Timothy A Boetsch is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
48 Facts About Tim Boetsch
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Tim Boetsch was born in Lincolnville, Maine, and has a brother, Aaron, who is ten years older than him.
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Tim Boetsch began wrestling when he was six years old, and had always admired his older brother's wrestling abilities.
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Tim Boetsch, who practiced Jeet Kune Do, attended Camden Hills Regional High School, where he was very successful at the local high school level.
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Tim Boetsch then attended Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania on a wrestling scholarship, but had mixed results in his wrestling career there.
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Tim Boetsch had trouble settling into the right weight-class, and was not consistent.
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Tim Boetsch had his first amateur fight in August 2006, and after dominating the first two opponents he faced in less than two minutes, made his transition to the professional ranks.
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Tim Boetsch made his IFL debut as a late replacement to fight veteran Vladimir Matyushenko.
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Tim Boetsch was given three days to prepare for the match, and fought the future champion to a decision, his first professional loss.
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Tim Boetsch was given ten days to prepare for the fight, and won by TKO in the first round.
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Tim Boetsch received particular acclaim and a fan following for the way he threw Heath onto his head at the end of the fight.
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Tim Boetsch next made his main card debut in the UFC as a replacement to fight Matt Hamill at UFC Fight Night 13 with six weeks to prepare for the fight.
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Tim Boetsch was scheduled to face Thiago Silva on August 7,2010, at UFC 117, but Silva was forced out of the bout due to an injury.
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Tim Boetsch faced Phil Davis on November 20,2010, at UFC 123.
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Tim Boetsch faced Kendall Grove on May 28,2011, at UFC 130 and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Tim Boetsch faced Nick Ring on September 24,2011, at UFC 135.
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Tim Boetsch was victorious in his fight against former UFC title challenger Yushin Okami on February 26,2012, at UFC 144.
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Tim Boetsch was badly beaten in the first two rounds before rallying to claim a TKO victory in what is arguably the biggest victory of his career to date.
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Tim Boetsch was expected to face Michael Bisping on July 21,2012, at UFC 149.
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Tim Boetsch was expected to face Chris Weidman on December 29,2012, at UFC 155.
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Tim Boetsch had dominated the first round, but he received an eye poke and headbutt later in the fight and was bleeding a significant amount.
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Tim Boetsch was never able to fully recover and slowed down significantly.
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Tim Boetsch eventually lost the fight via TKO due to strikes, making this his first loss since moving to Middleweight.
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Tim Boetsch faced Mark Munoz on July 6,2013, at UFC 162, He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Tim Boetsch was expected to face Luke Rockhold on October 19,2013, at UFC 166.
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Tim Boetsch eventually faced Luke Rockhold on April 26,2014, at UFC 172.
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Tim Boetsch lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Tim Boetsch faced Brad Tavares on August 16,2014, at UFC Fight Night 47.
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Tim Boetsch scored a come from behind victory, defeating Tavares via second round TKO.
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Tim Boetsch next faced Thales Leites on January 31,2015, at UFC 183.
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Tim Boetsch lost the fight via technical submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the second round.
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Tim Boetsch faced Dan Henderson on June 6,2015, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 68.
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Tim Boetsch lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Tim Boetsch faced Ed Herman in a light heavyweight bout on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.
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Tim Boetsch lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Tim Boetsch next faced Josh Samman on July 13,2016, at UFC Fight Night 91.
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Tim Boetsch won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Tim Boetsch faced Rafael Natal on November 12,2016, at UFC 205.
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Tim Boetsch won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Tim Boetsch lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Tim Boetsch faced Johny Hendricks on June 25,2017, at UFC Fight Night 112.
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Tim Boetsch won the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches early in the second round.
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Tim Boetsch faced Antonio Carlos Junior on April 14,2018, at UFC on Fox 29.
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Tim Boetsch lost the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one.
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Tim Boetsch faced Omari Akhmedov on March 9,2019, at UFC Fight Night 146.
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Tim Boetsch is married and has two sons and a daughter.
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Tim Boetsch has a degree in Criminal Justice from the Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.
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Tim Boetsch was formerly a social worker with adolescents prior to pursuing his mixed martial arts career, and he now owns a lawn and landscape business.