Zachary Ottow[1] (born (1986-12-22)December 22, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
[7] Ottow started training in wrestling and football – becoming an All-State select in latter – while attending Wisconsin Lutheran High School.
[8] He attended Air Force Academy in Colorado for two years before transferring to University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee from where he graduated with a degree in kinesiology.
[5][9] After his college football career had finished, he began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu and later picking up kickboxing.
[10] Ottow made his promotional debut on a short notice, replacing Bobby Green against Josh Burkman[11] on October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs.
[13] Ottow faced Sérgio Moraes on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2.
[17] Ottow faced Li Jingliang on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs.
[20] Ottow then signed a new four-fight contract to face Mike Pyle on short notice on March 3, 2018 at UFC 222.
[24] Ottow replaced Erik Koch to face promotional newcomer Dwight Grant on December 15, 2018 at UFC on Fox 31.