Nate Marquardt

“The Great”

MMA · Retired

36-20-2RECORD

13KO / TKO WINS

15SUBMISSION WINS

8DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Nathan Joel Marquardt
Nickname	The Great
Date of birth	20 Apr 1979
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Lander, Wyoming, U.S.
Lives in	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Division	Middleweight / Welterweight
Team	High Altitude Martial Arts
Height	183 cm (6′0″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1999–2017, 2021
Status	Retired
Pro debut	17 Apr 1999
Last fight	Loss vs Valdir Araujo, 23 Oct 2021

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Titles and honours

Strikeforce Welterweight Champion
Pancrase Middleweight Champion
King of Pancrase Middleweight Tournament Champion (2000)
Ring of Fire Middleweight Champion (2000)
UFC Knockout of the Night (vs. Demian Maia)
UFC Fight of the Night (vs. Chael Sonnen)

Background

American mixed martial artist from Wyoming who began his professional career in 1999 and won multiple Pancrase titles in Japan. He later became Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and fought for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2007.

Fight history

58 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Valdir Araujo	TKO (body kick and punches)	2	2:45	XMMA 3: Vice City	23 Oct 2021	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win	Michael Cora	Submission (armbar)	1	2:39	Titan FC 71	6 Aug 2021	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Loss	Cezar Ferreira	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis	11 Nov 2017	Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Loss	Vitor Belfort	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 212	3 Jun 2017	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Sam Alvey	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña	28 Jan 2017	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win	Tamdan McCrory	KO (punch and head kick)	2	4:44	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	1 Oct 2016	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	Performance of the Night
Loss	Thiago Santos	KO (punch)	1	3:39	UFC 198	14 May 2016	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	C. B. Dollaway	KO (punch)	2	0:28	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	19 Dec 2015	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Loss	Kelvin Gastelum	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00	UFC 188	13 Jun 2015	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	Brad Tavares	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 182	3 Jan 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	James Te-Huna	Submission (armbar)	1	4:34	UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt	28 Jun 2014	Auckland, New Zealand	Return to middleweight; Performance of the Night
Loss	Héctor Lombard	KO (punches)	1	1:48	UFC 166	19 Oct 2013	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Loss	Jake Ellenberger	KO (punches)	1	3:00	UFC 158	16 Mar 2013	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Tarec Saffiedine	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine	12 Jan 2013	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.	Lost Strikeforce Welterweight Championship
Win	Tyron Woodley	KO (elbows and punches)	4	1:39	Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy	14 Jul 2012	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	Welterweight debut; won vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship
Win	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 128	19 Mar 2011	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	Yushin Okami	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 122	13 Nov 2010	Oberhausen, Germany	Middleweight title eliminator
Win	Rousimar Palhares	TKO (punches)	1	3:28	UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares	15 Sep 2010	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Loss	Chael Sonnen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 109	6 Feb 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Middleweight title eliminator; Fight of the Night
Win	Demian Maia	KO (punch)	1	0:21	UFC 102	29 Aug 2009	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	Knockout of the Night
Win	Wilson Gouveia	TKO (knee and punches)	3	3:10	UFC 95	21 Feb 2009	London, England
Win	Martin Kampmann	TKO (punches)	1	1:22	UFC 88	6 Sep 2008	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Loss	Thales Leites	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 85	7 Jun 2008	London, England	Two points deducted for illegal strikes
Win	Jeremy Horn	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:37	UFC 81	2 Feb 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	Anderson Silva	TKO (punches)	1	4:50	UFC 73	7 Jul 2007	Sacramento, California, U.S.	For UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	Dean Lister	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon	25 Jan 2007	Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Win	Crafton Wallace	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:14	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	10 Oct 2006	Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Win	Joe Doerksen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 58	4 Mar 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Ivan Salaverry	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	6 Aug 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Tested positive for nandrolone
Win	Izuru Takeuchi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:19	Pancrase: Spiral 4	1 May 2005	Yokohama, Japan	Defended Pancrase title; later vacated
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Brave 10	7 Nov 2004	Tokyo, Japan	Won vacant Pancrase Middleweight title
Draw	Eiji Ishikawa	Draw	3	5:00	Pancrase: Brave 6	22 Jun 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Ricardo Almeida	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:53	Pancrase - Hybrid 10	30 Nov 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Lost Pancrase Middleweight title
Win	Yuji Hisamatsu	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pancrase - Hybrid 8	4 Oct 2003	Osaka, Japan
Win	Steve Gomm	TKO (submission to punches)	1	3:28	IFC: Global Domination	6 Sep 2003	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Loss	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase - 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	27 Jul 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Izuru Takeuchi	KO (punches)	1	1:29	Pancrase - Hybrid 3	8 Mar 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Defended Pancrase title
Win	Kiuma Kunioku	KO (flying knee)	3	4:36	Pancrase: Spirit 9	21 Dec 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Won Pancrase Middleweight title
Loss	Izuru Takeuchi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Spirit 7	29 Oct 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Seiki Ryo	Technical Submission (armbar)	1	1:37	Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	28 Jul 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kazuo Misaki	TKO (elbow injury)	1	0:29	Pancrase: Spirit 3	25 Mar 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Proof 7	1 Dec 2001	Yokohama, Japan	Lost Pancrase Middleweight title
Win	Yuji Hoshino	Submission (triangle choke)	3	2:13	Pancrase: Proof 6	30 Oct 2001	Tokyo, Japan	Defended Pancrase title
Loss	Gil Castillo	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	IFC WC 14	18 Jul 2001	Friant, California, U.S.	For IFC World Welterweight Championship
Win	Masaya Kojima	Submission (armbar)	1	1:45	Pancrase: Proof 3	13 May 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Hikaru Sato	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:53	Pancrase: Proof 2	31 Mar 2001	Osaka, Japan
Draw	Kiuma Kunioku	Draw (majority)	1	20:00	Pancrase: Trans 7	4 Dec 2000	Tokyo, Japan	Retained Pancrase Middleweight title
Win	Shonie Carter	Decision (unanimous)	2	3:00	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	24 Sep 2000	Yokohama, Japan	Won inaugural Pancrase Middleweight title
Win	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	24 Sep 2000	Yokohama, Japan	King of Pancrase Tournament semifinal
Win	Daiju Takase	KO (knee)	2	1:30	Pancrase: Trans 4	26 Jun 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Anthony Washington	TKO (submission to punches)	1	3:01	Ring of Fire 1	18 Mar 2000	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Middleweight debut; won Ring of Fire Middleweight title
Loss	Genki Sudo	Submission (armbar)	1	13:31	Pancrase: Breakthrough 11	18 Dec 1999	Yokohama, Japan
Win	David Harris	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	15:01	Bas Rutten Invitational 4	14 Aug 1999	Littleton, Colorado, U.S.	Won BRI Lightweight title
Win	Josh Groves	Submission (triangle choke)	1	1:49	Bas Rutten Invitational 4	14 Aug 1999	Littleton, Colorado, U.S.	BRI Lightweight semifinal
Win	Yves Edwards	Submission (heel hook)	1	3:04	Bas Rutten Invitational 4	14 Aug 1999	Littleton, Colorado, U.S.	BRI Lightweight quarterfinal
Win	Jose Garcia	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:32	Rumble in the Rockies	7 Jun 1999	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Won Rumble in the Rockies Lightweight title
Win	Josh Medina	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	0:27	Rumble in the Rockies	7 Jun 1999	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Lightweight semifinal
Win	Mike Lee	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:13	World Vale Tudo Federation - Durango	17 Apr 1999	Durango, Colorado, U.S.	Won WVF Lightweight title