Chris Gruetzemacher
| Chris Gruetzemacher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 16, 1986 Page, Arizona, United States |
| Other names | Gritz |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155.0 lb (70.3 kg; 11.07 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight (155 lb) Featherweight (145 lb) |
| Reach | 68.0 in (173 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Surprise, Arizona, United States |
| Team | 2 Knuckle Sports MMA Academy |
| Teacher(s) | Hanshi Nico |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Chris "Gritz" Gruetzemacher (born June 16, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC TV series The Ultimate Fighter series 22 (TUF 22). Gruetzemacher was the former fighter for Strikeforce and World Series of Fighting (WSOF) and he currently fights in lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Gruetzemacher family was from Chile and his family fled to United States with the help of United Churches after his grandfather, who was a senator in Chile, was arrested and tortured for two years after an uprising against Augusto Pinochet and changed of regime in Chile. Gruetzemacher was born in Page, Arizona, United States and at the age of five his father was shot and murdered, evoked his primal instinct for self-protection where he started wrestling.
Gruetzemacher was a former student at Thunderbird High School where he started his wrestler training. He started training BJJ and Muay Thai in 2007 to get in shape and slowly progressing to compete in MMA. He chose his professional as a fighter after decided to invest his time as an athlete in combat sport and to be part of something great in his life. He worked with the former Thailand national fight team member and multiple Muay Thai world champion, Master Kru Paul, in North Carolina to sharpen his stand up game prior finding his new training base at 2 Knuckle Sports.
A typical training day for Gruetzemacher involves strength and conditioning in the morning, grappling in the evening and works on this stand up game in the later of the day after teaches two BJJ classes at 2 Knuckle Sports MMA Academy.
I would never want to stop fighting. This is who I am. I'm doing what I"m supposed to do... In all honesty, if they told me I couldn't be a fighter anymore, I wouldn't be able to tell you what I wanted to do with anything.
Gruetzemacher started his professional debut in 2008 and fought most of his fights in Arizona, United States. He was the former fighter for Strikeforce and World Series of Fighting (WSOF). He amassed a record of 12-1 with 11 wining streak where he won back to back wins over UFC veterans Roli Delgado (who was 9 inches taller than Gruetzemacher) and John Gunderson prior signed by UFC.
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