Seth Baczynski (born October 26, 1981) is an American

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(MMA) fighter currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional since 2006, Baczynski has formerly competed for the

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, and was a cast member of

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's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz'' and The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption. He has also fought for top promotions such as the

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, and the

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Background

Born in

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and raised in

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, Baczysnki played football and

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growing up. Upon graduating from

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, Baczynski began to train in

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Baczynski began fighting in 2006, making his debut at a Rage in the Cage event. Baczynski lost the fight to Shane Johnson via

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submission in round one. Baczynski bounced back from the loss and won three straight fights, all for Rage in the Cage.

International Fight League

He then signed a contract with the

. He debuted for the promotion against Brent Beauparlant, losing via decision. He was given a second chance, and fought Dan Molina. The fight ended with Baczynski, again, on the losing end. Baczynski was released from the IFL after the loss.

Post-IFL

Baczynski obtained a 7–1 record after being released from the IFL. He then fought up and comer Roger Bowling, losing by vicious KO only nine seconds into round one. Baczynski won a fight against Tom Nguyen at a Wild Bill's Fight Night event. He was then selected to be a part of ''The Ultimate Fighter''.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

Baczynski was selected as one of the 28 competitors for the eleventh season of the Ultimate Fighter. To get onto the show and become one of the 14 fighters, Baczynski had to fight

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. After three rounds, the judges awarded the win to McGee, sending Baczynski home. After a fighter was injured and forced out of the competition, Baczynski was given the injured fighter's spot. In his first fight back he fought Team Liddell's last pick, Joseph Henle. Baczynski won the fight via three round unanimous decision and moved onto the quarter-final round. In the quarter-final round, Baczynski faced rival team member and friend

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. As the first round ended, Baczynski threw an illegal soccer kick to the head of Tavares. Baczynski immediately apologized, knowing he could have seriously hurt Tavares, who went to his corner and slumped. After discussing the matter with the doctors, Herb Dean stopped the fight and Tavares was declared the winner by disqualification, advancing him to the semi-finals. In 2017, he returned to TUF 25, ultimately losing by unanimous decision to Gilbert Smith.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Baczynski made his UFC debut in a rematch against

at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale. After three close rounds, Baczynski lost the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Due to his loss to Tavares, Baczynski was subsequently released from the UFC.

Post-UFC

Soon after being released from the UFC, Baczynski was reportedly signed by Strikeforce and was scheduled to make his promotional debut at ShoMMA 10: Riggs vs. Taylor against Erik Apple. However, Apple was forced to pull out of the fight and a replacement was not named. He then fought UFC and WEC veteran,

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, at

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. The fight was ended after Baczynski escaped from a near fight ending armbar submission hold, which ended up breaking his arm, and knocked McKenzie out with elbows. McKenzie appealed the result to the CSAC. On April 9, 2011, Baczynski became the Interim Ringside MMA Welterweight Champion when he TKO'd formerly undefeated prospect Alex Garcia at Ringside MMA 10.

Return to UFC

Baczynski returned to the UFC facing

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on September 17, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25, replacing an injured

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Baczynski again stepped-in on short notice to fight Matt Brown on November 19, 2011 at

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Baczynski fought

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on June 8, 2012 at

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. Baczynski defeated Benoist via split decision. Baczynski next faced

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on September 22, 2012 at

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. Baczynski was surprisingly being out struck by Thoresen throughout the fight until he landed a big punch that instantly knocked Thoresen out late in the first round. Baczynski was expected to face

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on December 15, 2012 at

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. However, Noke pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury and was replaced by

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Baczynski fought promotional newcomer

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on July 6, 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout due to ground and pound punches at the end of the first round. Baczynski faced

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on November 6, 2013 at

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. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Baczynski faced Thiago Alves on April 10, 2014 at

UFC on Fox 11 ''UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 11'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Background The event was headlined by a he ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Despite the loss, this fight earned Baczynski his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Baczynski faced promotional newcomer

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on August 16, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 47 ''UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 47'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Background The event was headlined by top ten light heavywe ...

. He lost the back-and-forth fight via knockout in the first round. Despite the loss, Baczynski earned his second consecutive ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Baczynski faced

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on April 11, 2015 at

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. Baczynski lost the fight as he was quickly knocked out only 8 seconds into the first round, and was subsequently released from the promotion.

''The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption''

In February 2017, it was revealed that Baczynski would again compete on the UFC's reality show in the 25th season on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption''. Baczynski was the first pick overall for Team Garbrandt. He faced Gilbert Smith in the opening round and lost via unanimous decision.

Independent promotions

Baczynski has gone 3–2 since leaving the UFC.

World Lethwei Championship

On May 2, 2019, Baczynski signed a multi-fight deal with

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-based Lethwei organization

. He made his promotional debut against Lethwei world champion

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on August 2, 2019. Baczynski lost the fight via knockout in the second round.

Personal life

Baczynski is married and has five children. Aside from fighting, he has a job as a utilities worker. Baczynski's paternal great-grandfather was an immigrant from

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Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

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** Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Thiago Alves,

* Ringside MMA ** Interim Ringside Welterweight Championship (One time)

Lethwei

* Lethwei World ** 2019 Event of the Year * Spia Asia Awards ** 2019 Best Sport Tourism Destination Campaign of the Year – Bronze * Asian Academy Awards ** 2019 Best Sport Program – National Winner

Mixed martial arts record

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Glendale, Arizona Glendale () is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located approximately northwest of Downtown Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 248,325. History In the late 1800s the area that is now Glendale was all deser ...

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Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baczynski, Seth 1981 births Living people People from Apache Junction, Arizona Sportspeople from the Phoenix metropolitan area American male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Lethwei Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists from Arizona Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American Lethwei practitioners American people of Polish descent