Josh Rettinghouse
USAJosh Rettinghouse, “The Finisher”, is a Bantamweight from the United States with an official record of 20-5. Cage Brothers holds 17 of those bouts: 13 wins and 4 losses, the wins coming 6 by knockout, 3 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout win over Solomon Jones at Proving Grounds: Total Fight League on 15 February 2025, the third win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | Solomon Jones | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:56 | Proving Grounds: Total Fight League |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Alex McGowan | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | FAC 25: Fighting Alliance Championship |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Chris Beal | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:10 | XMMA 5: Southern Heat |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Sergey MorozovTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | M-1 Challenge 105: Rettinghouse vs. Morozov |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Aleksandr Lunga | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Karranca |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Bakhtiyar Toychubaev | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Charon Spain | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Sergey Morozov | WIN | KOKO | R1 | M-1 Challenge 73: Battle of Narts |
| May 27, 2016 | Vadim Zhlobich | WIN | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R1 | M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusupov |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Rick James | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | KOTC: Explosive |
| Nov 19, 2015 | Lupe Hudgens | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | KOTC: Untamed |
| May 30, 2015 | Josh Hill | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 2:01 | GWFC 2: Coming Home |
| Mar 29, 2014 | Marlon MoraesTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares |
| Oct 26, 2013 | Alexis Vila | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl |
| Jul 6, 2013 | Zach Skinner | WIN | KOKO | R1 | CS: CageSport 25 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Cory Vombaur | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R5 | CS: CageSport 24 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Elliott Gilbert | WIN | SUBSubmission (Side Choke) | R1 | Northwest Fighting: Young Guns 1 |
Wins, losses and draws are Josh Rettinghouse’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 17 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Josh Rettinghouse’s record, in numbers
Josh Rettinghouse’s official record is 20-5. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 13 wins, 4 losses — because 8 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 13 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 3 by submission and 4 by decision — 9 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 69%. Across all 17 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 57 seconds.
Josh Rettinghouse has been stopped twice in the 17 bouts on file — 2 by submission — which is 12% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 450 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Josh Rettinghouse has a finish rate above 59% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 54% of them and a two-year bout count above 57% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Josh Rettinghouse is listed at 5ft 6in with a reach of 67in and is 36, born 26 February 1990.
These figures are recomputed from Josh Rettinghouse’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.