Zachary Ottow was born on December 22,1986 and is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
24 Facts About Zak Ottow
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Zak Ottow was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with an older biological brother and two older stepbrothers.
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Zak Ottow attended Air Force Academy in Colorado for two years before transferring to University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee from where he graduated with a degree in kinesiology.
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Zak Ottow starts his early morning with strength and conditional training; he works on his wrestling or boxing during the midday, and finishes off his day with BJJ training.
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Zak Ottow participated in various regional MMA promotions primarily in the Upper Midwest such as King of the Cage, North American Fighting Championship, and Legacy Fighting Championship.
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Zak Ottow made his promotional debut on a short notice, replacing Bobby Green against Josh Burkman on October 1,2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson.
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Zak Ottow faced Sergio Moraes on November 19,2016 at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Nogueira 2.
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Zak Ottow next faced Kiichi Kunimoto on June 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt.
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Zak Ottow faced Li Jingliang on November 25,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Gastelum.
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Zak Ottow lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Zak Ottow then signed a new four-fight contract to face Mike Pyle on short notice on March 3,2018 at UFC 222.
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Zak Ottow won the fight by technical knockout in the first round.
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Zak Ottow faced Sage Northcutt on July 14,2018 at UFC Fight Night 133.
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Zak Ottow lost the fight via knock out in round two.
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Zak Ottow replaced Erik Koch to face promotional newcomer Dwight Grant on December 15,2018 at UFC on Fox 31.
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Zak Ottow faced Alex Morono on March 9,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 4.
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Zak Ottow lost the fight via a verbal submission due to elbows in the first round.
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Zak Ottow faced Clarence Jordan at Cages Aggression 29 on November 20,2020.
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Zak Ottow won the bout via armbar in the second round.
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Zak Ottow faced Jarome Hatch on July 31,2021 at North Iowa Fights: Hatch vs Zak Ottow.
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Zak Ottow faced Derek Smith at A-Town Throwdown 17 on January 15,2022.
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Zak Ottow won the bout via guillotine choke in the first round.
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Zak Ottow faced Kyle Stewart on April 2,2022 at XMMA 4.
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Zak Ottow worked as a bartender and worked in Wall Street for a year before making his career choice to be a professional fighter.