Keith Wisniewski (born October 25, 1981) is an American professional

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currently competing in the

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division. He has competed for the

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, Ironheart Crown, and BodogFIGHT.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Wisniewski made his UFC debut at

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against Nick Thompson. He lost a unanimous decision.

Post-UFC

Following his release from the UFC, Wisniewski lost four straight fights but then went on a six-fight winning streak that included victories over UFC veterans

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and Chris Wilson, leading to him being re-signed with the promotion.

Return to UFC

Wisniewski faced

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in his UFC return on October 1, 2011 at UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson. He lost the fight via TKO (doctor stoppage) at the conclusion of the second round. Wisniewski faced newcomer Chris Clements on April 21, 2012 at

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. He lost the fight via split decision after three back and forth rounds. Wisniewski was slated to face Marcelo Guimares on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28. However, Guimaraes pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

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

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (majority) , BodogFIGHT: To the Brink of War , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , San José, Costa Rica , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–8–1 , Nick Thompson , Decision (unanimous) , UFC 56: Full Force , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–7–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , FFC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–7–1 , Musail Allaudinov , TKO (punches) , Euphoria: USA vs. Russia , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:04 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 20–7–1 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–4–1 , Jason Glabus , Submission (choke) , Chicago Challenge 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Chicago, Illinois, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–4–1 , Dale Carson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , HOOKnSHOOT: Trial 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–4–1 , CJ Fernandes , TKO (submission to punches) , TFC 1: Fightzone 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 31:30 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3–1 , Angelo Popofski , Decision (unanimous) , HOOKnSHOOT: Millennium , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , N/A , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–3–1 , Adrian Serrano , Submission (americana) , HOOKnSHOOT: Texas Heat , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 6:30 , N/A , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2–1 , Pat Heidenreich , Submission (armbar) , Night of the Diamonds , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A , , - , Draw , align=center, 4–2–1 , Jason Glabus , Draw , Chicago Challenge 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 , Chicago, Illinois, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 ,

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, KO (spinning back fist) , Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:40 , Indiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Jim Rhodes , Submission (armbar) , Chicago Challenge 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Chicago, Illinois, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Josh Cate , Submission (triangle choke) , Fearless Freestyle Fighting 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:08 , N/A , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Brandon Bledsoe , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Fearless Freestyle Fighting 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:07 , N/A , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Robert Humphreys , Decision (unanimous) , Fearless Freestyle Fighting 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , N/A , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Joey Gilbert , Decision (split) , JKD: Challenge 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Chicago, Illinois, United States ,

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