Justin Buchholz

Justin Buchholz (born August 22, 1983) is a Filipino-American former mixed martial arts fighter. A professional from 2005 until 2018, he fought in the UFC, EliteXC and World Series of Fighting.

Background Buchholz graduated from Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska in 2002, where he competed in wrestling.

Mixed martial arts career Buchholz is a former ICON Sport and Showdown Fights lightweight champion. He has also fought in EliteXC and he held an 8–1 record before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Ultimate Fighting Championship He lost his first UFC fight at UFC Fight Night 12 against Matt Wiman on January 23, 2008. He earned his first victory at UFC 86 against TUF 5 contestant and three-to-one favorite, Corey Hill.

Buchholz was defeated by Terry Etim via D'Arce choke at UFC 99. They traded heavy kicks and punches for the first few minutes of the bout before Buchholz landed a hard right hand which broke Etim's nose. Etim was able to survive the round and landed some hard leg kicks in round two, before hurting Buchholz with multiple knees from the clinch.

In his next fight, Buchholz faced Jeremy Stephens, where he lost due to a cut in the first round.

Buchholz was defeated by Mac Danzig on February 6, 2010, at UFC 109. He was subsequently released from the UFC.

Independent Buchholz fell to a fourth straight defeat in his first post-UFC fight on February 25, 2011; he lost to Jason Meaders via technical knockout (doctor stoppage) in the first round.

Buchholz picked up a win on April 16, 2011, defeating Steve Sharp by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.

Buchholz then fought fellow UFC veteran Steve Lopez on May 21, 2011, at SCC: Superior Cage Combat 1. Buchholz won by a kick.

Buchholz defeated Thiago Meller via unanimous decision on August 20, 2011, at SCC: Superior Cage Combat 2.

Buchholz had a rematch with Clay Collard, which he lost by split decision.

On September 20, 2017, Buchholz accepted a short notice fight against Marques Facine at AFC 133 and won via TKO in the first round. Facine fell off the mat and Buchholz started unleashing soccer kicks to the body; his last attempt grazed Facine's head before the referee called for a stoppage. The referee awarded the win to Buchholz; he called the last kick as accidental and it did not decide the outcome of the fight as Facine was defenseless in absorbing the kicks to the body.

Personal life Buchholz briefly co-hosted a bi-weekly Live MMA show/podcast, Stud Radio (formerly TAM Radio), and continued to corner fighters. In January 2016 he became one of Team Alpha Male coaches alongside Urijah Faber and Danny Castillo. He was kicked off the team in January 2018.

Championships and accomplishments Icon Sport Icon Sport Lightweight Championship (One time) Showdown Fights Showdown Fights Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Carlton Minus Decision (unanimous) Alaska Fighting Championship 140

Anchorage, Alaska, United States Win

Marques Facine TKO (punches and body kicks) Alaska Fighting Championship 133

Anchorage, Alaska, United States Catchweight (175 lbs) bout. Loss

Ernest Chavez KO (punch) The Warriors Cage 23: Halloween Havoc 5

Porterville, California, United States Loss

Lewis Gonzalez Decision (split) WSOF 16

Sacramento, California, United States Welterweight debut. Loss

Clay Collard Decision (split) Showdown Fights: Buchholz vs. Collard 2

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Gordon Bell KO (punch) Showdown Fights: Buchholz vs. Bell

Orem, Utah, United States Win

David Castillo TKO (punches) Showdown Fights: Buchholz vs. Castillo

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Clay Collard Submission (guillotine choke) Showdown Fights - Burkman vs. Yager

Orem, Utah, United States Loss

John Gunderson Submission (kimura) Superior Cage Combat 4

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the SCC Lightweight Championship. Win

Thiago Meller Decision (unanimous) Superior Cage Combat 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Steve Lopez KO (front kick) Superior Cage Combat 1

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Steve Sharp Submission (rear naked choke) Showdown Fights: Shootout

Orem, Utah, United States Loss

Jason Meaders TKO (cut) MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 4

Riverside, California, United States Loss

Mac Danzig Decision (unanimous) UFC 109

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

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

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Terry Etim Submission (d'arce choke) UFC 99

Cologne, Germany Win

Corey Hill Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 86

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Matt Wiman Submission (rear naked choke) UFC Fight Night 12

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Ikaika Choy-Fu TKO (punches) EliteXC: Uprising

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Marshall Harvest KO (punch) Icon Sport: Epic

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Brandon Pieper TKO (punches) Icon Sport: All In

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Arto Woods Submission (triangle choke) ROTR: Beatdown 2

Hilo, Hawaii, United States Win

Matt Peter KO (punch) Desert Brawl: Bikes, Babes, Brawls

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Loss

Rodney Rhoden TKO (referee stoppage) Alaska Fighting Championship 22

Anchorage, Alaska, United States Win

Bo Underwood DQ (illegal kick) Alaska Fighting Championship 12

Anchorage, Alaska, United States Win

Jimmy Gainey Submission (triangle choke) Alaska Fighting Championship 9

Anchorage, Alaska, United States Win

Andy Garnand Submission Alaska Fighting Championship 8

Anchorage, Alaska, United States