight for the promotion, Hill faced

Marlon Moraes Marlon Luiz Moraes (born April 26, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He previously competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champi ...

for the

WSOF Bantamweight Championship Professional Fighters League (formerly the World Series of Fighting, or "WSOF") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. As well as championship history for their Internation ...

on February 12, 2015 in the main event at WSOF 18: Moraes vs Hill. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). After two fights outside of WSOF Hill returned at WSOF 26 to defeat Bekbulat Magomedov via split decision. Hill earned a second shot against

for the

on July 30, 2016 in the main event at WSOF 32: Moraes vs. Hill 2. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Bellator MMA

Josh Hill signed with

in November 2019. His debut fight came against Vinicius Zani at Bellator 239 on February 21, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Hill faced UFC veteran

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at Bellator 244 on August 21, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Hill faced

Raufeon Stots Raufeon Stots (born December 16, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler currently competing in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Interim Bellator Bantamweight Champion. As a ...

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on May 7, 2021. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Hill faced Jared Scoggins on December 3, 2021 at

Bellator 272 Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background Sergio Pettis made his first defence of the Bell ...

. At the weigh-ins, Jared Scoggins missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 140 pounds, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Scoggins was fined 35% of his purse which went to Hill. Hill would go on to win the fight via KO at 0:56 of round 2. Hill was scheduled to face

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on April 22, 2022 at

Bellator 278 ''Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 22, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Background Bellator 278 was dedicated for ...

. Due to the pull out of two fighters from the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix due to injuries, the bout was changed to a wild card qualifier for one of the spots in the tournament. Due to Covid, Hill had to pull out of the bout. Hill was scheduled to face Matheus Mattos at

Bellator 284 ''Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on August 12, 2022, at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. Background The main event will feature a battl ...

on August 12, 2022. However, Mattos pulled out due to a knee injury requiring knee surgery and was replaced by Marcos Breno. Hill lost the bout via unanimous decision. Hill is scheduled to face Cass Bell on March 10, 2023 at

Bellator 292 ''Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on March 10, 2023, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States. Background To kick off the $1 million Bellator L ...

Personal life

Josh was a volunteer firefighter before opening his gym and becoming a fulltime fighter. Hill does color commentary for BTC Fight Promotions.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Aggression MMA ** Aggression MMA Bantamweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Josh 1986 births Canadian male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario