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Cody McKenzie Born Cody McKenzie
December 16, 1987
Cordova, Alaska, United StatesOther names AK Kid Nationality American Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 154 lb (69.9 kg; 11.0 st) Division Lightweight
Featherweight (formerly)[1]Reach 74 in (188 cm) Style Freestyle fighting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing Fighting out of Spokane, Washington, United States Team Fancy Pants Fight Team Rank purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Years active 2007 - present Mixed martial arts record Total 14 Wins 12 By knockout 1 By submission 11 By decision 0 Losses 2 By knockout 0 By submission 2 By decision 0 Draws 0 Other information Website www.theMcKenzietine.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]
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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 300 fights has only two more guillotine victories than McKenzie.
McKenzie walks around at 150 lbs, 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. In the second round Phan dropped 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 (a guillotine choke applied to Wilkinson's jaw) 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.
McKenzie was expected to face Bart Palaszewski on May 28, 2011 at UFC 130,[11] but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Gleison Tibau.[12]
McKenzie fought Vagner Rocha on September 17, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25. He lost by submission in the second round.[13]
Championships and achievements
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night honors (1 Time)-Yves Edwards
- Submission of the Night honors (1 Time)-Aaron Wilkinson
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 14 matches 12 wins 2 losses By knockout 1 0 By submission 11 2 By decision 0 0 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 12–2 Vagner Rocha Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger September 17, 2011 2 3:49 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Loss 12–1 Yves Edwards Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 January 22, 2011 2 4:33 Fort Hood, Texas, United States Fight of the Night Win 12–0 Aaron Wilkinson Submission (guillotine choke) The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale December 4, 2010 1 2:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Submission of the Night Win 11–0 Brandon MacArthur Submission (guillotine choke) AM Ford: Fight Night 2010 April 17, 2010 1 2:00 Trail, British Columbia, Canada Win 10–0 Len Bentley Submission (guillotine choke) Rumble on the Ridge 6: Regeneration January 9, 2010 1 3:04 Snoqualmie, Washington, United States Win 9–0 Ryan Farhat Submission (guillotine choke) Raw Power: MMA December 10, 2009 1 4:00 Sanabis, Bahrain Win 8–0 Bobby Sanchez Submission (guillotine choke) Conquest of the Cage 6 September 16, 2009 1 0:30 Spokane, Washington, United States Win 7–0 Casey Hobson Submission (guillotine choke) AM Ford: Fight Night 2009 April 18, 2009 1 2:52 Trail, British Columbia, Canada Win 6–0 Jeremy Burnett Submission (guillotine choke) CageSport MMA November 29, 2008 1 2:16 Tacoma, Washington, United States Win 5–0 Rob Roy Submission (guillotine choke) Caged Rage 2 October 4, 2008 1 0:44 Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada Win 4–0 Dennis Parks Submission (guillotine choke) EWC: Vancouver Cage Fights September 6, 2008 1 1:37 Ridgefield, Washington, United States Win 3–0 Benny Mawson Submission (guillotine choke) GFS: Ford Fight Night April 19, 2008 1 1:40 Trail, British Columbia, Canada Win 2–0 Abe Jones Submission (triangle choke) PFA: Ultimate Cage Fighting May 17, 2007 1 2:09 Spokane, Washington, United States Win 1–0 Brett Held TKO (punches) GFS: Helter Smelter April 21, 2007 2 1:15 Trail, British Columbia, Canada References
- ^ a b "Interview with Cody McKenzie - December 22nd, 2009". nwfightscene.com. December 22, 2009. http://www.nwfightscene.com/CodyMcKenzie.htm.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the cast for "The Ultimate Fighter 12," field includes 28 lightweights". mmajunkie.com. August 3, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20146/meet-the-cast-for-the-ultimate-fighter-12-field-includes-28-lightweights.mma.
- ^ a b "Spike TV unveils TUF 12 cast: Cody McKenzie". sherdog.com. August 3, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/19/Spike-TV-Unveils-TUF-12-Cast-26089.
- ^ "Highest Guillotine Choke wins". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/stats/fightstats/guillotine-wins-overall. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Cody McKenzie". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cody-McKenzie-22173. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- ^ "Episode No. 1 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 16, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20660/episode-no-1-recap-the-ultimate-fighter-12-team-gsp-vs-team-koscheck.mma.
- ^ "Episode No. 2 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 22, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20738/episode-no-2-recap-the-ultimate-fighter-12-team-gsp-vs-team-koscheck.mma.
- ^ "Episode No. 6 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. October 21, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21076/episode-no-6-recap-the-ultimate-fighter-12-team-gsp-vs-team-koscheck.mma.
- ^ "Episode No. 9 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. November 10, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21344/episode-no-9-recap-the-ultimate-fighter-12-team-gsp-vs-team-koscheck.mma.
- ^ "Replacement Cody McKenzie meets Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 23". mmajunkie.com. December 7, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21656/replacement-cody-mckenzie-meets-yves-edwards-at-ufc-fight-night-23.mma.
- ^ "Bart Palaszewski vs. Cody McKenzie Added to UFC 130 Undercard". mmaweekly.com. April 10, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/bart-palaszewski-vs-cody-mckenzie-added-to-ufc-130-undercard.
- ^ "Gleison Tibau Replaces Injured Cody McKenzie at UFC 130; Faces Bart Palaszewski". mmaweekly.com. May 6, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/gleison-tibau-replaces-injured-cody-mckenzie-at-ufc-130-faces-bart-palaszewski.
- ^ "Vagner Rocha vs. Cody McKenzie added to UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans". mmajunkie.com. July 20, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24485/vagner-rocha-vs-cody-mckenzie-added-to-ufc-fight-night-25-in-new-orleans.mma.
External links
Team GSP Jonathan Brookins · Alex Caceres · Michael Johnson · Cody McKenzie · Spencer Paige · Dane Sayers · Kyle Watson Head Coach: Georges St-Pierre Assistant Coaches: Phil Nurse · John Danaher · Sean Williams · Jean-Charles Skarbowsky · Firas Zahabi Team Koscheck Sako Chivitchian · Jeff Lentz · Sevak Magakian · Andy Main · Nam Phan · Marc Stevens · Aaron Wilkinson Head Coach: Josh Koscheck Assistant Coaches: Javier Mendez · Bob Cook · Dave Camarillo · Teddy Lucio · Daniel Cormier Eliminated in
the first roundJJ Ambrose · Paul Barrow · Jason Brenton · Mike Budnik · Joseph Duffy · Pablo Garza · Toby Grear · Daniel Head Amir Khillah · Steve Magdaleno · TJ O'Brien · Mike Richman · Ariel Sexton · Ran Weathers Categories:- American mixed martial artists
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- Featherweight mixed martial artists
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