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Cody McKenzie
BornCody McKenzie
(1987-12-16) December 16, 1987 (age 37)
Cordova, Alaska, United States
NationalityUnited States American
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
DivisionLightweight
Featherweight (formerly)[1]
Reach74 in (190 cm)
StyleFreestyle fighting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofSpokane, Washington, United States
TeamFancy Pants Fight Team
Rank  purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins12
By knockout1
By submission11
By decision0
Losses1
By knockout0
By submission1
By decision0
Draws0
Other information
Websitewww.McKenzietine.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cody McKenzie (born December 16, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McKenzie mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck.[2]

Mixed Martial Arts career

Background

McKenzie was born in Cordova, Alaska and currently trains in Spokane, Washington. McKenzie is a member of the "Fancy Pants Fight Team", named after Lyle Beerbohm.[3] Prior to joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, McKenzie recorded ten successive submission victories, nine of which were by guillotine choke.[3]

McKenzie also utilizes his own variation of the guillotine choke which he names "The McKenzietine". McKenzie flips his shoulder a different way to the standard guillotine choke, before arching his shoulder.[2] According to Sherdog.com, McKenzie has the third-most guillotine choke victories in the world[2][4] behind only two fighters who have each had over 50 fights in their respective careers, one being Travis Fulton, the front-runner, who despite having had over 250 fights has only two more guillotine victories than McKenzie.

McKenzie walks around at 150lbs, but competes at lightweight. McKenzie has previously competed at featherweight.[1]

Early career

McKenzie began his professional mixed martial arts career with a TKO victory over Brett Held in British Columbia, Canada. This was his only fight to go to a second round in his career prior to the UFC. Under a month later, McKenzie faced Abe Jones, defeating him via triangle choke after little over two minutes.[5]

After taking almost a year away from competition, McKenzie returned to face Benny Mawson, once again in B.C., Canada. After 100 seconds, McKenzie caught his opponent in a guillotine choke, taking his record to 3–0.[5] This began his long stretch of victories via guillotine choke. During this near-record setting span, McKenzie fought several times in B.C. and in various locations in Washington. McKenzie also fought in Bahrain on one occasion, taking just four minutes to defeat his opponent with a guillotine choke. Before signing with the UFC, McKenzie had a record of 11–0, with nine successive first-round guillotine choke finishes.[5]

The Ultimate Fighter

McKenzie then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck.[2]

McKenzie competed on the debut episode against Amir Khillah, to get into the house. Prior to the fight, Georges St-Pierre predicted a guillotine choke victory for McKenzie. This proved to be correct as McKenzie forced a technical submission victory over Khillah in the opening round.[6]

In the second episode, the team picks were made. Georges St-Pierre picked McKenzie as his sixth pick (twelfth overall).[7]

After getting under coach Koscheck's skin for two weeks, McKenzie was picked to face Marc Stevens; Koscheck's number one pick. Stevens went for an early takedown, but was caught in a guillotine choke. With just 17 seconds gone on the clock, Stevens passed out and McKenzie was declared the winner.[8]

In the quarter-finals, McKenzie faced Nam Phan of Team Koscheck. McKenzie "won" the first round after landing several insignificant strikes and a takedown which he did barely anything with and getting outstruck on the feet. In the second round, Phan began to hit McKenzie more and would go on to drop him with a combo to the body, causing a TKO loss for McKenzie.[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

McKenzie made his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale against Aaron Wilkinson. He went on to defeat Wilkinson via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:03 of round one. McKenzie earned the Submission of the Night award for his performance.

McKenzie made a quick return to the octagon as he replaced Melvin Guillard to face Yves Edwards at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 on January 22, 2011.[10] After a back and forth battle that saw both men in control, McKenzie lost via rear naked choke in the second round.

Championships and achievements

Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed Martial Arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 12 wins 1 loss
By knockout 1 0
By submission 11 1
By decision 0 0
Draws 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–1 The Bahamas Yves Edwards Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 January 22, 2011 2 4:43 United States Fort Hood, Texas Fight of the Night
Win 12–0 England Aaron Wilkinson Submission (Guillotine Choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale December 4, 2010 1 2:03 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Submission of the Night
Win 11–0 Canada Brandon MacArthur Submission (Guillotine Choke) GFS: Ford Fight Night April 17, 2010 1 2:00 Canada Trail, British Columbia
Win 10–0 United States Len Bentley Submission (Guillotine Choke) Rumble on the Ridge 6: Regeneration January 9, 2010 1 3:04 United States Snoqualmie, Washington
Win 9–0 United States Ryan Farhat Submission (Guillotine Choke) Raw Power MMA December 10, 2009 1 4:00 Bahrain Sanabis, Bahrain
Win 8–0 United States Bobby Sanchez Submission (Guillotine Choke) Conquest of the Cage 6 September 16, 2009 1 0:30 United States Spokane, Washington
Win 7–0 United States Casey Hobson Submission (Guillotine Choke) GFS - Ford Fight Night April 18, 2009 1 2:52 Canada Trail, British Columbia
Win 6–0 United States Jeremy Burnett Submission (Guillotine Choke) CageSport MMA November 29, 2008 1 2:16 United States Tacoma, Washington
Win 5–0 Canada Rob Roy Submission (Guillotine Choke) Caged Rage 2 October 4, 2008 1 0:44 Canada Castlegar, British Columbia
Win 4–0 United States Dennis Parks Submission (Guillotine Choke) EWC - Vancouver Cage Fights September 6, 2008 1 1:37 United States Ridgefield, Washington
Win 3–0 United States Benny Mawson Submission (Guillotine Choke) GFS - Ford Fight Night April 19, 2008 1 1:40 Canada Trail, British Columbia
Win 2–0 United States Abe Jones Submission (Triangle Choke) PFA - Ultimate Cage Fighting May 17, 2007 1 2:09 United States Spokane, Washington
Win 1–0 United States Brett Held TKO (Punches) GFS - Helter Smelter April 21, 2007 2 1:15 Canada Trail, British Columbia

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches 2 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 1
By submission 2 0
By decision 0 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Lose 2-1 United States Nam Phan TKO (Punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 2 2:54 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Quarter-finals
Win 2-0 United States Marc Stevens Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 1 0:17 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Preliminary bout
Win 1-0 Egypt Amir Khillah Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 1 2:15 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Elimination bout

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview with Cody McKenzie - December 22nd, 2009". nwfightscene.com. December 22, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Meet the cast for "The Ultimate Fighter 12," field includes 28 lightweights". mmajunkie.com. August 3, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Spike TV unveils TUF 12 cast: Cody McKenzie". sherdog.com. August 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Highest Guillotine Choke wins". sherdog.com. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Cody McKenzie". sherdog.com. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  6. ^ "Episode No. 1 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Episode No. 2 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 22, 2010.
  8. ^ "Episode No. 6 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. October 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Episode No. 9 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. November 10, 2010.
  10. ^ "Replacement Cody McKenzie meets Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 23". mmajunkie.com. December 7, 2010.

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