Josh Koscheck

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Training: My training day is pretty much the same as always. I still train at AKA 6 days a week and I go home on the weekends to train at my AKA Fresno gyms. My typical daily schedule is 12:00-2:00 pm team fight training, where we fight and grind like old school hard training. I have an incredible team that gets me ready and pushes me hard. Then home for lunch and rest and back at 7:30 pm for cardio / air dyne workouts, mitts, or a 5+ mile run. My day ends around 9:30 at night with dinner and sleep. It’s the fighter lifestyle. 6 days a week fighting.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I got into fighting when I met Bob Cook and Dewayne Zinkin in Vegas after the wrestling US Open. I had a friend who was fighting at the time and I was talking shit to him, that I’d fight and he knew Bob Cook, and said something to Bob about me. Well I was only talking s**t! I didn’t think that Bob Cook would call me out on it!! Well, I didn’t think anything of it, went back home. 2 Weeks later I got a phone call from Bob to join Team AKA and start fighting!!! I was like damn, I guess I’ll fight So I flew out to AKA and got my ass kicked for a week straight by Bob Cook, Dave Camarillo, Mike Swick , Josh Thomson and all the other AKA fighters. I was like damn, I don’t think I want to fight after that ass whipping, But I am a fast learner so I went back a month later and did really well. So that’s brings me to where I am today.

What ranks and titles have you held? 2001 NCAA div. 1 national champion, 42-0
4 X NCAA div. 1 all American, The Ultimate Fighter season 12 coach.

Do you have any heroes? No! I am my own hero!

What is your favorite technique? My favorite is the arm bar, even though I’ve never hit it in a fight!

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means a lot for me to fight in the UFC because I gave up a great job and a lifelong career to get a chance to fight in the UFC.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Koscheck attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on a wrestling scholarship. He had a decorated career at Edinboro University. In 2001, he went 42-0 and was the NCAA Division I National Champion in the 174-pound weight class. Koscheck was a four-time Division I All-American (4th, 2nd, 1st, and 3rd) and a four-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion to become only the 11th four-time PSAC champion. He was honored as the PSAC Wrestler of the Year three times and was twice named the Eastern Wrestling League Achievement Award winner. Koscheck earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Edinboro in 2001. Koscheck is currently working on his master’s degree in secondary counseling.

• One of the most active UFC fighters today, with 19 Octagon fights.

• Trains with fellow welterweight contenders Jon Fitch and Mike Swick

• Was winning Fickett fight handily until caught late and submitted with 22 seconds left.

• Fast learner – was a novice pro when he went on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, yet has learned on the job and he has become one of the top 170-pounders in the UFC.

• Has deadly overhand right.

• Has won four of his last five bouts.

• Won submission of the night and fight of the night after win over Johnson

• Won fight of the night in rematch loss to St-Pierre

• Won KO of the night for win over Yoshida and Hughes

Fight History

Skill Breakdown

Charts are compiled based on results from all fights.

Total Fights:	21
Record:	19-5-0
Summary:	Wrestling, athleticism

Fighter Info

Nickname:	Kos
From:	Waynesburg, PA USA
Fights Out Of:	Fresno, California USA
Age:	34
Height:	5′ 10" ( 177 cm )
Weight:	170 lb ( 77 kg )
College:	Edinboro University
Degree:	Criminal Justice

Striking

Total Attempted Strikes

1014

37% Successful

377

Types of Successful Strikes

377

47% Standing

45% Ground

176

168

Striking Defense

The percentage of total strikes avoided

Grappling

Total Takedowns

55% Successful

Grappling Totals by Type

Subm.

Passes

Sweeps

Takedown Defense

The percentage of total takedowns avoided

Result	Fighters	Event	Str	TD	Sub	Pass	Method	Replay
Win	Josh Koscheck	UFC® 143: Diaz vs. Condit Feb 4, 2012	33	2	0	0	R3Decision – Split	Ways To Watch
Win	Mike Pierce	UFC® 143: Diaz vs. Condit Feb 4, 2012	41	1	0	0	R3Decision – Split	Ways To Watch

Win	Matt Hughes	UFC® 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE Sep 24, 2011	14	0	0	0	R1KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Josh Koscheck	UFC® 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE Sep 24, 2011	26	0	0	0	R1KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

	Georges St-Pierre	UFC® 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK Dec 11, 2010	110	4	0	0	R5Decision – Unanimous	Ways To Watch
	Josh Koscheck	UFC® 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK Dec 11, 2010	16	1	0	0	R5Decision – Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Win	Josh Koscheck	UFC® 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 May 8, 2010	19	4	1	7	R3Decision – Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Win	Paul Daley	UFC® 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 May 8, 2010	11	0	0	0	R3Decision – Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Win	Josh Koscheck	UFC® 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 Nov 21, 2009	19	2	1	3	R2Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Anthony Johnson	UFC® 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 Nov 21, 2009	16	0	0	0	R2Submission	Ways To Watch

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