Cody Carson Pfister (born August 7, 1990) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2009, he has competed for the

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, Bellator,

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, and the

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Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After an unsuccessful bid to get on The Ultimate Fighter: Live and an 11–3–1 run on the regional circuit, Pfister signed with the UFC in 2015. Pfister faced James Moontasri at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch on February 14, 2015, replacing Jake Lindsey. Pfister lost the fight by submission in the second round. Pfister then faced Yosdenis Cedeno at

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on July 11, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Pfister faced

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on December 10, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 80 ''UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 80'') was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2015, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was expected to be headline ...

. Despite winning the first round, Pfister lost by submission via guillotine choke in the second. Pfister next faced

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on July 13, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 91 ''UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 91'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 13, 2016, at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ba ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Bellator MMA

Pfister made his promotional debut for Bellator against Jonathan Gary at Bellator 174 on March 3, 2017. He won the fight via submission in the first round, and in his post-fight interview, announced his retirement from MMA. However he has promised to return in his own promotion, Fist Fight Night.

Regional circuit

Despite announcing his retirement, Pfister faced Charles Bennett at Fist Fight Night 2 on September 30, 2017. He won the fight via first-round submission. He then faced Wu Haotian at Kunlun Fight MMA 16 on October 28, 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Next he faced

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at BTC 5 on March 9, 2019. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He then faced Adam Assenza at BTC 9 on February 29, 2020. He lost the fight via split decision. Pfister was next scheduled to face Tom Shoaff at Rage in the Cage 78 on January 30, 2021. However, Shoaff withdrew from the bout and was replaced with Sterling Lenz. Pfister won the fight via first-minute submission. Pfister was then scheduled to face Trey Ogden at FAC 7 on March 5, 2021. However, Pfister withdrew from the bout and was replaced with Darius Estell. Pfister faced Don Shainis for the FAC Lightweight Championship on May 6, 2022 at FAC 13. He lost the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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