Timothy A. Boetsch (; born January 28, 1981) is a retired American professional

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who fought in the

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and

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divisions of the

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. A professional since 2006, Boetsch has formerly competed as an alternate for the New York Pitbulls in the

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and

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Background

Boetsch was born in

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, and has a brother, Aaron, who is ten years older than him. Boetsch began

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when he was six years old, and had always admired his older brother's wrestling abilities. Boetsch, who also practiced

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, attended Camden Hills Regional High School, where he was very successful at the local high school level. Boetsch was a four-time state wrestling champion, and won almost every tournament that he participated in. On August 4, 2012, he was inducted into the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame. He then attended

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on a wrestling scholarship, but had mixed results in his wrestling career there. Boetsch had trouble settling into the right weight-class, and was not consistent. His college roommate, who was also on the wrestling team, had been training with the legendary

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after he left college. Boetsch's roommate then offered Boetsch the opportunity to fight in Iowa, and Boetsch, who was landscaping in Pennsylvania at the time, accepted.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Boetsch had his first amateur fight in August 2006, and after dominating the first two opponents he faced in less than two minutes, made his transition to the professional ranks. Boetsch made his IFL debut as a late replacement to fight veteran

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. He was given three days to prepare for the match, and fought the future champion to a decision, his first professional loss.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After this performance, Boetsch made his

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debut at ''

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'' as a late replacement to fight David Heath. He was given ten days to prepare for the fight, and won by TKO in the first round. Boetsch received particular acclaim and a fan following for the way he threw Heath onto his head at the end of the fight. Boetsch next made his main card debut in the UFC as a replacement to fight Matt Hamill at

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with six weeks to prepare for the fight. Though he opened a large gash on Hamill's lower lip, he found himself winded in the second round, leading to a TKO loss due to strikes from the ground. Boetsch fought submission specialist Michael Patt at UFC 88. For the first time in four fights, Boetsch did not enter the bout as a replacement for another fighter. Boetsch won by TKO in the first round. Boetsch was released from the UFC following his loss to Jason Brilz at UFC 96, ending his four-fight contract with a 2–2 record. Boetsch earned a record of 3-0 before getting re-signed with the UFC.

Return to the UFC

Boetsch was scheduled to face

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on August 7, 2010, at UFC 117, but Silva was forced out of the bout due to an injury. and replaced by UFC newcomer Todd Brown. Boetsch won a unanimous decision. Boetsch faced Phil Davis on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123. He lost the fight via submission . Boetsch subsequently dropped down to the

division. He faced

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on May 28, 2011, at

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and won the fight via unanimous decision. Boetsch faced

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on September 24, 2011, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Boetsch was victorious in his fight against former UFC title challenger

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on February 26, 2012, at

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. Boetsch was badly beaten in the first two rounds before rallying to claim a TKO victory in what is arguably the biggest victory of his career to date. Veteran commentator

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stated it as the greatest comeback in UFC history. Boetsch was expected to face

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on July 21, 2012, at UFC 149. However, Bisping was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Héctor Lombard. Boetsch defeated Lombard via split decision. Boetsch was expected to face Chris Weidman on December 29, 2012, at

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. However, Weidman was forced out of the bout due citing an injury and was replaced by Costas Philippou. Boetsch had dominated the first round, but he received an eye poke and

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later in the fight and was bleeding a significant amount. Boetsch was never able to fully recover and slowed down significantly. He eventually lost the fight via TKO due to strikes, making this his first loss since moving to Middleweight. Boetsch faced

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on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162, He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Boetsch was expected to face Luke Rockhold on October 19, 2013, at UFC 166. However, Rockhold was forced out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by

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. While Dollaway seemingly controlled the action for the majority of the bout, he was docked a point for multiple eye pokes to Boetsch. Boetsch was declared the winner via split decision. Boetsch eventually faced Luke Rockhold on April 26, 2014, at

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. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Boetsch faced Brad Tavares on August 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 47. Boetsch scored a come from behind victory, defeating Tavares via second round TKO. The win also earned Boetsch his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Boetsch next faced

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on January 31, 2015, at

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. He lost the fight via technical submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the second round. Despite the loss, Boetsch was awarded a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus. Boetsch faced

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on June 6, 2015, in the main event at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Boetsch faced

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in a light heavyweight bout on January 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 81. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Boetsch next faced Josh Samman on July 13, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 91. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Boetsch faced Rafael Natal on November 12, 2016, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. In the last fight of his contract, Boetsch faced

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on February 11, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Boetsch faced

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on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112. He won the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches early in the second round. The win also earned Boetsch his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Boetsch faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on April 14, 2018, at

UFC on Fox 29 ''UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje'' (also known as ''UFC on FOX 29'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Background After pr ...

. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one. Boetsch faced

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on March 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 146. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. In September 2019, Boetsch announced that he had retired.

Personal life

Boetsch is married and has two sons and a daughter. Boetsch has a degree in

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from the

. He was formerly a social worker with adolescents prior to pursuing his mixed martial arts career, and he now owns a lawn and landscape business.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*5150 Combat League **5150 Light Heavyweight Championship (One time) *Tequila CAZADORES Spirit Award **Tequila CAZADORES Spirit Award (Two times) *

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

** Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Brad Tavares and vs.

**UFC.com Awards ***2008: Ranked #8 Newcomer of the Year *** 2012: Upset of the Year & Ranked #7 Upset of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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