Justin Wilcox
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Justin Wilcox is an American
United States
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 mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 from San Jose, California
San Jose, California
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He is a former professional bodybuilder and a former NCAA Division I wrestler who first began competing as a welterweight. He is currently signed with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

.

MMA career

He got started in MMA by Dan Swift of DNA MMA from Erie Pennsylvania and trained with Dan and also got his first fights in which Dan set up for him. Wilcox wrestled in College with Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
Josh D. Koscheck is an American mixed martial artist from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a former collegiate wrestling champion and is currently fighting at welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on the first season of the reality television show,...

. After a shaky 2-2 start, he moved to train with Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy as well as dropping to compete at lightweight. In his MMA debut he notably defeated Bobby Voelker
Bobby Voelker
Bobby Voelker is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the welterweight division.-Early career:Voelker made his professional MMA debut in 2006...

. After signing with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

 he fought against Mitsuhiro Ishida
Mitsuhiro Ishida
Mitsuhiro Ishida is a Japanese mixed martial artist who has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce and Pride. He currently competes in Dream and is known for his wrestling ability and endurance.- Mixed martial arts career :...

 and lost by armbar. After that loss, he defeated David Douglas
David Douglas
David Douglas was a Scottish botanist. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died.-Early life:...

, Pride veteran Daisuke Nakamura
Daisuke Nakamura
Not to be confused with Mixed Martial Artist Daisuke Nakamura is a Japanese voice actor and actor. Daisuke is probably most known for the roles as: Colonello and Yamato Akitsuki .-Anime:* Honey and Clover...

 and The Ultimate Fighter 13
The Ultimate Fighter 13
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos is the thirteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter....

 alumni Shamar Bailey
Shamar Bailey
Shamar Bailey is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bailey has made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest, and his 1-1 stint with Strikeforce. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs...

. On November 19, 2010, he faced Dream
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

 veteran Vitor Ribeiro in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The twelfth Challengers episode took place on November 19, 2010, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi. The event drew an estimated 210,000 viewers on Showtime.-Televised...

 and won the fight by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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| NC
|align=center| 11-3 (1)
|   Gesias Cavalcante
| NC (accidental eye poke)
| Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, also known as Strikeforce: Dallas, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on June 18, 2011 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas...


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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 0:31
| Dallas
Dallas, Texas
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–3
|   Rodrigo Damm
Rodrigo Damm
Rodrigo Damm is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has competed for World Victory Road, Strikeforce, Jungle Fight, bodogFIGHT, and Shooto promotions. Rodrigo's sister Carina Damm is also a mixed martial artist. Damm made his US debut at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs...


| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The fifteenth Challengers episode took place on April 1, 2011 at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.-Background:...


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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:00
| Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...

, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–3
|   Vitor Ribeiro
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The twelfth Challengers episode took place on November 19, 2010, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi. The event drew an estimated 210,000 viewers on Showtime.-Televised...


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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–3
|   Shamar Bailey
Shamar Bailey
Shamar Bailey is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bailey has made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest, and his 1-1 stint with Strikeforce. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe
Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe
Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The seventh Challengers episode took place on March 26, 2010, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event drew an estimated 316,000 viewers on Showtime.-Televised card:*Heavyweight bout: ...


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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–3
|   Daisuke Nakamura
Daisuke Nakamura (fighter)
Daisuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who has fought for DREAM, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, DEEP, ZST, Cage Rage, PRIDE, K-1 and Cage Force promotions. He holds notable victories over Nigerian K-1 kickboxer Andy Ologun and won his mixed martial arts debut against veteran...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Evolution
Strikeforce: Evolution
Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose...


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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–3
|   David Douglas
David Douglas (fighter)
David Douglas is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the lightweight division and is currently signed with Strikeforce.-MMA Career:...


| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. It was held in San Jose, California on August 15, 2009. The event aired live on the Showtime cable network and marked the first time two women headlined a major MMA event....


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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:16
| San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 6–3
|   Moses Baca
| Decision (unanimous)
| Disturbing the Peace
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Fresno
Fresno, California
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, United States
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–3
|   Mitsuhiro Ishida
Mitsuhiro Ishida
Mitsuhiro Ishida is a Japanese mixed martial artist who has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce and Pride. He currently competes in Dream and is known for his wrestling ability and endurance.- Mixed martial arts career :...


| Submission (armbar)
| Strikeforce: At The Mansion II
Strikeforce: At The Mansion II
Strikeforce: At The Mansion II was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2008. The event took place at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California...


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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:21
| Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–2
|   Gabe Ruediger
Gabe Ruediger
Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...


| Decision (unanimous)
| JG and TKT Promotions: Fighting 4 Kidz
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–2
|   Todd Murphey
Todd Murphey
Todd Murphey is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division and has also competed in the lightweight division. He was signed to the International Fight League but before he could get his first fight, the company shut down...


| TKO (punches)
| Extreme Challenge 82
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:35
| Springfield
Springfield, Illinois
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–2
|   Allan Lee
| Decision (unanimous)
| Extreme Challenge 77
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Mason
Mason, Ohio
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–2
|   Bryce Teager
| Decision (unanimous)
| Extreme Challenge 76
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Sloan
Sloan, Iowa
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, United States
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 1–2
|   Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle is an American mixed martial artist. Hornbuckle holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jack McVicker and has a self-proclaimed black belt in "intensity". Hornbuckle is Native American, and is a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee tribe...


| TKO (punches)
| Total Fight Challenge 6
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:20
| Hammond
Hammond, Indiana
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, United States
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 1–1
|   Chad Reiner
| Submission (armbar)
| Extreme Challenge 68
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:54
| Hayward
Hayward, Wisconsin
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|   Bobby Voelker
Bobby Voelker
Bobby Voelker is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the welterweight division.-Early career:Voelker made his professional MMA debut in 2006...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Extreme Challenge 68
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Hayward
Hayward, Wisconsin
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, United States
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