Benji Radach
| Benji Radach | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 5, 1980 Castle Rock, Washington, United States |
| Other names | Razor |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Boxing, Wrestling |
| Team | Reign MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Benji Russell Radach (born April 5, 1979) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is a former member of the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League.
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[edit] Biography
Radach began his career as a high school wrestler at Castle Rock High School in Washington State. He finished 5th at the Washington State Wrestling Championships at 141 pounds as a junior and 8th at 148 pounds as a senior.
[edit] Mixed martial arts
As a former UFC fighter, Radach spent the last couple of years away from MMA after suffering a severely broken jaw in a fight against Chris Leben. He is well known in the fight world as a promising young prospect whose career was halted by that injury. Radach recovered from his injury and began fighting at middleweight (185 pounds) in the IFL for the Los Angeles Anacondas.
[edit] EliteXC
Most recently, Radach signed a three fight deal with EliteXC in 2008 and won his first bout against top-ranked middleweight Murilo Rua at EliteXC: Heat on October 4, 2008. Radach finished the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
[edit] Strikeforce
After EliteXCs demise, Radach then moved on to Strikeforce where he lost by a controversial knockout to Scott Smith.
Radach has suffered many injuries throughout his career, including a broken jaw, a herniated disc, neck surgery, ACL replacement, and a broken collarbone, amongst others. Radach would suffer another problem in February 2010 when he caught a staph infection after surgery on a torn pectoral muscle that was suffered in training.[1]
He fought Ovince St. Preux for Strikeforce on December 4, 2010.[2] Radach lost to St. Preux via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25).
[edit] Outside MMA
In 2006 Radach foiled an armed robbery attempt in Vancouver, WA by physically disarming a gunman who was trying to hold up the restaurant that Radach was patronizing.[3]
He was recently named the corporate director of instructor's training for LA Boxing. His responsibilities primarily involve training and preparing potential LA Boxing instructors for lessons of various experience levels.[1]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 28 matches | 21 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 5 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 21–6–1 |  Ovince St. Preux |
Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: St. Louis | December 4, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Light Heavyweight bout | |
| Loss | 21–5–1 |  Scott Smith |
KO (punch) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz | April 11, 2009 | 3 | 3:24 | ||
| Win | 21–4–1 |  Murilo Rua |
TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Heat | October 4, 2008 | 2 | 2:31 | ||
| Loss | 20–4–1 | Matt Horwich |
KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Finals | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 1:58 | ||
| Win | 20–3–1 |  Brent Beauparlant |
KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals | November 3, 2007 | 1 | 2:26 | ||
| Win | 19–3–1 | Gerald Harris |
TKO | IFL: 2007 Semifinals | August 2, 2007 | 1 | 3:03 | ||
| Win | 18–3–1 | Bristol Marunde |
TKO (strikes) | IFL: Everett | June 1, 2007 | 1 | 1:28 | ||
| Win | 17–3–1 | Brian Foster |
Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Los Angeles | March 17, 2007 | 1 | 1:04 | ||
| Win | 16–3–1 | Ryan McGivern |
TKO | IFL: Houston | February 2, 2007 | 2 | 2:22 | ||
| Loss | 15–3–1 | Chris Leben |
TKO (broken jaw) | SF 4: Fight For Freedom | June 26, 2004 | 3 | |||
| Loss | 15–2–1 | Danny Lafever |
KO | Ultimate Ring Challenge 6 | October 25, 2003 | 1 | 0:55 | ||
| Win | 15–1–1 | Gustavo Machado |
KO | KOTC 28: More Punishment | August 16, 2003 | 1 | 1:31 | ||
| Win | 14–1–1 | Steve Van Fleet |
KO | IFC WC 18: Big Valley Brawl | July 19, 2003 | 1 | |||
| Win | 13–1–1 | Joel Blanton |
KO | UFCF: Seattle | March 1, 2003 | 1 | |||
| Win | 12–1–1 | Chris Irvine |
KO (punches) | Ultimate Ring Challenge 3 | January 4, 2003 | 1 | 1:02 | ||
| Loss | 11–1–1 | Sean Sherk |
TKO (cut) | UFC 39 | September 27, 2002 | 1 | 4:16 | Welterweight bout | |
| Win | 11–0–1 | Nick Serra |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 37.5 | June 22, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Welterweight bout | |
| NC | 10–0–1 | Steve Berger |
No contest (overturned by state commission) | UFC 37 | May 10, 2002 | 1 | 0:27 | Welterweight bout | |
| Win | 10–0 | Shannon Ritch |
TKO (strikes) | MFC 3: Canadian Pride | March 3, 2002 | 1 | 1:18 | ||
| Win | 9–0 | Eric DaVila |
Decision (unanimous) | Rumble in the Rockies | January 26, 2002 | 2 | |||
| Win | 8–0 | Oscar Verdusco |
KO | UFCF: Olympia Ring Challenge | January 5, 2002 | 1 | 0:25 | ||
| Win | 7–0 | Willy Solorio |
TKO (strikes) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 16 | November 9, 2001 | 1 | 1:23 | ||
| Win | 6–0 | Royden Demotta |
Submission (strikes) | WEC 2 | October 4, 2001 | 1 | 1:01 | ||
| Win | 5–0 | Eric Perez |
KO | PPKA: Muckelshoot | August 15, 2001 | 1 | 0:18 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Dennis Asche |
Decision (unanimous) | DesertBrawl 1 | June 1, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Oz Preciado |
KO (punch) | UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 3 | May 19, 2001 | 1 | N/A | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Eric Lucas |
KO | Rumble in the Ring 2 | April 28, 2001 | 1 | 0:09 | ||
| Win | 1–0 | Clayton Purvis |
TKO | UFCF: Road To Victory | March 17, 2001 | 3 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mmamania.com/2010/2/19/1318133/staph-infection-sends-injured
- ^ "Benji Radach vs. Ovince St. Preux Added to Strikeforce Fight Card". MMAWeekly.com. 2010-11-30. http://mmaweekly.com/benji-radach-vs-ovince-st-preux-added-to-strikeforce-fight-card. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Benji Radach Bio". www.ifl.tv. 2007-01-01. http://www.ifl.tv/Team-Anacondas-Benji-Radach.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
[edit] External links
- Professional MMA record for Benji Radach from Sherdog
- Benji Radach IFL Page
- IFL Webpage
- Official myNetSpot Site
- [2] Washington State Wrestling Championships 1997
- [3] Washington State Wrestling Championships 1996
