Benji Radach
| Benji Radach | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 5, 1979 Castle Rock, Washington, United States |
| Other names | Razor |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Welterweight Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Reign MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Benji Russell Radach (born April 5, 1979) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is a former member of the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, the IFC, King of the Cage, MFC, and EliteXC.
Biography
Radach began his career as a high school wrestler at Castle Rock High School in Washington State. He finished 5th at the Washington State Wrestling Championships at 141 pounds as a junior and 8th at 148 pounds as a senior.
Mixed martial arts
As a former UFC fighter, Radach spent the last couple of years away from MMA after suffering a severely broken jaw in a fight against Chris Leben. He is well known in the fight world as a promising young prospect whose career was halted by that injury. Radach recovered from his injury and began fighting at middleweight (185 pounds) in the IFL for the Los Angeles Anacondas.
EliteXC
Most recently, Radach signed a three fight deal with EliteXC in 2008 and won his first bout against top-ranked middleweight Murilo Rua at EliteXC: Heat on October 4, 2008. Radach finished the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Strikeforce
After EliteXC's demise, Radach then moved on to Strikeforce where he lost by a controversial knockout to Scott Smith.
Radach has suffered many injuries throughout his career, including a broken jaw, a herniated disc, neck surgery, ACL replacement, and a broken collarbone, amongst others. Radach would suffer another problem in February 2010 when he caught a staph infection after surgery on a torn pectoral muscle that was suffered in training.[1]
He fought Ovince St. Preux for Strikeforce on December 4, 2010.[2] Radach lost to St. Preux via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25).
Outside MMA
In 2006 Radach foiled an armed robbery attempt in Vancouver, WA by physically disarming a gunman who was trying to hold up the restaurant that Radach was patronizing.[3]
He was recently named the corporate director of instructor's training for LA Boxing. His responsibilities primarily involve training and preparing potential LA Boxing instructors for lessons of various experience levels.[4]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 28 matches | 21 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 5 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21–6-1 | Ovince St. Preux | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II | December 4, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Light Heavyweight bout | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21–5-1 | Scott Smith | KO (punch) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz | April 11, 2009 | 3 | 3:24 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21–4-1 | Murilo Rua | TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Heat | October 4, 2008 | 2 | 2:31 | ||
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 20–4-1 | Matt Horwich | KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Finals | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 1:58 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20–3-1 | Brent Beauparlant | KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals | November 3, 2007 | 1 | 2:26 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19–3-1 | Gerald Harris | TKO | IFL: 2007 Semifinals | August 2, 2007 | 1 | 3:03 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18–3-1 | Bristol Marunde | TKO (strikes) | IFL: Everett | June 1, 2007 | 1 | 1:28 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17–3-1 | Brian Foster | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Los Angeles | March 17, 2007 | 1 | 1:04 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16–3-1 | Ryan McGivern | TKO | IFL: Houston | February 2, 2007 | 2 | 2:22 | ||
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15–3-1 | Chris Leben | TKO (broken jaw) | SF 4: Fight For Freedom | June 26, 2004 | 3 | |||
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15–2-1 | Danny Lafever | KO | Ultimate Ring Challenge 6 | October 25, 2003 | 1 | 0:55 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15–1-1 | Gustavo Machado | KO | KOTC 28: More Punishment | August 16, 2003 | 1 | 1:31 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14–1-1 | Steve Van Fleet | KO | IFC WC 18: Big Valley Brawl | July 19, 2003 | 1 | |||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13–1-1 | Joel Blanton | KO | UFCF: Seattle | March 1, 2003 | 1 | |||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12–1-1 | Chris Irvine | KO (punches) | Ultimate Ring Challenge 3 | January 4, 2003 | 1 | 1:02 | ||
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 11–1-1 | Sean Sherk | TKO (cut) | UFC 39 | September 27, 2002 | 1 | 4:16 | Welterweight bout | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11–0-1 | Nick Serra | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 37.5 | June 22, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Welterweight bout | |
| style="background-color: #c5d2ea; text-align:center" |NC | 10–0-1 | Steve Berger | No contest (overturned by state commission) | UFC 37 | May 10, 2002 | 1 | 0:27 | Welterweight bout | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10–0 | Shannon Ritch | TKO (strikes) | MFC 3: Canadian Pride | March 3, 2002 | 1 | 1:18 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9–0 | Eric Davila | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble in the Rockies | January 26, 2002 | 2 | |||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8–0 | Oscar Verdusco | KO | UFCF: Olympia Ring Challenge | January 5, 2002 | 1 | 0:25 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7–0 | Willy Solorio | TKO (strikes) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 16 | November 9, 2001 | 1 | 1:23 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6–0 | Royden Demotta | Submission (strikes) | WEC 2 | October 4, 2001 | 1 | 1:01 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5–0 | Eric Perez | KO | PPKA: Muckelshoot | August 15, 2001 | 1 | 0:18 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4–0 | Dennis Asche | Decision (unanimous) | DesertBrawl 1 | June 1, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3–0 | Oz Preciado | KO (punch) | UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 3 | May 19, 2001 | 1 | N/A | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2–0 | Eric Lucas | KO | Rumble in the Ring 2 | April 28, 2001 | 1 | 0:09 | ||
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1–0 | Clayton Purvis | TKO | UFCF: Road To Victory | March 17, 2001 | 3 |
References
- ↑ http://www.mmamania.com/2010/2/19/1318133/staph-infection-sends-injured
- ↑ "Benji Radach vs. Ovince St. Preux Added to Strikeforce Fight Card". MMAWeekly.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ "Benji Radach Bio". www.ifl.tv. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑
External links
- Professional MMA record for Benji Radach from Sherdog
- Benji Radach IFL Page
- IFL Webpage
- Official myNetSpot Site
- Washington State Wrestling Championships 1997
- Washington State Wrestling Championships 1996