Photo of Elijah Garshnick
Team Lion-Do Fight Club
Age 40
Gender Male
Height 5' 11"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Elijah Garshnick was a two-time NCAA All-American at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Garshnick is a Judo Black Belt under master Joe Bufagna.

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 years, 5 months, 26 days
Rounds Fought 22.3
Avg. Fights/Year 4.1
Longest Layoff 10 months, 4 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 8 1
Losses 0 3 2
Finish Rate 88.9%
Finished Rate 60.0%
Win by Decision Rate 11.1%
Loss by Decision Rate 40.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 88.9%
Loss by SUB Rate 60.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:58
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 00:58
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:49
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:12
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 01/19/2013 W
(8-5-0)
Donald Crawford Jr.
(4-2-0)
HW
(220.0 vs. 217.0)
Submission (Keylock)
VFL 40: Broard Avenue Brawlers
1 02:49
Official MMA Fight Results 08/25/2012 L
(8-4-0)
Ruslan Khaskhanov
(11-7-0)
MW
(183.0 vs. 182.2)
Decision (Split Decision)
NAAFS: Caged Fury 18
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/08/2012 W
(7-4-0)
James Brasco
(7-5-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 184.0)
Submission (Strikes)
World Cagefighting Championship IV
3 01:40
Official MMA Fight Results 02/04/2012 W
(6-4-0)
Joey Kirwan
(8-5-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 191.0*)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
VFL 35: Broard Avenue Brawlers
3 00:55
Official MMA Fight Results 08/27/2011 L
(6-3-0)
Brandon Saling
(3-4-0)
MW
(189.0* vs. 185.0)
Submission (Kimura)
Iron Will Fighting Championship 6
1 03:01
Official MMA Fight Results 10/23/2010 W
(5-3-0)
Steve Durig
(2-1-1)
MW
(187.0* vs. 188.0*)
Submission (Neck Crank)
Iron Will Fighting Championship 4
2 02:53
Official MMA Fight Results 09/11/2010 L
(5-2-0)
Joey Kirwan
(5-5-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 184.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
VFL 27: River Valley Rumble
2 01:23
Official MMA Fight Results 07/31/2010 W
(4-2-0)
Bruce Monroe
(3-0-0)
LHW
(193.0 vs. 195.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
VFL 26: Broad Avenue Brawlers
3 02:24
Official MMA Fight Results 05/30/2010 L
(4-1-0)
Mitch Whitesel
(13-15-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 183.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Caged Kumite Mixed Martial Arts Championships
5 00:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/01/2010 W
(3-1-0)
John Doyle
(10-12-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 189.5*)
Submission (Kimura)
Iron Will Fighting Championship 3
1 00:58
Official MMA Fight Results 11/21/2009 W
(2-1-0)
Jeremy Bennett
(7-6-0)
MW
(174.0 vs. 171.0)
Submission (Kimura)
World Cagefighting Championships
1 03:18
Official MMA Fight Results 10/11/2009 L
(2-0-0)
Robert Conner
(4-0-0)
WW
(169.5 vs. 170.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Valley Fight League 10/11/09
1 01:38
Official MMA Fight Results 09/05/2009 W
(1-0-0)
James Frier
(1-0-0)
WW
(169.5 vs. 169.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Iron Will Fighting Championship 2
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 07/24/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Daniel Root
(0-0-0)
MW
(182.0 vs. 184.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Valley Fight League: Broad Avenue Brawlers
2 00:31
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 6-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 months, 28 days
Rounds Fought 9.1
Avg. Fights/Year 14.0
Longest Layoff 2 months, 8 days
Quickest Turnaround 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 4 1
Losses 0 1 0
Finish Rate 83.3%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 16.7%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 16.7%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 66.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 100.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:44
Fastest KO 01:53
Fastest SUB 01:44
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:05
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 02:44
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 05/29/2009 W
(5-1-0)
Tyler Beckley
(5-1-0)
MW
(181.5 vs. 184.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Ohio Xtreme Fighting 13: Demolition
3 03:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/21/2009 W
(4-1-0)
Christopher Mierzwiak
(2-0-0)
MW
(184.5 vs. 184.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ohio Xtreme Fighting 12: St. Patty's Day Smackdown 3
3 01:43
NSF 02/07/2009 W
(3-1-0)
Joe Harrison
(3-0-0)
MW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Valley Fight League: MMA In The Valley 15
1 02:05
Official MMA Fight Results 11/29/2008 L
(3-0-0)
Travis Clark
(4-0-0)
LHW
(193.0 vs. 193.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ohio Valley Fighting Championships
1 02:44
NSF 11/21/2008 W
(2-0-0)
Jason Bariatti
(0-0-0)
MW TKO/RSC
Valley Fight League14 : Cage Fighting
1 01:53
Official MMA Fight Results 11/08/2008 W
(1-0-0)
John Burbol
(2-1-0)
MW
(182.0 vs. 181.5)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Midwest Combat Challenge 5
1 02:07
Official MMA Fight Results 11/01/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Dan Serwatka
(0-0-0)
MW
(183.5 vs. 184.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Wolfe Cage Fighting
1 01:44
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class