Cody Law Explained

Cody Law
Birth Date:March 24, 1995
Birth Place:Windber, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Weight:145lb
Weight Class:Featherweight (2020–present)
Reach:68.5 in
Fighting Out Of:Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S.
Team:The Mat Factory[1]
American Top Team (2020–present)[2]
Rank:Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Wrestling:NCAA Division I Wrestling[4]
Years Active:2020–present
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:3
Mma Decloss:2
Am Win:5
Am Kowin:1
Am Subwin:2
Am Decwin:2
University:University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Pennsylvania State University
School:Forest Hills High School
Url:https://www.codylawmma.com
Sherdog:293255
Show-Medals:yes

Cody Law (born March 24, 1995) is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler currently competing in the featherweight division of Bellator MMA. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was an NCAA Division II champion and two-time DII All-American out of University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown and a PIAA champion as a high schooler.

Background

Cody is the son of Crystal Law and has three siblings, one of them is his younger brother named Triston, whom he was teammates with at PSU.[5]

Wrestling career

High school

Law was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, and attended Forest Hills High School. He didn't have particular success as a freshman, posting a negative record (16 wins, 17 losses) and placing sixth at districts (not high enough for regionals). He improved his resume as a sophomore, posting a record of 26 wins and 7 losses and placing third at districts and sixth at regionals, but still not qualifying for state. He kept improving as a junior and posted a record of 36 wins and just 2 losses, the first one on the districts finals (finishing as the runner-up) and the second one came after winning the regionals and reaching the PIAA state finals, where he lost by only one point (2-3).[6] As a senior, he had his most successful season, posting an unbeaten record of 34 victories and no defeats, placing first at districts, regionals and the state championships.[7] Overall, Law posted 112 wins and 26 losses during his career and was in the top 15 of the national high school rankings at 160 pounds.[8]

University

After finishing his high school education, Law attended Pennsylvania State University, that is known for having one of the most successful wrestling teams at the time (still has), having won the NCAA Division I's team titles in the last three seasons at that time. As a redshirt athlete (13'-14'), he compiled a record of 14 victories and 4 defeats in Open tournaments. He then competed as a freshman at 157 pounds, compiling a record of 13 wins and 6 losses during regular season and not competing at that year's NCAA DI championships.[9] After wrestling season, he competed at the 15' Junior Nationals, where he placed third.[10]

After that season, he chose to transfer to the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, that had an NCAA Division II wrestling program. He explained:However, this led him unable to compete as a sophomore.[11]

As a junior, he became the top-ranked wrestler in the country and posted a record of 17-1 during regular season.[12] During post-season, he won a PSAC conference title and became an All-American with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA DII championships.[13] As a senior, he had his most successful season, compiling a record of 25 wins and 2 losses (both of those losses to Division I athletes), winning the National Championship and becoming a two-time All-American.[13]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Law began his amateur MMA career a couple of months after he graduated from UPJ and amassed a 5–0 record with three stoppage wins (two submissions, one knockout) and two decisions.[14]

Bellator MMA

On September 1, 2020, Law announced that he had signed a contract with Bellator MMA.[15] He made his professional debut against Orlando Ortega on October 29, 2020, at Bellator 250,[16] winning the bout via submission in the first round.[17]

In the sophomore bout of his professional career, Law faced Kenny Champion at Bellator 254 on December 10, 2020.[18] After dominating the contest, he eventually won the fight via technical knockout at the last minute of the third round.[19]

Law faced Nathan Ghareeb on April 9, 2021, at Bellator 256.[20] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[21]

Law faced Theodore Macuka on July 16, 2021, at Bellator 262.[22] He won the bout via TKO in the first round.[23]

Law faced Colton Hamm on November 12, 2021, at Bellator 271.[24] He won the bout after knocking Hamm out via ground and pound in the first round.[25]

Law was scheduled to face Johnny Soto on March 12, 2022, at Bellator 276.[26] However, Soto was forced to pull out of the bout and was replaced by James Adcock.[27] He won the bout after knocking Adcock out in the first round.[28]

Law faced James Gonzalez at Bellator 282 on June 24, 2022. In an upset, he lost the bout via unanimous decision.[29]

Law faced Cris Lencioni on December 9, 2022, at Bellator 289.[30] He lost the fight via split decision.[31]

Law faced Edwin Chavez on June 16, 2023 at Bellator 297.[32] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[33]

Law faced Jefferson Pontes on November 17, 2023, at Bellator 301.[34] In dominant fashion, Law won the bout via unanimous decision.[35]

PFL

Following Bellator's acquisition by the Professional Fighters League, Law made his debut for PFL at PFL 7 (2024) on August 2, 2024 against Zachary Hicks.[36] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[37]

Championships and accomplishments

Folkstyle wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|9–2|Zachary Hicks|Submission (rear-naked choke)|PFL 7 (2024)||align=center|1|align=center|3:15|Nashville, Tennessee, United States ||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Jefferson Pontes|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 301||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chicago, Illinois, United States||- |Win|align=center|7–2|Edwin Chavez|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 297||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Loss|align=center|6–2|Cris Lencioni|Decision (split)|Bellator 289||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Loss|align=center|6–1|James Gonzalez|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 282||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-| Win| align=center|6–0| James Adcock| KO (punches)| Bellator 276| | align=center|1| align=center|1:17| St. Louis, Missouri, United States||-| Win| align=center|5–0| Colton Hamm| KO (elbows)| Bellator 271| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:21| Hollywood, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Theodore Macuka|TKO (punches)|Bellator 262||align=center|1|align=center|1:54|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Nathan Ghareeb |Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 256 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States ||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Kenny Champion|TKO (punches)|Bellator 254||align=center|3|align=center|4:44|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Orlando Ortega|Submission (D'Arce choke)|Bellator 250||align=center|1|align=center|2:41|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-

NCAA record

! colspan="8"| NCAA Division II Championships Matches|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2018 NCAA (DII) Championships at 157 lbs|-|Win|8-1|align=left|Larry Bomstad|style="font-size:88%"|6-3|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|March 10, 2018|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships|-|Win|7-1|align=left|Jared Reis|style="font-size:88%"|7-4|-|Win|6-1|align=left|Cortez Arredondo|style="font-size:88%"|7-1|-|Win|5-1|align=left|Heath Lange|style="font-size:88%"|TF 18-1|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2017 NCAA (DII) Championships 4th at 157 lbs|-|Win|4-1|align=left| Joey White|style="font-size:88%"|4-3|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|March 11, 2017|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2017 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships|-|Win|3-1|align=left| Heath Lange|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-|Win|2-1|align=left|Kyle Fantin|style="font-size:88%"|DQ|-|Loss|1-1|align=left| DeAndre` Johnson|style="font-size:88%"|SV-1 10-12|-|Win|1-0|align=left|Dylan Herman|style="font-size:88%"|MD 17-4|-

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dalton Rosta and Cody Law set to compete at Bellator 250. David McKinney. October 27, 2020. mmamckinney.com.
  2. Web site: How Cody Law went from college wrestling champion to Jorge Masvidal's training partner to Bellator prospect. Damon Martin. mmafighting.com. October 28, 2020.
  3. Web site: Cody Law on Instagram: "Received my blue belt today from @matfactorywrestlingclub I'm so grateful for Issac and the rest of my coaches and teammates who constantly…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B7EWblaprCU . 2021-12-26 . registration. 2020-06-06. Instagram. en.
  4. Web site: Cody Law - Wrestling. 2020-06-06. Penn State University Athletics. en.
  5. Web site: Knopsnyder. Eric. Forest Hills wrestler commits to join brother at Penn State. 2020-06-08. The Tribune-Democrat. 4 November 2014 . en.
  6. Web site: Tournament Results. 2020-06-08. wrestlereg.com.
  7. Web site: Cody Law Class of 2013 160. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608184219/http://www.pa-wrestling.com/hs/teams/foresthills/athlete_stats.htm?id=56083 . 2020-06-08 . 2020-06-08. www.pa-wrestling.com.
  8. Web site: Cody Law - Wrestling. 2020-06-08. Penn State University Athletics. en.
  9. Web site: LLC. ACS. Cody Law (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) Profile. 2020-06-08. www.wrestlestat.com. en-us.
  10. Web site: Cody Law - Wrestling. 2020-06-08. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics. en.
  11. Web site: Knopsnyder. Eric. Exclusive: Forest Hills grad Cody Law leaves Penn State wrestling team for Pitt-Johnstown. 2020-06-08. The Tribune-Democrat. 7 January 2016 . en.
  12. Web site: Wrestlers Up to No. 6 Nationally; Cody Law Ranked First at 157 lbs.. 2020-06-08. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics. 20 February 2018 . en.
  13. Web site: Cody Law Named NWCA Super Region I Wrestler of the Year. 2020-06-08. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics. 29 May 2018 . en.
  14. Web site: Cody Law : Amateur MMA Fight Record (5-0-0). 2020-06-08. The Underground.
  15. Web site: Collegian. Jake Aferiat The Daily. Former Penn State wrestler Cody Law signs deal with Bellator. 2020-09-01. The Daily Collegian. September 2020 . en.
  16. Web site: 2020-10-05. Cody Law set to make his professional debut at Bellator 250. 2020-10-05. MyMMANews.com. en-US.
  17. Web site: Sherdog.com. Bellator 250 Highlight Video: Cody Law Taps Orlando Ortega. 2020-10-30. Sherdog.
  18. Web site: Linton Vassell vs. Ronny Markes, Cody Law vs. Kenny Champion added to Bellator 254. Danny Segura. MMAjunkie.com. November 30, 2020.
  19. Web site: Bellator 254 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates 'Macfarlane vs Velasquez'. mmamania.com. Steve Juon. December 10, 2020.
  20. Web site: Fight booking wire (March 22–28): Nogueira-Borga, Law-Ghareeb added to Bellator 256 . MMA Junkie . 22 March 2021 . 22 March 2021.
  21. Web site: Bellator 256 'Bader vs. Machida 2' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . Sherdog . 10 April 2021.
  22. Web site: 2021-07-02. Bellator MMA 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz fight card finalized. 2021-07-03. en-US.
  23. Web site: Knopsnyder. Eric. Cody Law improves to 4-0 with quick knockout. 2021-07-17. The Tribune-Democrat. 16 July 2021 . en.
  24. Web site: Martin. Damon. 2021-10-21. Cody Law vs. Colton Hamm added to Bellator 271. 2021-10-22. MMA Fighting. en.
  25. Web site: Sherdog.com. Bellator 271 'Cyborg vs. Kavanagh' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring. 2021-11-13. Sherdog.
  26. Web site: Heck. Mike. 2022-02-15. Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup. 2022-02-15. MMA Fighting. en.
  27. Web site: Behunin . Alex . 2022-03-11 . Bellator 276: Cody Law Unfazed With Opponent Change, Plans On Getting Another First Round Finish . 2022-03-13 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  28. Web site: Lee . Alexander K. . 2022-03-12 . Bellator 276 video: Cody Law stays undefeated with hammer right hand knockout . 2022-03-13 . MMA Fighting . en.
  29. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bellator 282 'Mousasi vs. Eblen' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . 2022-06-25 . Sherdog . en.
  30. Web site: King . Nolan . 2022-09-14 . Cris Lencioni returns, meets Cody Law at Bellator 289 in December . 2022-09-14 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  31. Web site: Tribune-Democrat . The . Cody Law suffers second defeat via split decision . 2022-12-10 . The Tribune-Democrat . 9 December 2022 . en.
  32. Web site: Sherdog.com . Austin Vanderford vs. Imamshafi Aliev, Six Other Bouts Complete Bellator 297 Lineup . 2023-05-03 . Sherdog . en.
  33. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bellator 297 'Nemkov vs. Romero' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . 2023-06-18 . Sherdog . en.
  34. Web site: Trio of Prelims Added to Bellator 301 Including Cody Law-Jefferson Pontes . sherdog . en.
  35. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bellator 301 'Amosov vs. Jackson' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . 2023-11-18 . Sherdog . en.
  36. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2024-05-13 . PFL Announces Nashville, Hollywood, and Washington Playoff Dates . 2024-05-23 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  37. Web site: 2024-08-02 . 2024 PFL Playoffs 1 Results . 2024-08-03 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  38. Web site: 2011-2012 PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships. PDF.
  39. Web site: 2013 PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships: Brackets and Results. 2020-06-09. live.pa-wrestling.com.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Cody Law".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.