53 Facts About Josh Koscheck

Josh D Koscheck was born on November 30,1977 and is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA.

Josh Koscheck appeared on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter as a middleweight fighter.

Josh Koscheck defeated Chris Leben via unanimous decision to advance to the semifinals, where he was defeated by Diego Sanchez via split decision.

Josh Koscheck had his first official UFC fight on April 9,2005, at The Ultimate Finale, where he defeated Chris Sanford with a first-round KO.

Josh Koscheck followed this victory with another win at UFC Ultimate Fight Night over Pete Spratt in Josh Koscheck's debut at welterweight.

Since then, Josh Koscheck has amassed an additional three victories after experiencing his first career loss to Drew Fickett due to a rear naked choke.

Josh Koscheck then defeated Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 6 by submission due to strikes.

Since 2006, Josh Koscheck has been training at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, to which he accredits his vastly improved kickboxing technique.

Josh Koscheck's fight on December 13,2006 was against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jeff Joslin at UFC Fight Night 7 where he won by unanimous decision.

Josh Koscheck was then scheduled to fight Diego Sanchez on April 7,2007 at UFC 69.

St-Pierre's wrestling skills were displayed during the match by outwrestling Josh Koscheck, scoring takedowns, stuffing Josh Koscheck's takedown attempts and maintaining top position throughout most of the fight.

Josh Koscheck made his return at UFC 82, defeating Dustin Hazelett by TKO due to strikes at 1:24 of the 2nd round.

Josh Koscheck won his next fight, against Chris Lytle at UFC 86, winning by unanimous decision after repeatedly taking Lytle down and cutting him badly with "ground and pound" elbows.

Josh Koscheck then agreed to step in and fight Thiago Alves at UFC 90 on just 2 weeks notice due to an injury suffered by Diego Sanchez.

On December 10,2008, Josh Koscheck fought Yoshiyuki Yoshida in the main event at UFC: Fight for the Troops and won by KO in the first round by landing two devastating straight right punches to Yoshida's head.

Josh Koscheck was later treated and released from a local hospital for a concussion.

Josh Koscheck received $60,000 bonus from the UFC for Knockout of the Night.

Josh Koscheck was defeated by the debuting Brazilian via first-round KO.

Josh Koscheck was to fight Chris Wilson at UFC 98 but was forced to withdraw after suffering a foot injury in training.

Josh Koscheck returned at UFC 103 and defeated returning veteran Frank Trigg via TKO in the 1st round.

Josh Koscheck was expected to face Mike Pierce on January 11,2010, at UFC Fight Night 20, but instead went on to face Anthony Johnson on November 21,2009, at UFC 106.

On November 21,2009, Josh Koscheck defeated Anthony Johnson by rear naked choke at 4:47 in the 2nd round.

Josh Koscheck went to the ground holding his face, prompting the referee to step in and deduct a point from Johnson.

Commentators accused Josh Koscheck of faking the impact of the knee, which seemed to miss Josh Koscheck's face on the replays.

Josh Koscheck has said in multiple interviews that he was reacting to an eye poke, not the knee.

In round two, Josh Koscheck poked Johnson in the eye twice leading to Johnson being given time to recover.

Josh Koscheck was scheduled to rematch Paulo Thiago at UFC 109, but was forced off the card with an injury and was replaced by AKA teammate Mike Swick.

Josh Koscheck was signed to fight Paul Daley at UFC 113, which he won by unanimous decision.

In 2010, Josh Koscheck was a coach on The Ultimate Fighter season 12.

Josh Koscheck faced Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 for the UFC Welterweight Championship.

UFC 124 was heavily hyped due to Josh Koscheck's well known animosity towards St-Pierre, stemming from his loss by decision in their fight at UFC 74.

Josh Koscheck suffered a broken orbital bone on the right side of his face during the fight with St-Pierre.

Josh Koscheck defeated former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes on September 24,2011 at UFC 135 via KO in the first round, replacing an injured Diego Sanchez.

Josh Koscheck was expected to face Carlos Condit on February 4,2012 at UFC 143.

Condit and Diaz faced each other at the event with the winner crowned interim UFC Welterweight Champion, while Josh Koscheck faced Mike Pierce at the event.

Josh Koscheck then faced Johny Hendricks on May 5,2012 at UFC on Fox 3.

Josh Koscheck was expected to face Jake Ellenberger on September 1,2012 at UFC 151.

However, Josh Koscheck pulled out of the bout citing a back injury.

Josh Koscheck faced returning veteran Robbie Lawler on February 23,2013 at UFC 157.

Josh Koscheck was expected to face Demian Maia on August 3,2013 at UFC 163.

However, Josh Koscheck was forced out of the bout with an injury and as a result, Maia was pulled from the card as well.

Josh Koscheck next faced Tyron Woodley at UFC 167 on November 16,2013.

Josh Koscheck lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Josh Koscheck was briefly linked to a bout with Neil Magny at UFC 184 on February 28,2015.

However, the pairing was cancelled and Josh Koscheck instead faced Jake Ellenberger at the event.

Josh Koscheck lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Just 21 days after his loss to Ellenberger, Josh Koscheck replaced an injured Ben Saunders to face Erick Silva on March 21,2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.

Josh Koscheck lost the fight by submission in the first round.

On June 26,2015, it was announced that Josh Koscheck signed a multi-year deal with Bellator MMA.

Josh Koscheck was set to make his debut against fellow welterweight Matthew Secor on January 29,2016 in his home town of Fresno, California and was set to be the main event.

Josh Koscheck lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Josh Koscheck officially announced his retirement from MMA on June 28,2018.

Josh Koscheck has been married to Tiaira Nowlin, a realty agent, since 2017.