Background

Barnatt was born in Redbridge, Essex and moved to Islington at the age of one and then Chelmsford at the age of ten.

Career

At 6" 6" Barnatt is one of the tallest fighters currently competing in his weight class. Barnatt received his nickname "Bigslow" from brothers John Maguire and Tommy Maguire, for his size and being slow in response to their jokes and insults. At the age of 17, Barnatt would move to Peterborough.

Barnatt began playing many sports from a young age, including basketball, cricket, and track and field

Later on, Barnatt was introduced to wrestling by professional mixed martial arts fighter Jack Mason at Tsunami Shooters Mobile Marketing Association .

The Ultimate Fighter

Barnatt defeated Nicholas Kohring by decision to qualify the TUF house. During the choosing of teams, he was the first pick of Chael Sonnen of Team Sonnen and the first pick overall.

Barnatt defeated Gilbert Smith, Junior. in the preliminary round via second-round knockout, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dylan Andrews. Ultimate Fighting Championship

Barnatt made his UFC debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter castmate Collin Hart on 13 April 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.

Barnatt faced Andrew Craig on 26 October 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Machida versus

Munoz. The fight also earned Barnatt his first Fight of the Night bonus award. Barnatt faced promotional newcomer Mats Nilsson at UFC Fight Night 37.

Barnatt faced Sean Strickland on 31 May 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41.

Barnatt lost the fight by a split decision. Barnatt faced Roger Narvaez on 22 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57. He lost the fight via split decision.

Barnatt was expected to face Clint Hester at on April 4, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 63.

However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a broken foot. Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66.

He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fight of the Night (One time) versus

Andrew Craig

Venator Football Club

VFC Middleweight Championship (One time).

Achievements

• At the age of 15, Barnatt began training in Tae Kwon Do but only achieved the rank of yellow belt before giving it up. He won the fight via unanimous decision. He won the fight via submission in the second round. He won the fight via TKO due to strikes in the first round.

Membership

He was a member of Forex"s The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones versus Team Sonnen, and has also competed for BAMMA and UCMMA in England. Barnatt had a record of 5-0 before being selected as a member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones versus

Team Sonnen In January 2013.