Nate Marquardt (36-20-2, 27) was born in Lander, Wyoming, U.S. on April 20, 1979. At the age of 19 years on April 17, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Lee, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On August 6, 2005, 26-year old Nate Marquardt made his UFC debut on his 30th professional MMA fight at UFC Ultimate Fight Night against a 34-year old Ivan Salaverry, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Marquardt's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Valdir Araujo at age 42 on October 23, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 12 losses in the promotion.
Some of Nate Marquardt's best fights have been against Izuru Takeuchi, Kiuma Kunioku, Shonie Carter, James Te-Huna, Demian Maia, Kazuo Misaki and Tyron Woodley.
Marquardt has 20 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Oct 23, 2021 42 years, 6 months 36-20-2 (27) | Valdir Araujo | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches | |
57 | Aug 6, 2021 42 years, 3 months 36-19-2 (27) | Michael Cora | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
56  | Nov 11, 2017 38 years, 6 months 35-19-2 (26) | 32 years, 8 months 11-6 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
55  | Jun 3, 2017 38 years, 1 months 35-18-2 (26) | 40 years, 2 months 25-13 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
54  | Jan 28, 2017 37 years, 9 months 35-17-2 (26) | 30 years, 8 months 29-8 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
53  | Oct 1, 2016 37 years, 5 months 35-16-2 (26) | 29 years, 10 months 14-4 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch and head kick |
52  | May 14, 2016 37 years 34-16-2 (25) | 32 years, 4 months 12-3 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
51  | Dec 19, 2015 36 years, 7 months 34-15-2 (25) | 32 years, 4 months 15-7 (9) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
50  | Jun 13, 2015 36 years, 1 months 33-15-2 (24) | 23 years, 7 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
49  | Jan 3, 2015 35 years, 8 months 33-14-2 (24) | 27 years 12-3 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
48  | Jun 28, 2014 35 years, 2 months 33-13-2 (24) | 32 years, 8 months 16-7 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
47  | Oct 19, 2013 34 years, 5 months 32-13-2 (23) | 35 years, 8 months 32-4-1 (25) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
46  | Mar 16, 2013 33 years, 10 months 32-12-2 (23) | 27 years, 11 months 28-6 (22) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
45  | Jan 12, 2013 33 years, 8 months 32-11-2 (23) | 26 years, 4 months 13-3 (6) | Strikeforce | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Strikeforce welterweight title |
44  | Jul 14, 2012 33 years, 2 months 32-10-2 (23) | 30 years, 3 months 10-0 (6) | Strikeforce | WL | 4 | KO | WIN Elbows and punches Won Strikeforce welterweight title |
43  | Mar 19, 2011 31 years, 10 months 31-10-2 (22) | 29 years, 8 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
42  | Nov 13, 2010 31 years, 6 months 30-10-2 (22) | 29 years, 3 months 26-5 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
41  | Sep 15, 2010 31 years, 4 months 30-9-2 (22) | 30 years, 6 months 11-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
40  | Feb 6, 2010 30 years, 9 months 29-9-2 (21) | 32 years, 10 months 25-10-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Aug 29, 2009 30 years, 4 months 29-8-2 (21) | 31 years, 9 months 11-0 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
38  | Feb 21, 2009 29 years, 10 months 28-8-2 (20) | 30 years, 4 months 12-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
37  | Sep 6, 2008 29 years, 4 months 27-8-2 (19) | 26 years, 4 months 13-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
36  | Jun 7, 2008 29 years, 1 months 26-8-2 (18) | 26 years, 9 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
35  | Feb 2, 2008 28 years, 9 months 26-7-2 (18) | 32 years, 5 months 80-16-5 (66) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
34  | Jul 7, 2007 28 years, 2 months 25-7-2 (17) | 32 years, 2 months 20-4 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC middleweight title |
33  | Jan 25, 2007 27 years, 9 months 25-6-2 (17) | 30 years, 11 months 9-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
32 | Oct 10, 2006 27 years, 5 months 24-6-2 (17) | Crafton Wallace | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
31  | Mar 4, 2006 26 years, 10 months 23-6-2 (16) | 28 years, 4 months 32-8 (28) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Aug 6, 2005 26 years, 3 months 22-6-2 (16) | 34 years, 6 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | May 1, 2005 26 years 21-6-2 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 15-5-6 (3) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Pancrase middleweight title |
28  | Nov 7, 2004 25 years, 6 months 20-6-2 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 13-3-2 (7) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN Won Pancrase middleweight title |
27 | Jun 22, 2004 25 years, 2 months 19-6-2 (15) | Eiji Ishikawa | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW |
26  | Nov 30, 2003 24 years, 7 months 19-6-1 (15) | 27 years 6-2 (2) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke Lost Pancrase middleweight title |
25 | Oct 4, 2003 24 years, 5 months 19-5-1 (15) | Yuji Hisamatsu | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
24 | Sep 6, 2003 24 years, 4 months 18-5-1 (15) | Steve Gomm | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
23  | Jul 27, 2003 24 years, 3 months 17-5-1 (14) | 31 years 29-18-6 (11) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22 | Mar 8, 2003 23 years, 10 months 17-4-1 (14) | 28 years, 7 months 10-4-3 (1) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended Pancrase middleweight title |
21  | Dec 21, 2002 23 years, 8 months 16-4-1 (13) | 26 years, 1 months 27-14-7 (11) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Flying knee Won Pancrase middleweight title |
20 | Oct 29, 2002 23 years, 6 months 15-4-1 (12) | 28 years, 2 months 8-4-3 (1) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Jul 28, 2002 23 years, 3 months 15-3-1 (12) | Seiki Ryo | Pancrase | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar |
18 | Mar 25, 2002 22 years, 11 months 14-3-1 (12) | 25 years, 11 months 6-1 (3) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbow injury |
17 | Dec 1, 2001 22 years, 7 months 13-3-1 (11) | 25 years 22-14-7 (9) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS Lost Pancrase middleweight title |
16 | Oct 30, 2001 22 years, 6 months 13-2-1 (11) | Yuji Hoshino | Pancrase | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Defended Pancrase middleweight title |
15  | Jul 18, 2001 22 years, 2 months 12-2-1 (10) | 35 years, 8 months 7-0 (5) | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | May 13, 2001 22 years 12-1-1 (10) | Masaya Kojima | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
13 | Mar 31, 2001 21 years, 11 months 11-1-1 (9) | Hikaru Sato | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12 | Dec 4, 2000 21 years, 7 months 10-1-1 (8) | 24 years 19-14-5 (8) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | DRAW Majority Defended Pancrase middleweight title |
11  | Sep 24, 2000 21 years, 5 months 10-1 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 16-3-5 (8) | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | WIN Won Pancrase middleweight title |
10 | Sep 24, 2000 21 years, 5 months 9-1 (8) | 23 years, 10 months 19-13-5 (8) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | WIN |
9  | Jun 26, 2000 21 years, 2 months 8-1 (8) | 22 years, 2 months 2-3-1 (1) | Pancrase | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Knee |
8 | Mar 18, 2000 20 years, 10 months 7-1 (7) | Anthony Washington | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
7  | Dec 18, 1999 20 years, 7 months 6-1 (6) | 21 years, 9 months 3-1 (1) | Pancrase | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
6 | Aug 14, 1999 20 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | David Harris | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Aug 14, 1999 20 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Josh Groves | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
4  | Aug 14, 1999 20 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | 22 years, 10 months 6-2 (6) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
3 | Jun 7, 1999 20 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Jose Garcia | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Jun 7, 1999 20 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Josh Medina | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
1 | Apr 17, 1999 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Lee | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
