Zak Bucia
Other names	Crash, The Kung Fu Kid, Luke Thomas
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight Lightweight
Fighting out of	Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Team	Dragon House
Years active	2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	32
Wins	18
By knockout	6
By submission	9
By decision	3
Losses	14
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	10
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Zak Bucia is a professional American mixed martial artist fighting out of San Francisco, California.^[1] A professional competitor since 2007, he has fought in Strikeforce, Titan FC, and King of the Cage.

Bucia fought two amateur Muay Thai bouts before making his professional MMA debut in 2007. Compiling a record of 2-1, he signed with Strikeforce. In his promotional debut, he won via guillotine choke submission only 35 seconds into the first round. Bucia next faced a step up in competition, facing James Terry. Bucia was defeated via unanimous decision.^[2]

Bucia picked up two wins in the regional circuit before facing Terry again in a rematch at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. Bucia lost via first-round TKO.

After going 8-3 in his next 11 fights, Bucia signed with Titan FC. He made his promotional debut against legendary Brazilian fighter Jose Landi-Jons. Bucia defeated Landi-Jons via second-round knockout.

For his next fight, Bucia dropped down to the lightweight division, defeating Rasul Shovhalov via second-round submission. After a decision loss to Jason Novelli in his next bout, Bucia left the promotion.

After going 3-1 in his next four fights, Bucia signed with Bellator. He made his promotional debut at Bellator 185, losing to Neiman Gracie via second-round submission. Bucia returned to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 197. Bucia was defeated via unanimous decision.

Since leaving Bellator, Bucia has gone 1-4, having last competed in February 2002.

• Dragon House
  • Dragon House Welterweight Championship (One time)
• Wyoming Sports Combat Association
  • WSCA Welterweight Championship (One time)

• Professional MMA record for Zak Bucia from Sherdog