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Josh Hinger was born on 28 May, 1982 in Whittier, California, USA, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner from the USA. Discover Josh Hinger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?
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United States
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Josh Hinger Height, Weight & Measurements
At 41 years old, Josh Hinger height is 5ft 10in and Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb).
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Josh Hinger Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Josh Hinger worth at the age of 41 years old? Josh Hinger’s income source is mostly from being a successful practitioner. He is from United States. We have estimated Josh Hinger's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Josh Hinger (born May 28, 1982) is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor as well as former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
Hinger is three-time champion at the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship and a Bronze Medalist at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship.
Hinger was born on May 28, 1982, in Whittier, California, US and was raised in La Habra where he wrestled for Sonora High School.
At age 15, he moved to Temecula and continued to wrestle for Chaparral High School where during his senior year in 2000, he was champion in a regional California Interscholastic Federation tournament in the 145 lbs division.
However after winning the regional tournament, he was weight cutting for the Masters tournament and noticed he wasn't losing any further weight.
Ultimately he decided to withdraw from the tournament which resulted in backlash from his coach and team and lead to him being kicked off the team permanently.
After high school, Hinger attended UC Irvine and in 2003 while attending school, an old wrestling teammate brought him to check out a BJJ academy which started his journey into BJJ.
Hinger would become part of Chris Brennan's fight team in Lake Forest.
Brennan was Hinger's first BJJ coach and raised him from white belt to purple belt.
Brennan would also act as Hinger's MMA coach.
In November 2003, Hinger made his MMA debut where he submitted Brady Fulton via rear naked choke in the first round.
His MMA career lasted from 2003 to 2005 where he compiled a record on the regional circuit of four wins and one loss.
Brennan's fight team came to an end in 2006 due to personal issues in the training room and disagreement among team leaders.
In 2006, after graduating from UC Irvine, Hinger joined the Peace Corps and spent two years in Turkmenistan where he participated in a few wrestling tournaments.
In 2008, Hinger came back to the US and moved to Orange County where he trained with Baret Yoshida and Jason Bukich to earn his Brown Belt.
From 2011 to 2014, Hinger attended graduate school at Indiana University Bloomington earning degrees in Central Eurasian Studies and Public Affairs with a focus in Finance.
While at university, Hinger taught BJJ to attendees.
During this period Hinger joined Atos Jiu-Jitsu where he trained under André Galvão.
In December 2013, Hinger earned his Black Belt under Galvão.
Hinger was BJJ trainer and cornerman of UFC Woman's Strawweight Champion, Zhang Weilli in 2022 and helped her regain her belt at UFC 281 where she defeated Carla Esparza by rear naked choke.
Hinger is a three-time IBJJF no gi World Champion, winning the event in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
He won ADCC trials in 2019 to earn a place at the 2019 ADCC World Championships, where he won a bronze medal.
In December 2020, Hinger won a gold medal in both his weightclass and the absolute division at the IBJJF Masters World Championships.
Hinger competed in the main event of Fight 2 Win 170 on April 19, 2021, facing Rafael Barbosa for the promotion's Masters Middleweight title.
Hinger won the match by decision.
He then competed against Vagner Rocha at Who's Number One on May 28, 2021, and he lost the match by decision.
He returned to Fight 2 Win on September 10, 2021, to face Corey Guitard at Fight 2 Win 183, winning the match by decision.
At BJJ Stars 7 on November 6, 2021, Hinger defeated Luis Marques on points in the co-main event.
Hinger was then invited to compete in the first RAW Grappling Championship grand prix on November 14, 2021.
He defeated Bradley Hill in the opening round before losing to Patrick Gaudio in the semi-final.
As a result of being a previous medallist, Hinger was invited to compete at the 2022 ADCC World Championship in the 88kg division.
Hinger defeated Tye Ruotolo in the opening round before losing to eventual silver medallist Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa.
On September 24, 2022, Hinger competed against Owen Livesey at Polaris 21.
He lost by split decision.
He also competed at the IBJJF Master International - North America Championship on May 31, 2023, and won gold medals in both the Master 3 medium-heavyweight and absolute divisions.
Hinger competed at the IBJJF Master World Championship on September 2, 2023, where he won both the master 3 middleweight and absolute divisions.
Hinger revealed on August 11, 2023, that he had suffered a home invasion and approximately $35-40,000 worth of goods had been stolen.
Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti → Alexandre Paiva → Fernando "Tererê" Augusto → André Galvao → Josh Hinger