Bradley Kohler (born May 26, 1964) is an American former professional

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, incorp ...

who competed in the

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division. A professional from 1997 until 2012, Kohler competed for the

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and

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Career

Kohler made his professional debut in July 1997 at the HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championship 2 Heavyweight Tournament, winning a grueling quarterfinal fight against then 8–4

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via TKO at 52:24. In the semifinal he won via TKO due to a hand injury, and in the final faced Caz Daniels. He won after Daniels submitted from strikes at 17:35. After amassing a professional record of 7–0, he made his UFC debut against

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at UFC Japan. Kohler was handed his first professional loss via armbar at 10:05. Kohler's most notable fight occurred at

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against Steve Judson. Thirty seconds into the first round, Kohler feigned a takedown attempt, only to land a right cross. Judson was knocked out instantly, and suffered a deep gash to his chin at the point of impact. Remaining unconscious and showing signs of having difficulty breathing, referees immediately signaled to the medical staff who administered oxygen treatment to Judson, who was taken out via stretcher to the local hospital. He made his return to

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in 2010 after a near 6-year hiatus against

where he lost via KO in the first round 1:01 at CFX: Mayhem in Minneapolis. Kohler fought for the last time in 2012 against Shane DeZee. Kohler won the fight by TKO after DeZee submitted to punches at 1:42 of round two.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–2 , Joe Pardo , Submission (heel hook) , EC 17: Extreme Challenge 15 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:43 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Joe Slick , TKO (corner stoppage) , IFC 6: Battle at Four Bears , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:12 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Joel Sutton , TKO (corner stoppage) , IFC 6: Battle at Four Bears , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:24 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Sam Adkins , TKO (cut) , EC 9: Extreme Challenge 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 6:56 ,

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohler, Brad 1964 births American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Minnesota Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Living people People from Bloomington, Minnesota Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters