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War Machine (Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver) was born on 30 November, 1981 in Simi Valley, California, U.S., is an American criminal and former mixed martial artist. Discover War Machine's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
Popular As |
Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver |
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Age |
42 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
30 November 1981 |
Birthday |
30 November |
Birthplace |
Simi Valley, California, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 42 years old group.
War Machine Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, War Machine height is 5 ft 11 in and Weight 170 lb.
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5 ft 11 in |
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170 lb |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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War Machine Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is War Machine worth at the age of 42 years old? War Machine’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated War Machine's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Actor |
War Machine Social Network
Timeline
Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver (born November 30, 1981) is an American incarcerated rapist, former professional mixed martial artist, and former pornographic actor.
He is serving a life sentence for multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, domestic battery, and other charges.
Koppenhaver had a 14–5 overall record in mixed martial arts fighting in various MMA promotions, including Bellator and the UFC, the latter for a short period.
He competed in the welterweight division.
He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra as part of Team Serra and also competed for Bellator MMA, Tachi Palace Fights, BAMMA, and the Xtreme Fighting Championships.
He also appeared in several pornographic films.
In August 2000, Koppenhaver attended The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina for two years, but was expelled for "poor behavior".
While attending, he majored in biology.
In an interview, Koppenhaver claimed that he had been earning high marks at The Citadel.
Koppenhaver was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.
He was not part of the original 16 fighters.
Instead, Koppenhaver was brought in as a replacement when Roman Mitichyan broke his elbow during evaluations and was sent home.
Koppenhaver lost by unanimous decision to Tom Speer.
After a dispute with TNA Wrestling over the use of his nickname, he legally changed his name from "Jon Koppenhaver" to "War Machine" in 2008.
In War Machine's official UFC debut, he defeated Jared Rollins in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale via KO at 2:01 of the third round.
War Machine and Rollins both received $25,000 due to winning fight of the night honors and War Machine winning knockout of the night.
His last UFC fight was at UFC 84 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida which he lost via submission in the first round.
He was released from the UFC after rejecting a fight offered by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, and after comments made about the death of fellow UFC fighter Evan Tanner.
War Machine posted on his Myspace that he believed that Tanner had gone to the isolated southern California desert to kill himself after he realized his career might have been over and basically had made no money during it.
Medical examiners eventually proved that Tanner's death was not a suicide, but War Machine stood by his statements.
War Machine was signed and then released by Bellator Fighting Championships.
His MySpace blog cited disparaging comments about Barack Obama as the cause for his non-participation in their upcoming tournament.
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's website.
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 cancelled the fight so he could fight on October 8, 2009, against David Mitchell.
War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison for the prior assault in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 2009 and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.
On April 17, 2010, he was set to face Tex Johnson in the main event of Wild Bill's Fight Night.
On April 16, TMZ.com reported that War Machine left a comment on his Twitter, stating he would not be turning up to the event for the fight.
On December 7, 2011, it was announced that War Machine was re-signed to an exclusive deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and would be competing in its Season 6 Welterweight Tournament.
He was set to make his Bellator debut on January 17, 2013, against Paul Daley when he tore his ACL and broke his fibula which forced him out of the fight.
In March 2017, he was convicted on 29 felony counts after sexually assaulting and beating his ex-girlfriend Christine Mackinday, as well as beating her boyfriend during an incident in 2014.
On June 5, 2017, he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 36 years.
Koppenhaver was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley, California.
His German-American father was an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department.
His Mexican-American mother worked as a nurse and later became a work-at-home mother.
Due to his mother's drug addiction, Koppenhaver would often take care of his younger brother and sister.
When he was 13, Koppenhaver suffered a personal trauma when he unsuccessfully performed CPR on his father after he suffered a heart attack.