Scott Holtzman was born on September 30,1983 and is an American former mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
26 Facts About Scott Holtzman
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Scott Holtzman attended Central High School, where he played football and baseball.
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Scott Holtzman transferred from Hiwassee to the University of Tennessee, where he played club hockey and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology.
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Scott Holtzman began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2009.
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Scott Holtzman opened up 2013 with a win by unanimous decision against Jason Hicks in a title eliminating match at XFC 22: Crossing The Line.
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Prisco felt that Scott Holtzman had "earned the right" to face Newell for the title.
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Since Newell refused to fight Scott Holtzman, Prisco stripped Newell of his belt and paired Scott Holtzman against John Mahlow to compete for the vacated Lightweight belt at XFC 24: Collision Course.
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On June 14,2013, Scott Holtzman beat Mahlow by TKO in the second round to win the XFC Lightweight Title.
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Scott Holtzman quickly had the opportunity to defend his title at XFC 26: Night of Champions III, where he won by unanimous decision against Roger Carroll.
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Scott Holtzman made his promotional debut against Anthony Christodoulou on August 8,2015, at UFC Fight Night 73.
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Scott Holtzman won the one-sided fight via submission in the third round.
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Scott Holtzman next faced Cody Pfister on July 13,2016, at UFC Fight Night 91, and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Scott Holtzman faced Josh Emmett on December 17,2016, at UFC on Fox 22.
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Scott Holtzman next faced Michael McBride April 22,2017 at UFC Fight Night 108.
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Scott Holtzman faced Darrell Horcher on December 9,2017, at UFC Fight Night 123.
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On January 25,2018, Scott Holtzman announced that he had signed a new, four-fight deal with UFC.
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Scott Holtzman faced Alan Patrick on October 6,2018, at UFC 229.
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Scott Holtzman won the fight via knockout in the third round after dropping Patrick with a punch and eventually finishing the fight with elbows.
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Scott Holtzman faced Nik Lentz on February 17,2019, at UFC on ESPN 1.
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Scott Holtzman faced Dong Hyun Ma on August 3,2019, at UFC on ESPN 5.
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Scott Holtzman won the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage between the second and third round as the swelling on Ma's right eye rendered him unable to continue.
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Scott Holtzman faced Jim Miller on February 15,2020, at UFC Fight Night 167.
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Scott Holtzman faced Beneil Dariush on August 8,2020, at UFC Fight Night 174.
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Scott Holtzman lost the fight via knockout in round one.
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Scott Holtzman lost the bout via knockout in the second round.
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Scott Holtzman lost the fight via split decision and Hotzman retired after the loss.