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Chris Tuchscherer
| Chris Tuchscherer | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1975 [1] Rugby, North Dakota, United States |
| Other names | The Crowbar |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117.0 kg; 18.4 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Oak Grove, Minnesota |
| Team | Team DeathClutch / Minnesota Martial Arts Academy |
| Rank | NCAA Division II Wrestling |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Chris Tuchscherer (born September 8, 1975) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former Collegiate wrestler. While wrestling for Minnesota State University, Moorhead he became a two-time NCAA Division II All-American, and as a mixed martial artist he has won several regional heavyweight championships. He currently trains at DeathClutch.
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Mixed martial arts career
In college, Tuchscherer wrestled for North Dakota State and eventually Minnesota State University, Moorhead (MSUM) where he participated in heavyweight NCAA Division II competitions.[2][3] While at MSUM he became a two-time All-American.[4]
After using up all of his college eligibility, Tuchscherer – who was already a fan of MMA – was urged by his friends to try competing himself. He tried out for and earned a spot on a local fight card where he won his first amateur match in less than a minute. Tuchscherer continued training at MSUM while helping to coach the university’s wrestling team. He later began training at Minnesota Martial Arts Academy with fellow All-American Brock Lesnar.[2]
In his first professional MMA bout Tuchscherer defeated Krzysztof Soszynski by decision. Later in his career, he won the Dakota Fighting Championships Heavyweight Championship,[5] and at Extreme Challenge 85 on October 6, 2007, Tuchscherer defeated Jimmy Ambriz for the EC Heavyweight Championship.[6] He later participated at YAMMA Pit Fighting‘s only event in a heavyweight tournament where he defeated both Tony Sylvester and Alexey Oleinik by unanimous decision before losing by unanimous decision in the final to Travis Wiuff. Tuchscherer then won the Max Fights Heavyweight Championship on July 19, 2008, by defeating Tony Mendoza at Max Fights 4[7] before defeating Branden Lee Hinkle on March 21, 2009, at “Beatdown 4″ to win the first SNMAA heavyweight championship.[4]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Chris Tuchscherer tried out for the tenth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC scouts at the tryouts noticed Tuchscherer’s professional record and decided to give him a fight at a UFC event rather than go through the show’s tournament. As a result, Tuchscherer debuted with the UFC at UFC 102 against Gabriel Gonzaga.[8] Tuchscherer lost the fight by technical knockout in the first round after taking a devastating low blow.
Tuchscherer faced Tim Hague on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109.[9] Tuchscherer won a majority decision (29-28, 29-28 and 28-28).
Tuchscherer then faced Brendan Schaub on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
Tuchscherer next faced Mark Hunt at UFC 127.[11] Tuchscherer lost the bout via KO in the second round. After the loss Tuchscherer was released from his UFC contract after going 1-3 in the organization.
Personal life
Chris and his wife have a daughter and a son.[12] [13]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 26 matches | 21 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 3 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 21-4(1) |  Mark Hunt |
KO (uppercut) | UFC 127 | February 27, 2011 | 2 | 1:41 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Loss | 21-3(1) |  Brendan Schaub |
TKO (punches) | UFC 116 | July 3, 2010 | 1 | 1:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 21-2(1) |  Tim Hague |
Decision (majority) | UFC 109 | February 6, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 20-2(1) |  Gabriel Gonzaga |
TKO (punches) | UFC 102 | August 29, 2009 | 1 | 2:27 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 20-1(1) | Jamie Klair |
TKO (punches) | SNMMA: Extreme Beatdown | April 11, 2009 | 1 | 2:19 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Defended SNMAA Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 19-1(1) | Branden Lee Hinkle |
TKO (punches) | SNMMA: Beatdown at 4 Bears | March 21, 2009 | 4 | 4:43 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | Won SNMAA Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 18-1(1) | Tony Mendoza |
Submission (armbar) | Max Fights 4 | July 19, 2008 | 1 | 2:43 | North Dakota, United States | Won Max Fights Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | 17-1(1) | Travis Wiuff |
Decision (unanimous) | YAMMA Pit Fighting | April 11, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Finals of YAMMA Heavyweight Tournament |
| Win | 17-0(1) |  Alexey Oleinik |
Decision (unanimous) | YAMMA Pit Fighting | April 11, 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 16-0(1) | Tony Sylvester |
Decision (unanimous) | YAMMA Pit Fighting | April 11, 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 15-0(1) | Travis Fulton |
Decision (unanimous) | Max Fights 2 | January 26, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 14-0(1) | Jimmy Ambriz |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 85 | October 6, 2007 | 1 | 4:43 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | Won EC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 13-0(1) | Matt Eckerle |
TKO | DFC 9: Dakota vs. the World | March 24, 2007 | 1 | 2:17 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 12-0(1) | Chuck Grigsby |
TKO | DFC 8: Proving Grounds | December 2, 2006 | 1 | 3:49 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 11-0(1) | Demian Decorah |
TKO (punches) | DFC 7: Revolution | October 7, 2006 | 1 | 4:24 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| NC | 10-0(1) | Josh Hendricks |
No Contest – Overturned by commission | Fightfest 2 | April 14, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Canton, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 10-0 | Ed Myers |
TKO (punches) | Royce Gracie Fightfest 1 | December 9, 2005 | 1 | 1:05 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 9-0 | Jim Dobson |
TKO (punches) | DFC 5: Legends of the Falls | August 13, 2005 | 1 | 0:55 | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 8-0 | Matt Lafromboise |
Submission (punches) | NFA: Last Dam Fights | June 30, 2005 | 1 | 1:44 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 7-0 | Chris Clark |
Submission (punches) | DFC 4: Nowhere to Run | June 4, 2005 | 1 | 1:06 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 6-0 | Jason Miller |
Submission (strikes) | NFA: Throwdown in Jamestown 2 | May 20, 2005 | 1 | 0:18 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 5-0 | Karl Knothe |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fighting Xtreme 3 | April 23, 2005 | 2 | N/A | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 4-0 | Marc Zee |
TKO (punches) | DFC 3 – Submission Impossible | April 9, 2005 | 1 | 2:25 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Noah Inhofer |
TKO (punches) | DFC 2 – Reloaded | September 25, 2004 | 1 | 2:02 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 |  Krzysztof Soszynski |
Decision (unanimous) | NFA: Title Trials | June 12, 2004 | 3 | 3:00 | Moorhead, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Sean Cooke |
Submission (choke) | Dakota Fighting Championships 1 | April 17, 2004 | 1 | 0:28 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States |
See also
References
- ^ “Results of Mixed Fighting Style Contests”. Athletic Commission, State of North Dakota. October 6, 2007. http://www.nd.gov/sos/athleticcommission/docs/fighting/20071006.pdf. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ a b Babiarz, Lou (October 6, 2007). “Tuchscherer ready for next big test”. Dakota Grappler. http://dakotagrappler.com/simplemessageboard/index.php?topic=2621.0%3Bwap2. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ “Wrestling Awards and Honors”. Minnesota State University, Moorhead. http://www.msumdragons.com/sports/2008/10/9/WREST_1009081605.aspx?path=wrestling. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ a b Trieger, Bob (March 24, 2009). “Chris Tuchscherer First SNMAA Champ”. MMAWeekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8432&zoneid=13. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ Greene, Kevan (March 23, 2007). “Dakota Fighting Championshiups comes to Grand Forks”. Dakota Student. http://www.dakotastudent.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=c654b08e-60bc-4567-bcb0-0efac7235908. Retrieved April 21, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Cava, Matt (October 6, 2007). “Extreme Challenge 85: Tuchscherer new EC Heavyweight Champ”. FiveOuncesOfPain.com. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/08/extreme-challenge-85-tuchscherer-new-ec-heavyweight-champ/. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ “Max Fights 4 Fight Card”. MaxFights.net. http://www.maxfights.net/maxfights3fightcard.htm. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ Marrocco, Steven (May 6, 2009). “Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 102″. MMAWeekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8723&zoneid=13. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ “UFC 109 prelims complete with Hague vs. Tuchscherer”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17124/ufc-109-prelims-complete-with-danzig-vs-buchholz-and-hague-vs-tuchscherer.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ “UFC 116 – Brendan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer in the works for July 3rd show in Vegas”. mmabay.co.uk. http://www.mmabay.co.uk/2010/04/24/ufc-116-brendan-schaub-vs-chris-tuchscherer-in-the-works-for-july-3rd-show-in-vegas/. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ Pishna, Ken (January 1, 2011). “Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer Fills Up UFC 127 Fight Card”. MMAWeekly.com. http://mmaweekly.com/mark-hunt-vs-chris-tuchscherer-fills-up-ufc-127-fight-card. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ “Exclusive: Chris Tuchscherer Discusses His Road to the UFC, Throwing Down With Brock Lesnar, and the Curse of the YAMMA”. 2009-08-25. http://www.cagepotato.com/exclusive-chris-tuchscherer-discusses-his-road-ufc-throwing-down-brock-lesnar-and-curse-yamma. Retrieved 2010-06-28CAGEPOTATO.com.
- ^ “The Crowbar—A Grinding, Tough Son-of-a-Gun”. UFC.com. 2010-06-19. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=83089. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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