Cody McKenzie
| Cody McKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cody Steven McKenzie December 16, 1987 Cordova, Alaska, United States |
| Other names | AK Kid |
| Residence | Metaline, Washington, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 180.3 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Division |
Welterweight (2014) Middleweight (2014) Lightweight (2009–2012; 2013) Featherweight (2007–2009; 2012–2013) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Team | Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2007–2014; 2015–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 14 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Cody Steven McKenzie (born December 16, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of World Series of Fighting. A professional competitor since 2007, McKenzie mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck, and has also competed for M-1 Global. He is well known for submitting opponents with a modified guillotine choke nicknamed the McKenzietine.
McKenzie was born in Cordova, Alaska and currently trains in Spokane, Washington. He saw his first MMA fight when he was a sophomore at Selkirk High School and knew from then on that he wanted to be an MMA fighter.
McKenzie is a member of the "Fancy Pants Fight Team", named after Lyle Beerbohm. Prior to joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, McKenzie recorded ten successive submission victories, nine of which were by guillotine choke.
McKenzie also utilizes his own variation of the guillotine choke which he names "The McKenzietine". McKenzie flips his shoulder a different way to the standard guillotine choke, before arching his shoulder. According to Sherdog.com, McKenzie has the third-most guillotine choke victories in the world behind only two fighters who have each had over 50 fights in their respective careers, one being Travis Fulton, the front-runner, who despite having had over 300 fights has only two more guillotine victories than McKenzie.
McKenzie began his professional mixed martial arts career with a TKO victory over Brett Held in British Columbia, Canada. This was his only fight to go to a second round in his career prior to the UFC. Under a month later, McKenzie faced Abe Jones, defeating him via triangle choke after little over two minutes.
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