Jon Koppenhaver

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John Koppenhaver
Statistics
Height 5'11
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality American
Born November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) (age 26)
Fighting out of San Diego, CA
Town of birth Simi Valley, CA
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 5
  By knockout 4
  By submission 1
Losses 2
Draws 0

Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was recently a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra. Koppenhaver was not part of the original sixteen fighters initially picked for the show.[1] He was brought in as a replacement when Roman Mitichyan broke his elbow during evaluations and was sent home.

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[edit] UFC career

While on The Ultimate Fighter, Koppenhaver was defeated in his only bout at the competition via decision against Tommy Speer.[2] Koppenhaver rebounded in his official UFC debut by defeating Jared Rollins in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra finale show via TKO at 2:01 of the third round. Kopenhaver's latest fight was at UFC 84 against Yoshiyuki Yoshidain which he lost via submission in the first round.[3]

[edit] Personal life

Koppenhaver talked about the loss of his father to a heart attack on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra. Koppenhaver's father had a massive heart attack when he was 13, Koppenhaver performed CPR on his father, but ultimately his father passed away as a result of the heart attack.

Koppenhaver was found guilty of choking a Las Vegas man unconscious and hitting him in the face, an incident that occurred September 2.[4] In February 2008 Koppenhaver was sentenced to three years of probation and 30 days of community service, avoiding the possible felony charge and accompanying prison time he was facing.[4]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Loss 5-2 Flag of Japan Yoshiyuki Yoshida Submission (Anaconda Choke) UFC 84 - Ill Will 02008-05-24 24 May 2008 1 0:56 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 5-1 Flag of the United States Jared Rollins TKO (Punches) UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale 02007-12-08 8 December 2007 3 2:01 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 4-1 RJ Gamez TKO (Strikes) TC 16 - Annihilation 02006-09-09 9 September 2006 1 2:09 Flag of the United States California, United States
Loss 3-1 Flag of the United States Mike O'Donnell Submission (Armbar) GFC - Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House 02006-03-03 3 March 2006 2 4:02 Flag of the United States Ohio, United States
Win 3-0 Flag of the United States Andrew Ramirez TKO (Corner Stoppage) TC 9 - Total Combat 9 02005-07-30 30 July 2005 1 Flag of Mexico Mexico
Win 2-0 Flag of the United States Frank Duffy Submission (Rear Naked Choke) TC 4 - Total Combat 4 02004-07-25 25 July 2004 N/A Flag of Mexico Mexico
Win 1-0 Angel Santibanez TKO TC 2 - Total Combat 2 02004-02-29 29 February 2004 1 Flag of Mexico Mexico

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meltzer, Dave. "Participants in Ultimate Fighter season six are announced", Los Angeles Times.com, 2007-08-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-27. 
  2. ^ Stupp, Dann (March 18, 2008). Koppenhaver vs. Yoshida Added to UFC 84. MMA Junkie. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  3. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (March 18, 2008). Koppenhaver Returns as Two Welterweight Bouts are added to UFC 84. UFC.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  4. ^ a b Stupp, Dann (February 21, 2008). Judge Shows Leniency with John Koppenhaver Sentencing. MMA Junkie. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

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The Ultimate Fighter - Season 6
Coaches: Matt Hughes · Matt Serra
Assistant Coaches: Marc Fiore · Robbie Lawler · Ray Longo · Matt Pena · Pete Sell