Pat Barry

At 44 years old, Pat Barry has this physical status:

Patrick Joseph Barry (born July 7, 1979) is a former American kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.

Barry began playing Sanshou as a youth and gained numerous titles on domestic and international levels before joining K-1 in 2005 and competing in the tournament for the next five years as a Heavyweight, with only one of the matches going the distance.

Barry left MMA in late 2013 and rejoined kickboxing the following year, joining Glory.

Rose Namajunas, the former UFC Women's Strawweight champion, is also his fiancée and training partner.

Personal life

Barry is the fiancé and training partner of former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas.

Barry and Mirko Cro Cop met at UFC 115 in June 2010, and Barry and Mirko Cro Cop have formed a close friendship, and Barry Cro Cop regularly trains with Cro Cop at his training center in Zagreb, Croatia.

After many years of alcohol use and heroin use in August 2017, Barry claimed to have been one year sober. He said that his daily routine had changed into "straight vodka, painkillers, and cocaine for breakfast," in his own words.

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Career

Barry Jones, a native of Eastern New Orleans, began practicing in Wushu, sanshou, and Kickboxing at the age of twenty-one while a junior sociology major at the University of New Orleans, Louisiana. He made his professional debut at the United States Open Martial Arts Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 2, 2002, defeating Sanda Kungfu Federation (SKF) United States Heavyweight Championships with a fourth round knockout over Robert Parham. He then left Jones' gym and began kickboxing full-time with Master Shawn Liu at LIU International in New Orleans.

Barry Gurevidius defeated him twice in June 2003 at the Art of War: China Comes to Atlanta, Georgia, where he captured both a US National Sanshou team spot and the SKF World Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Paul Gurevidius with a high kick. Barry began competing in the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau, winning a silver medal in the 89 kg/198 lb division. Since competing in one of Shandong's stadiums and training with the Chinese National Sanshou team at the Shaolin Temple, he has visited China several times from 2002 to 2008. Amassing over fifty amateur bouts.

He won the K. Superstar Championship in New Orleans by KOing John Dixson, and a month later in Gulfport, Mississippi, he defeated Marshall Berger with low kicks in the final.

Barry was recruited by kickboxing's premier group and made his promotional debut against Scott Lighty in a tournament reserve bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas on April 30, 2005, losing for the first time in his career by split decision.

While attending an event in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry stayed with Roufus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he also lost his home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Barry won his first K-1 fight in his sophomore appearance after moving to Roufus' gym in Milwaukee, when he knocked out Mark Selbee inside the first frame at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II. In later this month, Barry's grandmother was killed in Hurricane Katrina.

In a non-tournament match at the Tokyo Dome on November 19, 2005, he defeated Russian Kyokushin Karate stylist Aleksandr Pitchkounov to split in a non-tournament bout. They met in the tournament reserve match at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas on April 29, 2006, and Pitchkounov won by a narrow margin.

Following all of this, Barry went to Amsterdam to compete with four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champions Ernesto Hoost at "Team Mr. Vos Gym's "Perfect" is based out of it. In another rematch with Shin Do Kumate XI in Tampa, Florida, he defeated Scott Lighty away from K-1. Barry scored a high kick knockdown at the start of the third round, then finishing him off with another high kick just after.

He then returned to K-1 to participate in the eight-man tournament at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii on April 4, 2007. He had been supposed to face Jan Nortje in the quarter-finals, but his opponent was then changed to Gary Goodridge.

In the early going, Barry sent Goodridge low kicks, the first ruling a slip, the second a legitimate downfall. He then scored a left high kick on the Trinidadian brawler, but it did not knock him down, opening a huge hole that caused the ringside doctor to call a halt to the match and send Barry through to the semis, where he faced Aleksandr Pitchkounov in rubber matches. After being hospitalized while the Russian checked one of his low kicks, he was floored with a mawashi geri in round two and was awarded a count from the referee in three. he lost by unanimous decision.

On August 11, 2007, Barry was competing in his second K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas.

Barry, who was paired against Rickard Nordstrand in the quarter-finals, had a knockdown with a good kick inside the first twenty seconds before halting the Swede with his trademark low kicks in round two. After a back-and-forth match, he then competed against Zabit Samedov in the semifinals and lost by split decision.

Barry lost by technical collapse due to a fractured nose resulting from a knee injury in the first round of their K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 match on December 15, 2007.

In an interview with Fight!

magazine in 2009, Barry stated:

In a 2014 interview, Hoost denied Barry's allegations, saying he gave Barry "his whole lot and didn't get a lot back." He also praised Barry's physical strength, but questioned his mental stability.

Between May and August 2008, Barry competed a total of seven times. He competed in the World Combat League, a team-based kickboxing tournament in which matches are fought over a single round, he established the New York Clash in the 107 kg/235 lb weight class and finished 3-1, his first defeat coming to a young Jarrell Miller.

He made his mixed martial arts debut against thirty-eight fight veteran Mike Delaney at Combat USA: Bay 7 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and defeated by TKO in round one after losing his opponent with low kicks. In his next outing at Combat USA: Fight Night in Harris, Michigan, he knocked out John George with a high kick. Barry managed to capture the Combat USA Heavyweight championship in his third fight with the promotion when he stopped fellow kickboxer Simon Diouf with low kicks at Battle in the Bay 8.

On October 3, 2008, he was supposed to face Andre Walker at Strikeforce: Payback in Broomfield, Colorado, but instead he signed a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was replaced by Carlos Zevallos in that match.

Barry played his first UFC debut against Dan Evensen at UFC 92 in Las Vegas on December 27, 2008, injuring the Norwegian's left knee and winning via TKO.

On May 23, 2009, he defeated UFC newcomer Tim Hague at UFC 98. Barry was pinned by Hague and dropped early in the first round with a guillotine choke after winning a large number of the exchanges on the feet.

On October 24, 2009 at UFC 104 in Los Angeles, Calif., his next fight was against fellow kickboxer Antoni Hardonk. Barry, after weathering several strong leg kicks and punches in the first round from Hardonk, discovered his versatility in the second round, punching him numerous times before dropping him followed by a flurry of punches to bring the game to a halt in the second round at 2:30. With his winning, he was voted "Knockout of the Night" and "Fight of the Night" awards, bringing his total fight purse to $134,000.

He appeared to have been broke, was live on ketchup and rice, and was six days away from being banned from his house in a post-fight interview. Barry was also very personal as he was fighting a participant of Ernesto Hoost's training camp, in addition to fighting heavy financial strain. Barry said that Hoost had given up on him, resulting in a losing draw between the two guys and that he finally got it when he knocked Hardonk out.

Barry was supposed to face Gilbert Yvel next month, but his opponent was later changed.

In the co-main event at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada, he defeated PRIDE 2006 Grand Prix champion Mirko Cro Cop. In the first round, Barry crashed and stunned Cro Cop twice, but ultimately lost the game due to a back-naked choke in round three. Barry suffered a broken hand and foot in the war, and he was put in a wheelchair in the immediate aftermath.

In Fort Hood, Texas, Joey Beltran was defeated at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 on January 22, 2011. Barry won a unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, and 29–28). In the fight, Barry used effective leg kicks to eventually wear down Beltran's mobility and win a unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, and 29–28). Matt Mitrione was jokingly "fired" at the end of the fight. Based on Mitrione's dismissal of his agent openly following a previous confrontation, this was probably a joke.

On June 26, 2011, Barry defeated fellow striker Cheick Kongo in the main event of UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the fight was decided in a spectacular fashion. Early in the first round, Barry crashed and stunned Kongo, unleashing a flurry of strikes. Kongo weathered the attack and found Barry with an overhand right on the ear and an uppercut to the chin, knocking Pat out cold. This was Barry's first KO loss of his career in both kickboxing and MMA.

Barry was defeated most of the striking exchanges midway into the second round by UFC on Versus 6 in Washington, D.C., but Barry was locked in a triangle choke. Barry slammed Struve, but left his arm exposed, and Struve was able to obtain an armbar. At 3:22 of the second round, Barry lost by a triangle armbar submission.

Barry Roufusport left Roufusport for Team DeathClutch in Alexandria, Minnesota, in 2011. Christian Morecraft, the brawler for the Nashville, Tennessee, was highly praised at the UFC on FX 1 on January 20, 2012. Despite being trapped early in an armbar, Barry survived the submission attempt and won the match by KO at 3:38 of the first round. For the second time in his career, his triumph over Morecraft earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Barry Brown defeated Lavar Johnson, the heavy-handed Lavar Johnson at UFC on Fox 3 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the first round, losing via TKO. Despite the loss, Barry was able to get a takedown during the contest and even attempted a keylock submission. However, Johnson proceeded to his feet, trapped Barry against the cage, and began to punch others until Barry collapsed to the ground and the referee intervened to put the fight out of control.

Following Team DeathClutch's demise, Barry briefly attended Greg Nelson's Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2012, before relocating to Arvada, Colorado, to work under Trevor Wittman at the Grudge Training Center.

At The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Shane del Rosario, a former Muay Thai champion, was defeated by Barry at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. On December 15, 2012, Team Nelson reached the finale. After a close first round where Barry was able to flee from several submission attempts, he connected with a flurry of punches, finished by a brutal right hook, and won by KO at 0:26 of round two, earning Knockout of the Night Awards for the second time.

In round one, he met Shawn Jordan at UFC 161, losing by TKO. However, later reports indicated that the stoppage may have been caused by an eye poke from Jordan. According to the paper, the uppercut Jordan landed (which seemed to dazzle Barry) was not an uppercut but an open hand blow. Jordan's fingers had also found their way into Barry's eyes, according to the study. Following the uppercut, Barry was attempting to shield the eye from the next of Jordan's punches. Barry did not mention that he had been shot in the eye, but photographs from the day after the war show that he had been tapped to strikes three times.

Barry was knocked out by Soa Palelei on December 7, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane, Australia, for his 12th and final UFC appearance.

Barry announced his retirement from MMA on Twitter on January 28, 2014, and his manager later announced that he would soon return to kickboxing. Glory, Ariel Helwani's show, followed him a month later this month and revealed that he had signed for world's best promotion.

Barry beat domestic heavyweight Ed Burris in round one, a warm-up match ahead of his Glory debut, before stopping Burris with a series of punches in round two.

He lost in the Glory 16: Denver, Colorado, on May 3, 2014, after being knocked down early in the game before being disqualified with a left uppercut at the end of round one.

Just a day after this loss, it was announced that Barry was due to face Mirko Cro Cop at Glory 17: Los Angeles, California, on June 21, 2014. Sergei Kharitonov was forced to withdraw from the combat for undisclosed reasons, but he was kept away from the war for undisclosed reasons.

Barry, who is still under contract with Glory, was fighting Demon versus Demon Dennis at Legacy FC's first kickboxing game on January 16, 2015.

Barry began to land heavy leg kicks, including a knockdown in round 2 and punches, as well as using a solid defense against his opponents' strikes. Barry had the best of it in the last two rounds, winning the decision.

On April 3, 2015, Barry was supposed to return to Glory and meet veteran Mourad Bouzidi. However, Barry was forced to miss the match due to an injured hand and Dustin Jacoby was brought to the ring.

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