Peter Sobotta
| Peter Sobotta | |
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| Born |
January 11, 1987 Zabrze, Poland |
| Nationality |
Polish German |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Bisingen, Germany |
| Team | Planet Eater |
| Trainer | Dean Lister |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Peter Sobotta (born January 11, 1987) is a Polish-German professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sobotta was born in Zabrze, Poland and grew up in the small German town of Balingen. His childhood hero was Jackie Chan, who inspired him to take up martial arts, beginning with judo and then Tae Kwon Do. He then took up Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu when an MMA school opened near his home town.
Sobotta had his first professional mixed martial arts fight at the age of 17, and he compiled a record of 8-1 competing for several regional promotions across Europe before being signed by the UFC in 2009.
Sobotta made his promotional debut at on June 13, 2009 at UFC 99 against Paul Taylor. After three rounds, Sobotta lost via unanimous decision.
Sobotta was scheduled to have his second UFC fight against DaMarques Johnson on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105, but due to a military commitment for Sobotta, the bout was canceled.
Instead, Sobotta fought James Wilks on June 12, 2010 at UFC 115, losing by decision.
He then faced The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner, Amir Sadollah on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was promptly released from the promotion along with Goran Reljic and Seth Petruzelli.
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