| Bobby Voelker | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1979 Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
| Other names | Vicious |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, American Jujitsu |
| Fighting out of | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Team | American Jujitsu |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Bobby Voelker (born April 26, 1979) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is currently signed with Strikeforce[1] and competes in the welterweight division.
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Voelker made his professional MMA debut in 2006. He competed in events primarily in Iowa and Kansas, amassing a record of 20 win and 7 losses before signing with Premier MMA promotion Strikeforce.
Voelker's debut took place on November 20, 2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears, where he faced off against WEC veteran Erik Apple, defeating Apple via TKO (Punches) in the second round.
His second appearance took place at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey where he faced heavy handed up and striker "Relentless" Roger Bowling. The fight ended in a Technical Decision in favor of Bowling due to an unintentional eye injury to Bowling.
He was next signed to face Cory Devela, who was on a two-fight slide, on July 23, 2010 at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe. Devela easily took round one, swarming Voelker and turning the fight into a grappling match. The second and third rounds were a lot closer to call with Devela mostly controlling Voelker in the clinch, but the split decision was awarded to Voelker who remained in a dominant position for much of the final frames, landing shots from top position.[2]
A rematch with Bowling took place at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker. Voelker won a very one sided fight via technical knockout in the second round due to punches. Voelker and Bowling fought for a third time at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III to create Strikeforce's first trilogy. Once again, Voelker dominated and out striked Bowling thus winning the fight via TKO due to a knee in the second round.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 32 matches | 24 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 2 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 4 |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 24-8 | Roger Bowling | TKO (knee and punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III | July 22, 2011 | 2 | 2:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–8 | Roger Bowling | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker | October 22, 2010 | 2 | 3:58 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| Win | 22–8 | Cory Devela | Decision (split) | Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe | July 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Everett, Washington, United States | |
| Loss | 21–8 | Roger Bowling | Technical decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey | May 21, 2010 | 3 | 1:38 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 21–7 | Erik Apple | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears | November 29, 2009 | 2 | 1:23 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Loss | 20–7 | Brendan Seguin | Decision (unanimous) | CSC Fight Night 1 | October 2, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 20–6 | Thomas Aaron | TKO (punches) | Extreme Fight Production | June 12, 2009 | 2 | 1:47 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 19–6 | Dominic Brown | TKO (punches) | Titan Fighting Championships | March 13, 2009 | 2 | 1:33 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 18–6 | CJ Fernandes | TKO (punches) | X-Treme Fight 1 | January 23, 2009 | 2 | 2:41 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 17–6 | Jacob Volkmann | Decision (unanimous) | VFC 25: Primetime | December 5, 2008 | 5 | 5:00 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 17–5 | Amir Rahnavardi | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 8: USA | October 29, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 16–5 | Dominic Brown | TKO | VFC 24: Revolution | July 26, 2008 | 2 | N/A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 15–5 | Ryan Braun | TKO | MCC 14: Pride or Fate | June 14, 2008 | 2 | 3:17 | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 14–5 | Kevin Burns | KO (punch) | VFC 23: Validation | May 9, 2008 | 1 | 0:30 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 14–4 | Nathan Looker | Submission | World Cage Fighting Championships | April 5, 2008 | 1 | 1:34 | Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 13–4 | Joey Gorczynski | Decision (split) | TFC 11: Battlestar 2 | March 22, 2008 | 3 | N/A | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 13–3 | Matt Delanoit | Submission (strikes) | MCC 11: Night of Champions | November 21, 2007 | 3 | 1:43 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 12–3 | Leonardo Pecanha | Submission (armbar) | TFC 8: Summer Mayhem | July 27, 2007 | 1 | 1:58 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 12–2 | Danny Anderson | Decision | VFC 19: Inferno | May 18, 2007 | 3 | N/A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 | Warren Walker | TKO (punches) | TFC 7: Red Rumble | March 23, 2007 | 1 | 1:04 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 | Victor Moreno | TKO | MCC 7: Valentine's Massacure | February 17, 2007 | 2 | N/A | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Ken Jackson | TKO | Titan Fighting Championships 6 | January 26, 2007 | 1 | 3:08 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 8–2 | Ted Worthington | Decision | MCC 6: Hard Hitters | January 13, 2007 | 3 | N/A | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Jody Lithicum | N/A | World Series of Rumble | November 17, 2006 | N/A | N/A | Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 6–2 | Clayton Marrs | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Cage Fighting | November 10, 2006 | 3 | 3:00 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 5–2 | Jack Hodge | Submission (punches) | Titan Fighting Championship 5 | August 4, 2006 | 2 | 0:51 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Justin Wilcox | Decision (unanimous) | Extreme Challenge 68 | July 15, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Brian Green | TKO (punches) | TFC 4: Memorial Mayhem | June 9, 2006 | 2 | 1:38 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Johnathan Richmond | TKO (punches) | TFC 2: Hostile Takeover | May 12, 2006 | 1 | 1:58 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Victor Moreno | TKO (punches) | MCC 2: Midwest Xplosion | April 8, 2006 | 1 | 0:08 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Kyle Bradley | TKO | Titan Fighting Championships 1 | March 11, 2006 | 2 | 1:33 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Demi Deeds | TKO (punches) | Midwest Cage Championships 1 | February 11, 2006 | 2 | 1:11 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |