Dustin Stoltzfus (born November 15, 1991) is an American

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who competes in the Middleweight division of the

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Background

Stoltzfus grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch community outside of

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to former Amish parents. Stoltzfus started

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as a child, moving to

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and other martial arts growing up. After graduating from

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, he attended

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, where he also got introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He graduated with Bachelor's in both foreign languages and economics, and subsequently moved to Germany – where he had already studied abroad – in 2014. In Germany he attended

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where he graduated with Master's in translation.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Stoltzfus fought once as an amateur in 2012, losing via decision. Two years later, he began competing as a professional in the Central-European regional circuit. He compiled a 12–1 record while claiming the FFA Middleweight Championship and defending it twice.

Dana White's Contender Series

Stoltzfus was then invited to face Joseph Pyfer at Dana White's Contender Series 28 on August 11, 2020. He won the fight via technical knockout due to an injury stemming from a slam and was awarded a contract with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Stoltzfus made his promotional debut against

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on November 21, 2020. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Stoltzfus faced

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at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés on July 17, 2021. He lost the fight via third-round submission. Stoltzfus was expected to face Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus on December 18, 2021. However, Hernandez withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer Caio Borralho. In turn, Borralho and

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's opponent, Abusupiyan Magomedov, were forced to withdraw from the fight due to visa issues, thus the UFC matched Meerschaert and Stoltzfus against each other for the event. He lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the third round. Stoltzfus faced

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on July 16, 2022 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Stoltzfuss faced Abusupiyan Magomedov, replacing injured

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, on September 3, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in 17 seconds.

Professional kickboxing

Stoltzfus fought once as a professional kickboxer in 2018, against

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Sebastian Cozmanca. Stoltzfus was defeated via first-round knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

*We Love MMA **FFA Middleweight Championship (One time) ***Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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