War Machine
War Machine attending the 'This Is Our Industry' A.I.M. Fundraiser Party at Les Deux, Hollywood, CA on Nov. 11, 2009
Born	Jonathan Koppenhaver November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) (age 28) Simi Valley, California
Other names	Jon Koppenhaver
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Freestyle
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada
Team	Xtreme Couture
Rank	purple belt in BJJ
MMA record
Total	14
Wins	11
By knockout	6
By submission	5
Losses	3
Draws	0

War Machine (born Jonathan Koppenhaver on November 30, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist and porn star. He was formerly a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.

Personal life

On The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, War Machine discussed how, as a thirteen year old boy, he unsuccessfully performed CPR on his father, only to witness him die during the process.

In August 2000, Koppenhaver briefly attended The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina. War Machine has also had several scrapes with legal authorities. On September 2, 2007, he was found guilty of striking a Las Vegas man in the face and choking him unconscious during a parking lot scuffle. In February 2008, he was sentenced to three years of probation and 30 days of community service, avoiding the possible felony charge and accompanying prison time.

In February 2009, War Machine began work as a topless VIP lounge bottle server at the alternative nightclub, Krave, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Koppenhaver legally changed his name to "War Machine."

Mixed martial arts

The Ultimate Fighter

War Machine was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra. War Machine was not part of the original sixteen fighters initially picked for the show; instead, he was brought in as a replacement when Roman Mitichyan broke his elbow during evaluations and was sent home. War Machine was eliminated in the first round of the show by Tommy Speer. War Machine used a Rear Naked Choke, but with the massive amount of blood dripping, he couldn't tighten the hold enough to make Speer tap; Speer went on to win the decision. The choke was controversial because it appeared that Speer had tapped, although the referee did not stop the fight.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In War Machine's official UFC debut, he defeated Jared Rollins in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra finale show via TKO at 2:01 of the third round. War Machine and Rollins both received 25k due to winning fight of the night honors. His last UFC fight was at UFC 84 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida in which he lost via submission in the first round.

He was released from the UFC after comments made about the death of Evan Tanner and for rejecting a fight offered by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. War Machine posted on his Myspace that he believed that Tanner had gone to the desert to kill himself after he realized his career might have been over and had bascially made no money during his fight career. Medical examiners proved that Tanner's death was not a suicide but War Machine stood by his statements

Bellator Fighting Championship

War Machine was signed and then released by Bellator Fighting Championship. His MySpace blog cited disparaging comments about President Barack Obama as the cause for his non-participation in their upcoming tournament.

Independent Promotions

Phil Baroni was set to fight undefeated fighter Guillaume de Lorenzi in the main event, held by XMMA on February 27, 2009. However, Baroni was forced to withdraw from the bout, due to Baroni being signed by Strikeforce. War Machine was asked to step in and fight Lorenzi, War Machine took the fight on short notice and won via submission in the first round. The XMMA event was held

War Machine fought Reshad Woods (4–1) on April 25, 2009 at UWC 6: Capital Punishment in Fairfax, Virginia. War Machine won the fight by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:16 of Round 2. He then defeated Erik Montano at a Total Combat event in Mexico City, War Machine again won the fight with a rear naked choke submission.

On June 20, 2009 War Machine was set to fight Roger Bowling. However Roger broke his hand a couple weeks before the event and was not cleared to fight. The two agreed to fight later in the year. They were then set to fight at XFC 9 in Tampa, Florida on September 5, where it was to be the main event and would broadcast live over HDNet.com. Bowling again was injured and pulled from the fight. War Machine stated he will not try and fight Bowling again and will move on in his career as well as verbally attacking the manger of Bowling.

On September 5, 2009 War Machine stepped into the cage and faced off against Mikey Gomez. The ref stopped the fight, giving a somewhat controversial win to War Machine by TKO (Punches), at 13 seconds in the third round. War Machine was scheduled to fight October 3, 2009 against Jacob McClintock, but canceled the fight so he could fight on October 8, 2009 against David Mitchell.

On April 17, 2010 War Mchine was set to face Tex Johnson in the main event of Wild Bill's Fight Night. However, on April 16 it had been reported on TMZ.com that WM left a comment on his Twitter saying he will not be turning up to the event to fight Tex Johnson.

Pornographic Film Career and Legal Troubles

On February 22, 2008, Koppenhaver's San Diego defense attorney arranged a lenient fine and probationary sentence for a prior assault which could have ended his fighting career, if charged as a felony.

On 31 October 2009, War Machine announced that he would pursue a career in pornographic films along with fighting mixed martial arts. War Machine, on the internet stated the following:

"So I said fuck it! I signed with LA Direct Models this week and today I did my first porn scene! (laugh out loud) I shot for Digital Playground with their girl Riley Steele, was fucking awesome! I was nervous as shit but I came through. I'm still gonna fight, just gonna do this too because fighting isn't quite enough money and you all know I ain't trying to work! In life I have come to learn that all I enjoy is eating, sleeping, fighting and fucking! Fuck it! I'm living the dream, getting PAID to fight and fuck! What more could I ask for?"

On 28th of November, War Machine was reported to what witnesses have said, "gone crazy" at a porn actress' birthday party. He attacked several people and ran off before the police came. Here is what he said about the situation on his Twitter.

"Fuck...last night was NOT good...lil' misunderstanding and then WM was back in effect and the bodies hit the floor. I'm fucked...Pretty sure my porn days are over. Prolly be going to jail too...when they find me...haha!"

On December 1, Las Vegas Police Department issued a warrant out for his arrest.

On March 31, 2010, he was again arrested in San Diego, California under suspiscion of assault with a deadly weapon after a confrontation at a Pacific Beach bar. It was reported that officers had to place a bag over his head to keep him from spitting at them."

Warmachine responded by way of his Twitter account saying: "Why the spit bag? Fuck if I know!?? I never spit! lol...they just put it on to be dicks and/or disguise who I was...??

On the 6th of April 2010, War Machine then Stated : "Finally out of my lil' depression and had some good training tonight! Got some other GREAT news today too about possible HUGE fight in June! WAY HUGE! I hope it comes through!"

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Win	Zach Light	Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	BAMMA 3	02010-05-15 May 15, 2010	1	1:09	Birmingham, England
Loss	David Mitchell	Decision (Split)	Tachi Palace Fights 1: Most Wanted	02009-10-08 October 8, 2009	3	5:00	Lemoore, California
Win	Mikey Gomez	TKO (Strikes)	XFC 9: Evolution	02009-09-05 September 5, 2009	3	0:13	Tampa, Florida
Win	Erik Montano	Submission (Armbar)	Total Combat 33	02009-07-11 July 11, 2009	3	0:47	Mexico City
Win	Tim Woods	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UWC 6: Capital Punishment	02009-04-25 April 25, 2009	2	4:16	Fairfax, Virginia
Win	Guillaume de Lorenzi	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	XMMA 7: Inferno	02009-02-27 February 27, 2009	1	4:13	Montreal, Quebec
Win	David Anderson	KO (Punches)	Desert Rage 4	02008-11-08 November 8, 2008	1	2:26	Yuma, Arizona
Loss	Yoshiyuki Yoshida	Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke)	UFC 84: Ill Will	02008-05-24 May 24, 2008	1	0:56	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	Jared Rollins	KO (Punches)	The Ultimate Finale 6	02007-12-08 December 8, 2007	3	2:01	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	RJ Gamez	TKO (Strikes)	Total Combat 16: Annihilation	02006-09-09 September 9, 2006	1	2:09	San Diego, California
Loss	Mike O'Donnell	Submission (Armbar)	GFC: Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House	02006-03-03 March 3, 2006	2	4:02	Columbus, Ohio
Win	Andrew Ramirez	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	Total Combat 9	02005-07-30 July 30, 2005	1	N/A	Tijuana, Baja California
Win	Frank Duffy	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Total Combat 4	02004-07-25 July 25, 2004	1	N/A	Tijuana, Baja California
Win	Angel Santibanez	TKO (Punch)	Total Combat 2	02004-02-29 February 29, 2004	1	1:00	Tijuana, Baja California

External links

• Professional MMA record for Jon Koppenhaver from Sherdog
• War Machine’s The Ultimate Fighter bio