Zach Light

Zach Light (born February 6, 1974) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2011, he competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, and BAMMA. Light is currently a talent scout for Bellator MMA.

Zach Light
Born (1974-02-06) February 6, 1974
Lisbon, Iowa, United States
Other namesThe Lisbon Outlaw
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight170.4 lb (77.3 kg; 12.17 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Fighting out ofHuntington Beach, California, United States
TeamWolfslair MMA Academy
Years active2002–2003, 2006-2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins9
By knockout2
By submission4
By decision3
Losses11
By knockout3
By submission8
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: June 26, 2010

Background

Light was an All-American freestyle wrestler in high school and college. After college, he worked construction and frequently got into bar fights. He then moved to California after a judge told him that he would go to prison for two years if he continued this lifestyle.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Light was inspired to take up mixed martial arts after seeing Tito Ortiz fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and he went on to win his first two fights before being given the chance to fight in the UFC himself.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Light took on Pete Spratt at UFC 37.5 and lost via submission in the first round. This would be his only UFC fight, and the first in a three-fight losing streak; he was defeated by Tony Fryklund and Jeremy Jackson later that year.

Post-UFC/WEC

In 2003, he beat Beto Ibarra before taking a three-year hiatus from the sport.

He returned in 2006, winning against Nick Willert before being defeated by Jake Ellenberger in BodogFIGHT in his next bout. Light then notched up two wins either side of a submission loss to Toby Imada before a five-fight losing streak brought his record to 6-10. Among the fighters who beat him during this period were Tyron Woodley[2] and War Machine.[3]

Light was previously the wrestling coach at the Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England where he has trained the likes of Michael Bisping, Quinton Jackson and Cheick Kongo until 2009.[4]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches 9 wins 11 losses
By knockout 2 3
By submission 4 8
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–11 Aleksey Shapovalov Submission (rear-naked choke) League S-70 Russia vs. Brazil August 5, 2011 1 1:45 Sochi, Russia
Win 9–10 Maurice Speirs Submission (arm-triangle choke) Extreme Challenge 187: Battle at the Ballpark July 23, 2011 1 3:02 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Win 8–10 Vic Hall Submission (armbar) Extreme Challenge 183 January 29, 2011 1 1:30 Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
Win 7–10 Andre Kase Decision (unanimous) RCC 12-Hostile Takeover July 24, 2010 3 5:00 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Loss 6–10 War Machine Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 3 May 15, 2010 1 1:09 Birmingham, England
Loss 6–9 Tyron Woodley Submission (armbar) Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings September 25, 2009 2 3:38 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 6–8 Kajan Johnson KO (punches) Extreme Fighting Challenge 6: Home Coming October 11, 2008 1 2:47 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 6–7 Joe Camacho Submission (verbal) Sparstar Promotions: Battle of the Rising Stars June 8, 2007 1 3:44 Montebello, California, United States
Loss 6–6 Thomas Schulte Submission (armbar) Ultimate Warrior Challenge 3: Invasion April 26, 2008 1 1:20 Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Win 6–5 Nino Nino Submission (armbar) Platinum Fighting Productions: Ring of Fire December 9, 2007 1 N/A Quezon City, Philippines
Loss 5–5 Toby Imada Submission (armbar) Total Combat 21 June 8, 2007 1 2:35 San Diego, California, United States
Win 5–4 Mario Rivera Decision (unanimous) Bring It On: Under Destruction April 28, 2007 1 1:57 Oxnard, California, United States
Loss 4–4 Jake Ellenberger TKO (punches) BODOGFight: Costa Rica Combat February 16, 2007 1 3:51 Costa Rica
Win 4–3 Nick Willert TKO (punches) Invincible: Fist of Fury II November 18, 2006 2 2:29 Ontario, California, United States
Win 3–3 Beto Ibarra Submission (rear-naked choke) Pit-Fighting Championship July 16, 2003 1 N/A California, United States
Loss 2–3 Jeremy Jackson TKO (punches) Ultimate Athlete 4: King of the Mountain September 28, 2002 2 0:30 Auberry, California, United States Return to Welterweight.
Loss 2–2 Tony Fryklund Submission (kimura) WEC 4 August 31, 2002 1 4:06 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Middleweight debut.
Loss 2–1 Pete Spratt Submission (armbar) UFC 37.5 June 22, 2002 1 2:25 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 2–0 Royden Demotta Decision (majority) SuperBrawl 23 March 9, 2002 2 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 1–0 Adam Copenhaver TKO (punches) Iowa Challenge 4 March 2, 2002 1 7:29 Iowa, United States

References

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