Amateur career Walsh competed extensively before becoming a professional athlete. He has fought in both amateur
Muay Thai and
western boxing where he holds records of 10–0 and 6–0 respectively. He is also a former Brazilian jiu-jitsu state champion.
Early professional career Walsh made his professional mixed martial arts debut on 29 May 2009 when he defeated Tahu Pauro by first-round submission. He went on to fight seven more times, four of which ended in first round victories, before auditioning for
TUF: Nations.
The Ultimate Fighter On 5 December 2013, it was announced that Walsh had been selected as one of the welterweight fighters representing Australia for
The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. The reality show was led by
Patrick Côté and
Kyle Noke and premiered in early 2014. In episode five of the show Walsh, who was placed on Team Noke, faced Matt DesRoches from Team Cote. Dominating the fight from start to finish, Walsh scored a unanimous decision and earned the second win for his team. He proceeded to the semi-finals of the competition. In the semi-finals, Walsh faced the much-touted
Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Walsh was defeated in the first round via rear-naked choke.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Walsh fought former teammate Chris Indich on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy. The event took place on 16 April 2014 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Walsh was able to control the fight for three rounds and was awarded a unanimous decision as a result. Walsh faced
Kiichi Kunimoto at
UFC Fight Night 52. He lost the fight via controversial split decision. Many prominent MMA sites and fighters scored the bout in Walsh's favour given his dominance in the first two rounds of the fight. Walsh faced
Alan Jouban on 28 February 2015 at
UFC 184. Jouban won the fight via knockout in the first round. Walsh faced Steve Kennedy on 15 November 2015 at
UFC 193. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Walsh faced
Viscardi Andrade on 20 March 2016 at
UFC Fight Night 85. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Walsh next faced
Jonathan Meunier on 27 November 2016 at
UFC Fight Night 101. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In May 2017, Walsh was released from the company.
Post Ultimate Fighting Championship Walsh was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in January 2018. He is currently working at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai. ==Personal life==