Viktor Pešta

Viktor Pešta
Born July 15, 1990
Příbram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Other names Poor Honza
(Czech: Chudý Honza) [1][2][3]
Residence Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Bohemia, Czech Republic (previous)[1]
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic (current)
Nationality Czech
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 77.0 in (196 cm)[4]
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Team Penta gym Prague (member academy of the Shooters MMA)[5]
Allstars Training Center
Trainer Daniel Barták[6]
Years active 2010 – present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 10
By knockout 4
By submission 3
By decision 3
Losses 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Viktor Pešta (Czech pronunciation: [vɪktɔːr peʃta]; Victor Peshta), (born July 15, 1990) is a Czech mixed martial artist. His name can be written as Peshta or Pesta.[7][8]

Pešta is a Gladiator Championship Fighting Heavyweight Champion and he currently competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[9] He became famous in his homeland after he became the first UFC fighter fighting out of the Czech Republic.[10][11][12]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In 2006, Pešta started training Traditional Musado under the leadership of Vít Skalník.[13][14] Traditional Musado is the civilian version of Musado, the close quarters combat system used by the Military of the Czech Republic.[15] In 2008, he started training MMA under the leadership of Jiří Vesecký in the gym in Příbram, Bohemia.[6][13]

Pešta moved to Prague to study at university and to pursue MMA career. In Prague, he began training in Penta gym.[14] He began amateur fighting at age of 18 and made his professional MMA debut in 2010.

His last fight in GCF was with longtime GCF Heavyweight Champion Lukáš Ťupa for the GFC Heavyweight Championship on December 7, 2013 at GCF 26: Fight Night. Pešta won in the first round by his signature move, strikes from the (side) mounted crucifix position and he became the new GCF Heavyweight Champion and #1 in Czech heavyweight rankings.[16]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pešta became internationally well known for his website, letmebeyoursparringpartner.com.[13][17][18] In February 2014, Pešta was offered a contract with the UFC.[9]

Pešta made his debut against face fellow newcomer Ruslan Magomedov on May 31, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41.[19] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

For his second fight with the promotion, Pešta faced touted newcomer Konstantin Erokhin on January 24, 2015 at UFC on Fox 14.[20] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Personal life

Pešta's signature move, the (side) mounted crucifix position, was nicknamed/called "Bába pod kořenem (English: The crone under the root)" by his fans, after the famous Czech TV Nova's report about an elderly woman who gets stuck for 11 hours under the root of a tree, 50 meters away from her rented hut in the forest and her friends.[12][21][22][23]

Poor Honza, Pešta's nickname, is a Czech fairy tale hero, similar to the English Jack, the German Hans (or Hänsel) or the Russian Ivan.[24]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–1 Konstantin Erokhin Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson January 24, 2015 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 9–1 Ruslan Magomedov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi May 31, 2014 3 5:00 Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–0 Lukáš Ťupa TKO (elbows) GCF 26 - Fight Night December 7, 2013 1 2:18 Prague, Czech Republic Won GCF Heavyweight Championship
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0 Yosef Ali Mohammad Decision (overturned by SMMAF) Heroes Fighting Championship March 23, 2013 3 5:00 Halmstad, Sweden Originally lost via split decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 Saša Lazić TKO (punches) Heroes Gate 9 December 28, 2012 1 1:53 Prague, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Christian Colombo Submission (rear-naked choke) EMMA 1 - Casino Fight Night 2 September 15, 2012 2 1:07 Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Zoran Krpan TKO (elbows) GCF 12 - Cage Fight Brno May 11, 2012 1 2:16 Brno, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Lukáš Olejník Submission (rear-naked choke) GCF 8 - Back in the Fight February 10, 2012 1 1:01 Prague, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Alexander Uhlíř TKO (punches) Warrior Night 3 December 15, 2011 1 3:59 Kladno, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Štefan Krajči Decision (unanimous) GCF 2 - All or Nothing February 20, 2011 3 5:00 Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Vít Mrákota Submission (armbar) GCF 1 - Judgement Day December 5, 2010 1 1:49 Prague, Czech Republic

Amateur MMA record

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 1-1 Josef Říha Decision Twins Cup - Czech National Championship in Thaiboxing and MMA May 23, 2010 2 5:00 Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic +96 kg weight class;[25]
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 Petr Horňák Submission (Guillotine choke) Twins Cup - Czech National Championship in Thaiboxing and MMA March 28, 2010 2 Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic +96 kg weight class;[26][27][28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pohdka o chudm Honzovi se stala realitou - Viktor Peta m do UFC!". Powerlifting.ronnie.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "DRUHÝ ČECH V UFC: TĚŽKÁ VÁHA Z PŘÍBRAMSKA VIKTOR PEŠTA. ŠVÉDSKOU CESTOU - NEWS 3000.cz". NEWS3000.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "UFC Fight Night v Berln: 'Poor Honza' jde na vc! - RingNews.cz". Ringnews.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Gustafsson vs. Johnson". UFC.com. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Viktor Pešta MMA heavywheight". FIT-PRO.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Первым соперником Руслана Магомедова в UFC станет чех Виктор Пешта". startnews.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "- . UFC Fight Night 41. 31 .". Profc.com.ua. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Zane Simon (2014-05-21). "Report: UFC signs Czech heavyweight Viktor Pesta". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  10. ↑ "V UFC bude bojovat další Čech. Karlose Vémolu nahradil Pešta". iSport.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bomba v českém MMA: Viktor Pešta podepsal smlouvu s UFC!". nova.cz (in Czech). 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Anketa: Viktor Peta v UFC. Prosad se? A s km by se ml utkat? - RingNews.cz". Ringnews.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "VIDEOROZHOVOR: Viktor Pešta". YouTube. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Let me be your sparring partner". Letmebeyoursparringpartner.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Historie Musado". army.cz (in Czech). n.d. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  16. ↑ Daniel Malachovský. "MMA ranking apríl 2014". Fightnews.sk. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Viktor Pesta Fought the System and Won". Fightland. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "UFC signs Czech HW Viktor Pesta - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums". Forums.sherdog.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  19. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-04-03). "Magomedov-Pesta added to UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  20. ↑ Elina Nilsson (2015-01-12). "Viktor Pesta fights at UFC on FOX in Sweden". shootersmma.com. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  21. ↑ "Viktor Pešta: Nehodlám si zlepšovat bilanci se slabšími soupeři". Extraround.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "TAK JE TO DOMA VIKTOR PEŠTA KRÁL TĚŽKÉ... - Penta Gym Prague - Facebook". Cs-cz.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "Úvodní fotky - Viktor Pesta - MMA fighter - Facebook". Cs-cz.facebook.vom. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  24. ↑ https://books.google.cz/books?id=qfTcKDzzqvIC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=Jack+ivan+Hans&source=bl&ots=uz1N56ZDAh&sig=x1TuGNnzX5b1Qb4P_8aNzX6wybw&hl=cs&sa=X&ei=w9mHVOuhJYr_UImfgvgG&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=French%20Canada%3B%20%E2%80%9CBoots%E2%80%9D%20in%20Norway%3B%20%E2%80%9CIvan%E2%80%9D%20in%20Russia%3B%20and%20%E2%80%9CHans%E2%80%9D%20in%20Germany&f=false
  25. ↑ "C.M.T.A - Česká Muay-Thai Asociace TWINS CUP-MCR THAIBOXING A MMA 23.5.2010". Czechmuaythai.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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  28. ↑ "Petr Hork - FightNews.cz". Archive-cz.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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