Pat Barry

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.

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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 47)

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

kickboxer / mixed martial arts fighter / Thai boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

High school

St. Augustine High School

University

Louisiana State University

• Official sitehttp://www.hypeordie.com
• Xhttps://x.com/HypeOrDie
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Barry%20(fighter)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1101480

Tags

• Louisiana
• kickboxer
• mixed martial arts fighter
• Thai boxer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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