Josh D. Koscheck was born on the 30th November 1977, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania USA. He is perhaps best known for being a professional mixed martial artist and wrestler, who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions for Bellator MMA. He is also recognized for appearing in the reality TV series called “The Ultimate Fighter” (2005-2015). His professional wresting career has been active since 2004.
Have you ever wondered how rich Josh Koscheck is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Josh’s net worth is currently as high as $2 million. The main source of this amount of money is coming from his professional career in the sports industry as a mixed martial artist and wrestler.
Josh Koscheck Net Worth $2 Million
Josh Koscheck spent his childhood in Waynesburg, where he started to wrestle when he was only five years old. There, he received his elementary and high school education, after which he enrolled at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, as he received an athletic scholarship, and he continued wresting career as well as his education. He graduated with a BA degree in Criminal Justice.
While in his third year at the University, Josh became the NCAA Division I Champion in the 174lb weight class, finishing the season without a loss in recording 42 victories. Furthermore, he received the PSAC Wrestler of the Year award three times.
Josh`s professional career began with the first season of the Ultimate Fighter in 2005, in the middleweight category. In his debut, Josh won the fight against Chris Leben via unanimous decision. However, his second match brought his first loss, against Diego Sanchez. His first official match was held in the Ultimate Finale against Chris Sanford, who Josh defeated by KO in the first round.
His next fight was also successful, winning against the UFC veteran Pete Spratt, at the UFC Fight Night event, held in Las Vega, Nevada in 2005.
In 2006, his net worth increased by a large margin,as he didn`t lose a fight that year, winning against such wretlers as Ansar Chalangov, Dave Menne, Jonathan Goulet, and Jeff Joslin. He continued successfully through the next year, losing only one match to Georges St-Pierre.
In 2008 he won the Knockout of the Night bonus, defeating Yoshiyuki Yoshida by KO in first round. The same year, he won fights against Chris Lytle, and Dustin Hazelett.
In 2010, he won the match against Paul Daley which enabled him to fight for the UFC Welterweight title, however, he lost in the title match against Georges St-Pierre. Anyways, he continued fighting in the UFC Welterweight category, however, with moderate success, winning only two fights after the title match. His last victory was in 2012, against Mike Pierce. Since then he lost fights against Johny Hendricks in 2012, Robbie Lawler, and Tyron Woodley in 2013. Most recently he lost a fight against Eric Saliva at the UFC Fight Night event held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 2015.
His overall win number stands at 17, with 10 losses, however, his victories have been the main source of his income, and has signed a contract with the Bellator MMA, and his debut was scheduled as of January 2016.
When it comes to speak about his personal life, little is known about Josh Koscheck’s private life, as he obviously keeps it to himself; however, there is information in the media that he was in a short-lived relationship with model Holly Madison in 2010. In free time, he is active on his official Twitter account.
