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Forrest Petz
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| Forrest Petz | |
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| Born | September 22, 1975 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Other names | The Meat Cleaver |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Team | Strong Style Fight Team |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Forrest Leonard Petz (born September 22, 1975) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Petz is an Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran formerly competing in their welterweight division. He trains in Cleveland, Ohio at Strong Style Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness with UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and PrideFC vets.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
Petz debut in the UFC at Ultimate Fight Night 6 against TUF 2 alumn, Sammy Morgan. He won via unanimous decision.
He next lost two straight bouts in a row, losing to Marcus Davis and Kuniyoshi Hironaka. He would then go on to rebound with a win against Luigi Fioravanti but lose in his next fight against Josh Burkman. After going 2-3 in the UFC, he was released by the organization.
Petz was re-signed with the UFC, stepping in as a late replacement to fight Daniel Roberts at UFC 116. He lost the fight via split decision.
Petz then faced Brian Foster on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22.[1] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Following the loss he was once again released by UFC.
Personal life
Petz has a wife named Heather. [2]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 34 matches | 25 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By submission | 5 | 4 |
| By decision | 8 | 4 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 25-9 |  Sergej Juskevic |
TKO (punches) | Score Fighting Series 4 | March 16, 2012 | 2 | 3:25 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 24-9 |  Rudy Bears |
TKO (punches) | C3 Fights – Great Plains Sizzling Slamfest | July 30, 2011 | 1 | 2:55 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 23-9 | John Kolosci |
TKO (punches) | HFC 7: VALIDATION | April 9, 2011 | 2 | 0:56 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 22-9 | Herbert Goodman |
Decision (unanimous) | Ultimate Cage Battle: Pride & Glory | January 15, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Parma, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 21-9 | Brian Foster |
TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares | September 15, 2010 | 1 | 1:07 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 21-8 | Daniel Roberts |
Decision (split) | UFC 116 | July 3, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 21-7 | Ralph Johnson |
Decision (unanimous) | Moosin: God of Martial Arts | May 21, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 20-7 | Brendan Seguin |
Decision (unanimous) | NAAFS – Night of Champions | December 5, 2009 | 5 | 5:00 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 19-7 | Chad Reiner |
TKO (punches) | Adrenaline MMA 4: Sylvia vs. Riley | September 18, 2009 | 1 | 2:28 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 18-7 | Tiawan Howard |
TKO (punches) | NAAFS – Fight Nite in the Flats 5 | June 6, 2009 | 3 | 3:01 | Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 17-7 | Victor O’Donnell |
Submission (rear naked choke) | ICF: Breakout | April 11, 2009 | 2 | 4:46 | Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 17-6 |  TJ Grant |
Submission (arm triangle choke) | TKO 35: Quenneville vs. Hioki | October 3, 2008 | 2 | 3:55 | Montreal, Canada | |
| Win | 17-5 | Brian Gassaway |
Decision (unanimous) | Adrenaline MMA: Guida vs Russow | June 14, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 16-5 | Josh Burkman |
Decision (split) | UFC 77 | October 20, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 16-4 | Luigi Fioravanti |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 10 | June 12, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 15-4 |  Kuniyoshi Hironaka |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 9 | April 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 15-3 | Marcus Davis |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | October 10, 2006 | 1 | 4:58 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 15-2 | Sammy Morgan |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 6 | August 17, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14-2 |  Dan Hardy |
Decision (unanimous) | FF 2 – Fightfest 2 | April 14, 2006 | 5 | 5:00 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 13-2 |  Daniel Moraes |
TKO (wouldn’t stand up from butt scoot) | GFC – Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House | March 3, 2006 | 3 | 2:33 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 12-2 | Wayne Hajicek |
Submission (rear naked choke) | FF 1 – Royce Gracie Fightfest | December 9, 2005 | 1 | 0:35 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 11-2 | Josh Neer |
Submission (triangle choke) | FFC 15 – Fiesta Las Vegas | September 14, 2005 | 1 | 3:25 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11-1 | Charles Bennett |
Submission (choke) | KOTC – Payback | February 25, 2005 | 1 | 3:40 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 10-1 | Rhomez Brower |
KO | KOTC – Indiana | November 20, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 9-1 | Jake Short |
Decision | FFC 12 – Freestyle Fighting Championships 12 | September 24, 2004 | 3 | N/A | Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 9-0 | Adrian Serrano |
Submission (verbal) | FCC 15 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 15 | June 12, 2004 | 2 | 2:06 | Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 8-0 | Mike O’Donnell |
TKO | KOTC 34 – Ohio | February 28, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 7-0 | Leo Sylvest |
TKO | ACC 1 – Absolute Combat Challenge 1 | July 19, 2003 | 2 | 0:14 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 6-0 | Joe Thomas |
KO | ACC 1 – Absolute Combat Challenge 1 | July 19, 2003 | 2 | 0:09 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 5-0 | Chris Wells | Decision (unanimous) | Midevils Mayhem 1 | April 19, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Newport, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 4-0 | Tierre Hall |
Submission | HHFN – Hammer House Fight Night | December 14, 2002 | 1 | N/A | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Daniel McRae |
TKO (punches) | Rage on the River 1 | September 28, 2002 | 1 | 3:42 | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Ed Willis | Submission (punches) | ETC – July 2002 | July 20, 2002 | 1 | 0:47 | Mt. Healthy, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Chad Roarke |
TKO (punches) | Dangerzone – Fight Night 2 | January 13, 2002 | 1 | 1:44 | Indiana, United States |
References
- ^ “Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz at UFC Fight Night 22 in Texas”. mmajunkie.com. August 4, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20161/brian-foster-vs-forrest-petz-at-ufc-fight-night-22-in-texas.mma.
- ^ “UFC Newcomer Forrest Petz: “;Up for a Fight”;”. MMAJUNKIE.com. 2006-11-28. http://mmajunkie.com/news/1533/ufc-newcomer-forrest-petz-up-for-a-fight.mma. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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