| Luke Zachrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1981 Defiance, Ohio, United States |
| Other names | The Blender[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight (185 lb) (2006–2014) Cruiserweight (boxing) |
| Reach | 74.5 in (189 cm)[2] |
| Style | Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Columbus, Ohio, United States (current) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (former) |
| Team | Ronin Training Center[3] Team Jorge Gurgel[4] The Beast Academy |
| Trainer | Head Trainer: Rob Radford Strength: Brandon Couden Brazilian Jiu-jitsu: Vitor Oliveira Wrestling: Nikolai Timbs[1] |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Vitor Oliveira[5] |
| Years active | 2006–2014 (MMA) 2014; 2016 (Boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Amateur record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Professional Mixed Martial Artist |
| University | Bowling Green State University (B.ASc)[6] |
| Website | Official Site |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Luke Zachrich (born December 19, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship[7] A professional mixed martial arts competitor since 2006 until his release from the UFC in 2014, Zachrich was a member of Team Forrest on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, and has also fought for King of the Cage, Bellator, Xtreme Fighting Organization, and Ultimate Victory Challenge, the latter of which he was the inaugural Middleweight Champion.[8]
In the first few years of his career, he trained with professional wrestling and mixed martial arts legend Dan Severn at The Beast Academy in Coldwater, Michigan, before relocating to Team Jorge Gurgel in Cincinnati, Ohio. He now fights out his own training facility, the Ronin Training Center, where he is also one of the head instructors.[9] During his professional career, he held a martial arts record of 14–4, with seven of his fourteen wins coming by way of submission.[10] Zachrich is currently ineligible for the Tapology.com Middleweight rankings due to his retirement from mixed martial arts.[2]