Justin Buchholz is an American

United States

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 mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. Buchholz graduated from Lathrop High School in 2002, where he competed in wrestling. He competes in the Lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

 division.

Mixed martial arts career

Buchholz is a former ICON Sport Lightweight champion. He has also fought in EliteXC and he held an 8-1 record before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 (UFC).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He lost his first fight in the UFC at UFC Fight Night 12

UFC Fight Night 12

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 12 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 23, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Mike...

 against Matt Wiman on January 23, 2008. Buchholz earned his first victory at UFC 86

UFC 86

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada....

 against TUF 5 contestant and three-to-one favorite, Corey Hill

Corey Hill

Corey Cornelius Hill is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida. Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.-The Ultimate Fighter:Hill competed as a...

.

Buchholz was defeated by Terry Etim via D'Arce choke at UFC 99

UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...

. Buchholz and Etim traded heavy kicks and punches for the first few minutes in the bout before Buchholz landed a hard right hand which broke Etim’s nose. Buchholz pounced, but Etim was able to survive the round. Etim went back to his measured gameplan in round two, landing with some hard leg kicks, before hurting Buchholz with multiple knees from the clinch. A scramble ensued before the fight went to the mat and from there Etim was able to lock in the D'Arce choke to finish the fight.

In his next fight, Buchholz faced Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Dean Stephens is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Des Moines, Iowa. Stephens is currently signed under the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion, fighting in their lightweight division....

, where he lost due to a cut in the first round.

Buchholz was defeated by Mac Danzig

Mac Danzig

Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...

 on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109

UFC 109

UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

. He was subsequently released from the UFC.

Post UFC

Buchholz fell to a fourth straight defeat on February 25, 2011 in his first post UFC fight as he lost to Jason Meaders via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in the first round.

Buchholz returned to winning ways on April 16, 2011 defeating Steve Clark

Steve Clark

Stephen Maynard Clark was an English musician, co-lead guitarist for the British hard rock band Def Leppard up until his death in 1991 due to a combination of alcohol and multiple prescription drugs...

 by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.

Buchholz then fought fellow UFC veteran Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez

Steven M. Lopez is an American journalist who has been a columnist for The Los Angeles Times since 2001. He is the son of Spanish and Italian immigrants.-Life and cars:...

  May 21, 2011 at SCC - Superior Cage Combat 1. Buchholz won the fight with a highlight reel finish when he knocked Lopez out in the third round with a front kick.

Buchholz defeated Thiago Mellar by unanimous decision on August 20, 2011 at SCC - Superior Cage Combat 2.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|12-6
|  Thiago Meller
|Decision (unanimous)
|Superior Cage Combat 2
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada

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|Win
|align=center|11-6
|  Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez

Steven M. Lopez is an American journalist who has been a columnist for The Los Angeles Times since 2001. He is the son of Spanish and Italian immigrants.-Life and cars:...

|KO (front kick)
|Superior Cage Combat 1
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:30
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

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|Win
|align=center|10-6
|  Steve Sharp

Steve Lopez (fighter)

Steve Lopez is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Lopez had made a name for himself mainly fighting nobodies in the Midwest. He most commonly known for his two fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championships...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Showdown Fights - Shootout
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:38
|Orem, Utah

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, United States

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|Loss
|align=center|9-6
|  Jason Meaders
|TKO (cut)
|MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:00
|Riverside, California

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, United States

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|Loss
|align=center|9-5
|  Mac Danzig

Mac Danzig

Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 109

UFC 109

UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

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|Loss
|align=center|9-4
|  Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Dean Stephens is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Des Moines, Iowa. Stephens is currently signed under the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion, fighting in their lightweight division....

|TKO (cut)
|UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 19, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 16, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.-Background :...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:23
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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, United States

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|Loss
|align=center|9-3
|  Terry Etim

Terry Etim

Terence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...

|Submission (d'arce choke)
|UFC 99

UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...

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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:38
|Cologne

Cologne

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, Germany

Germany

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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-2
|  Corey Hill

Corey Hill

Corey Cornelius Hill is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida. Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.-The Ultimate Fighter:Hill competed as a...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|UFC 86

UFC 86

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada....

|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:57
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-2
|  Matt Wiman

Matt Wiman

Matthew Charles Wiman is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
| UFC Fight Night 12

UFC Fight Night 12

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 12 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 23, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Mike...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:56
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, United States

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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|UFC Debut
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|Win
|align=center|8-1
|  Ikaika Choy-Fu
|TKO (punches)
|EliteXC: Uprising

EliteXC: Uprising

EliteXC: Uprising was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC and co-promoted by Icon Sport and Rumble World Entertainment. The event took place on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Oahu, Hawaii. The main card aired on Showtime, with 5 of the untelevised matches...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:35
|Honolulu, Hawaii

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, United States

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|Win
|align=center|7-1
|  Marshall Harvest
|KO (punch)
|Icon Sport - Epic
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:31
|Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

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, United States

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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-1
|  Brandon Pieper
|TKO (punches)
|Icon Sport - All In
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:07
|Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

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, United States

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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-1
|  Arto Woods
|Submission (triangle choke)
|ROTR - Beatdown 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:34
|Hilo, Hawaii, United States

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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-1
|  Matt Peter
|KO (punch)
|Desert Brawl - Bikes, Babes, Brawls
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:50
|Fairbanks, Alaska

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-1
|  Rodney Rhoden
|TKO (referee stoppage)
|AFC 22 - Alaska Fighting Championship
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:33
|Anchorage, Alaska

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, United States

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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|  Bo Underwood
|DQ (lllegal kick)
|AFC 12 - Alaska Fighting Championship
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...

, United States

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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  Jimmy Gainey
|Submission (triangle choke)
|AFC 9 - Alaska Fighting Championship
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

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, United States

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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Andy Garnand
|Submission
|AFC 8 - Alaska Fighting Championship
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Anchorage, Alaska

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