Josh Koscheck
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| Josh Koscheck | |
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| Nickname | Kos[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | November 30, 1977 |
| Fighting out of | Fresno, California |
| Town of birth | Waynesburg, Pa. |
| Fighting style | Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 8[2] |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Josh D. Koscheck (b. November 30, 1977) is an American mixed martial arts fighter from Fresno, California, a former collegiate wrestler, and is currently fighting at welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on the first season of the reality television show, The Ultimate Fighter.
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[edit] Background
Koscheck has a strong, well-documented base in folkstyle wrestling, dating back to his collegiate years at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he attended the university on an athletic scholarship. In 2001, Koscheck won all 42 of his wrestling matches, and went on to become the NCAA Division I Champion in the 174 lb weight class. In the coming years, he would win many championships and receive many honors in his national collegiate wrestling career. In addition to being a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, Koscheck is a three-time recipient of the PSAC Wrestler of the Year award, and earned the Eastern Wrestling League Achievement Award twice.
He was awarded a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Edinboro University.
[edit] Mixed martial arts
Koscheck began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2004, compiling victories over Cruz Chacon and Luke Cummo.
In 2005, Koscheck appeared on The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television show which hosted competitions for light heavyweight and middleweight fighters. Koscheck was selected to compete in the middleweight category, and advanced to the semi-finals by defeating Chris Leben; after the victory, Leben criticized Koscheck's style of fighting, which focused on ground control and positioning rather than strikes. In the semi-finals, Koscheck lost by decision to Diego Sanchez.
Although he didn't proceed to the final round, Koscheck was featured on the undercard of the live season finale on Spike TV, where he made his official UFC debut by defeating Christopher Sanford by knockout. Koscheck followed this victory with another win at Ultimate Fight Night over UFC veteran Pete Spratt in Koscheck's UFC debut at welterweight. Since then, Koscheck has amassed an additional three victories after experiencing his first career loss to Drew Fickett. Recently, Koscheck defeated Canadian welterweight standout Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 6 by submission due to strikes.
As of 2006, Koscheck has been training at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, to which he accredits his vastly improved kickboxing technique.
Koscheck's last fight was against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jeff Joslin at UFC Fight Night 7 on December 13, 2006, where he won by unanimous decision.
Koscheck's next fight is against Diego Sanchez on April 7, 2006 at UFC 69. This will be the second encounter between the two welterweight fighters in the UFC. The first fight – which did not count towards Koscheck's official record due to the bout being considered an exhibition match for The Ultimate Fighter television taping – resulted in a split decision loss for Koscheck.
While Koscheck has worked to improve his standup game, as evidenced in his win over Goulet, he is still often criticized by fans for utilizing a "lay 'n pray" style of fighting, in which a fighter with superior wrestling, but limited striking and submission skills, uses takedowns to bring an opponent to the mat but does little to improve position or end the fight.[3]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| 8 Wins (1 KO's, 4 submission, 3 decisions), 1 Losses (1 submission), 0 Draws. | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| 12/13/2006 | Win | Jeff Joslin | UFC Fight Night 7 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 08/17/2006 | Win | Jonathan Goulet | UFC Fight Night 6 | Submission (Strikes) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| 06/28/2006 | Win | Dave Menne | UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 5 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 04/06/2006 | Win | Ansar Chalangov | UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 4 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:29 | |
| 10/03/2005 | Loss | Drew Fickett | UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 2 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 4:38 | |
| 08/06/2005 | Win | Pete Spratt | UFC: Ultimate Fight Night | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:53 | |
| 04/09/2005 | Win | Christopher Sanford | UFC: The Ultimate Finale 1 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| 04/24/2004 | Win | Luke Cummo | Ring of Combat 6 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 01/03/2004 | Win | Cruz Cachon | King of the Rockies | Submission (Neck Crank) | 3 | 2:57 | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Fighter Detail: Josh Koscheck "Kos". www.ufc.com. UFC. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
- ^ Fight Finder - Josh Koscheck's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics. www.sherdog.com. Sherdog. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
- ^ Please Explain Why Kos Is So Great. www.sherdog.com. Sherdog. Retrieved on 2007-03-17.
[edit] External links
- Koscheck's profile in the Full Contact Fighter Database
- Gerbasi, Thomas. "Josh Koscheck – Don't Look Back." March 15, 2006.
| The Ultimate Fighter - Season 1 | |
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| Stephan Bonnar | Kenny Florian | Forrest Griffin | Sam Hoger | Alex Karalexis | Josh Koscheck | Chris Leben | Nathan Quarry | Josh Rafferty | Diego Sanchez | Christopher Sanford | Alex Schoenauer | Lodune Sincaid | Bobby Southworth | Mike Swick | Jason Thacker
Coaches: Randy Couture | Chuck Liddell |
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