(1988-10-04) October 4, 1988 (age 35) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Other names
The Phoenix
Nationality
American
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)[1]
Division
Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight
Reach
71+1⁄2 in (182 cm)[2]
Fighting out of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Team
Roufusport
Rank
Black belt in Taekwondo[3]
Years active
2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
22
Wins
16
By knockout
4
By submission
8
By decision
4
Losses
6
By knockout
2
By decision
4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Erik Jon Koch[4] (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the WEC.
^"UFC 170 Weigh-In Results: Ronda Rousey, Sara McMann Hit Marks for Main Event".
^"Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Brown vs. Silva". UFC.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
^Michael Drahota (May 11, 2014). "UFC Fight Night 40 results recap: Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch fight review and analysis". MMAmania.com.
^http://boxing.nv.gov/2010%20Results%20Web/11-11-10%20MMA.pdf[permanent dead link]
Erik Jon Koch (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
round D'arce choke. Poirier was expected to face ErikKoch on February 4, 2012, at UFC 143. However, Koch pulled out of the bout, citing an injury, and he...
in the first round. Dober was expected to face ErikKoch on January 2, 2016 at UFC 195. However, Koch pulled out of the bout in early December citing...
"Scott Holtzman replaces ErikKoch at UFC 195". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11. Danny Segura (2016-06-29). "ErikKoch vs. Drew Dober added to UFC...
Vannata. This fight earned him Fight of the Night award. Green faced ErikKoch on January 27, 2018, at UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2. He won the fight...
face ErikKoch on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Swanson pulled out of the bout due to an injury. Swanson vs. Koch was rescheduled...
but withdrew due to a back injury on February 25. ErikKoch stepped in and faced Assunção, as Koch's original opponent for the UFC on Versus 3 event two...
was tabbed as a replacement for the injured ErikKoch and face José Aldo at UFC 153. Lamas faced ErikKoch on January 26, 2013, at UFC on Fox 6. Lamas...
pulled from his fight with ErikKoch, to be inserted into a UFC Featherweight title shot against José Aldo at UFC 125. Koch ended up fighting Francisco...
UFC 199. He lost the fight via KO in the third round. Guida next faced ErikKoch at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee on June 25, 2017. He won the fight...
earning Submission of the Night honors. Grispi was expected to face ErikKoch on November 11, 2010, at WEC 52. However, in October 2010, World Extreme...
and went undefeated.[citation needed] Mendes made his WEC debut against ErikKoch on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47. He won the fight via unanimous decision, despite...
former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis, Alan Belcher, Pat Barry, ErikKoch, Ben Rothwell, Matt Mitrione, former U.S. Olympian and former Bellator...
with Ricardo Lamas, but it was scrapped after Edgar replaced the injured ErikKoch to face champion José Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship on October...
2012, that Aldo would remain on this card and defend his title against ErikKoch. The bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch, originally scheduled...
Tavares. Cub Swanson was expected to face ErikKoch at this event, but was forced from the bout with an injury. Koch was instead moved to UFC Fight Night 25...
Downes. Brookins returned to featherweight for his next fight and faced ErikKoch on September 17, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25. He lost the fight via unanimous...
the card. ErikKoch was expected to face UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo in a title fight at this event, but on August 31, 2012, Koch was forced...
that Aldo would remain on the UFC 149 card and defend his title against ErikKoch. On May 26, Vitor Belfort was forced to pull out of the card after breaking...
injury and Davis was pulled from the card altogether. A bout between ErikKoch and Ricardo Lamas was expected to take place at this event. However, the...
2010, at WEC 47, losing via first-round knockout. Casimir then faced ErikKoch on June 20, 2010, at WEC 49. He lost the fight via submission (triangle...
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