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| John Koppenhaver |
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| Statistics |
| Height |
5'11 |
| Weight |
170 lb (77 kg) |
| Nationality |
American |
| Born |
November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) (age 26) |
| Fighting out of |
San Diego, CA |
| Town of birth |
Simi Valley, CA |
| Mixed martial arts record |
| Wins |
5 |
| By knockout |
4 |
| By submission |
1 |
| Losses |
1 |
| Draws |
0 |
Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was recently a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra. Koppenhaver was not part of the original sixteen fighters initially picked for the show.[1] He was brought in as a replacement when Roman Mitichyan broke his elbow during evaluations and was sent home.
[edit] UFC career
While on The Ultimate Fighter, Koppenhaver was defeated in his only bout at the competition via decision against Tommy Speer.[2] Koppenhaver rebounded in his official UFC debut by defeating Jared Rollins in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra finale show via TKO at 2:01 of the third round. His next scheduled fight will be at UFC 84 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida.[3]
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[edit] Personal life
Koppenhaver talked about the loss of his father to a heart attack on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra. Koppenhaver's father had a massive heart attack when he was 13, Koppenhaver performed CPR on his father, but ultimately his father passed away as a result of the heart attack.
Koppenhaver was found guilty of choking a Las Vegas man unconscious and hitting him in the face, an incident that occurred September 2.[4] In February 2008 Koppenhaver was sentenced to three years of probation and 30 days of community service, avoiding the possible felony charge and accompanying prison time he was facing.[4]
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