- Christian Wellisch
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Christian Wellisch Born September 13, 1975
Budapest, HungaryNationality Hungarian
AmericanHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14.7 st) Reach 77.5 in (197 cm) Style Wrestling Fighting out of Sacramento, California Team American Kickboxing Academy Years active 2001-2009 Mixed martial arts record Total 13 Wins 8 By knockout 4 By submission 3 By decision 1 Losses 5 By knockout 3 By submission 1 By decision 1 Christian Wellisch (born September 13, 1975) is a Hungarian-American former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He most recently competed as a light heavyweight in the UFC.
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Mixed martial arts career
Wellisch began his professional career in 2001 as a heavyweight fighting in smaller promotions. In 2006, he scored a stoppage victory over the undefeated Dan Evensen. With a record of 6–2, Wellisch made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Cheick Kongo at UFC 62. He lost by knockout due to a knee strike in the first round. Wellisch followed up with two victories against Anthony Perosh and Scott Junk at UFC 66 and UFC 76 respectively. His streak ended at UFC 84, where undefeated rising star Shane Carwin knocked him out with a punch in 44 seconds of the first round, knocking his mouthguard out as well.
In November 2008, the UFC released Wellisch from his contract along with Jon Fitch and other American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) fighters as a result of a dispute over the exclusive license rights for a video game between AKA and UFC President Dana White.[1] The dispute was resolved a day later and Wellisch, along with the other AKA fighters, were re-signed.[2]
In his next appearance, Wellisch made his light heavyweight debut at UFC 94, where he lost to Jake O'Brien by split decision. With his second consecutive loss, and the UFC facing a glut of fighters due to recent acquisitions of World Extreme Cagefighting contracts, Wellisch was cut from the UFC roster.[3]
Life after MMA
Having graduated from the McGeorge School of Law,[4] Wellisch decided to retire from MMA and now runs his own law practice outside San Jose, California. Speaking on his decision to retire, Wellisch said "I told myself when I got into this sport that I wasn't going to take any steps backwards", he also said "I'm not going to go fight in the small shows, I think I made the right decision".
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 13 matches 8 wins 5 losses By knockout 4 3 By submission 3 1 By decision 1 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 8–5 Jake O'Brien Decision (split) UFC 94 January 31, 2009 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Light heavyweight debut Loss 8–4 Shane Carwin KO (punch) UFC 84 May 24, 2008 1 0:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 8–3 Scott Junk Submission (heel hook) UFC 76 September 22, 2007 1 3:19 California, United States Win 7–3 Anthony Perosh Decision (unanimous) UFC 66 December 30, 2006 3 5:00 Nevada, United States Loss 6–3 Cheick Kongo KO (knee) UFC 62 August 26, 2006 1 2:51 Nevada, United States Win 6–2 Dan Evensen TKO (corner stoppage) IFC: Caged Combat April 1, 2006 2 5:00 California, United States Win 5–2 Tom Howard Submission (rear naked choke) Valor Fighting: Showdown At Cache Creek February 3, 2006 1 2:11 California, United States Loss 4–2 Soa Palelei TKO Shooto Australia: NHB February 12, 2004 1 Australia Win 4–1 Vince Lucero TKO CFM: Octogono Extremo September 27, 2003 1 Mexico Loss 3–1 Kensuke Sasaki Submission (guillotine choke) X-1 September 6, 2003 1 2:35 Yokohama, Japan Win 3–0 Jay White TKO (strikes) WEC 4 August 31, 2002 3 3:42 Connecticut, United States Win 2–0 Sam Sotello Submission (rear naked choke) KOTC 16: Double Cross August 2, 2002 1 4:20 California, United States Win 1–0 Dennis Taddio TKO (punches) Shogun 1 December 15, 2001 1 1:23 Hawaii, United States References
- ^ "Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch and possibly others cut by UFC". MMAMania.com. November 19th, 2008. http://mmamania.com/2008/11/19/jon-fitch-christian-wellisch-and-possibly-others-cut-by-ufc/. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ Martin, Damon (November 20th, 2008). "24 HOURS LATER; JON FITCH BACK WITH UFC". MMAWeekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7635&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ Caplan, Sam (February 10, 2009). "Christian Wellisch and Eddie Sanchez added to list of recent UFC cuts". FiveOuncesOfPain.com. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/10/christian-wellisch-and-eddie-sanchez-added-to-list-of-recent-ufc-cuts/. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ California State Bar Membership Records
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Categories:- 1975 births
- American mixed martial artists
- Hungarian mixed martial artists
- Living people
- McGeorge School of Law alumni
- People from California
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