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My Take
Pat Barry is the sort of fighter I have a soft spot for: a New Orleans heavyweight who came up through kickboxing and Muay Thai before crossing into the UFC, and who built a reputation on low kicks rather than highlight knockouts alone. Choosing the unglamorous-but-devastating weapon says a lot about his fight IQ. At 180 cm he was undersized for the division, so survival meant technique over raw mass, and I respect that grind enormously. There's also a Louisiana State University background there, a reminder he's more than just muscle. To me he embodies the craftsman side of combat sports that fans quietly cherish.
Overview
Pat Barry (born July 7, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is particularly known for his low kicks.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pat Barry
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・バリー
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・ばりー
- Born
- July 7, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- kickboxer / mixed martial arts fighter / Thai boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Augustine High School
- University
- Louisiana State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Kickboxer — see all → · Mixed martial arts fighter — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.