Nathan Marquardt
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Nathan Joel Marquardt is an American mixed martial artist
. He is a three-time Middleweight King of Pancrase Champion and former UFC
middleweight title contender.
As a middleweight (he now fights at welterweight), Marquardt is currently ranked the #4 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog
and the #3 middleweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly. He runs the High Altitude Martial Arts Academy in Aurora, Colorado
. He is currently signed to the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts
.
organization, which had fostered such fighters as Ken Shamrock
and Bas Rutten
. In his first Pancrase fight, Marquardt lost via submission to Genki Sudo
.
Invited back to Pancrase for a middleweight elimination tournament, Marquardt defeated Daiju Takase
, Kiuma Kunioku
, and Shonie Carter
to become the first middleweight King of Pancrase. Marquardt defended this title twice before being defeated by Kunioku in December 2001. A final encounter between the two fighters in December 2002 saw Marquardt defeat Kunioku once again to recapture the King of Pancrase championship, which he held for nearly a year.
in a Pancrase title fight. Marquardt, who was caught in a guillotine choke
, tapped out
; The referee, however, was unable to immediately separate the fighters, and the choke remained applied around Marquardt's neck. After he was freed, Marquardt threw a strike
at Almeida's face, prompting both corners to storm into the ring – including Renzo Gracie
. Renzo was cornering Almeida, and once in the ring he kicked Marquardt in the face. The confrontation eventually came to an end, and Marquardt approached Almeida after the bout to congratulate him. After Almeida vacated his title in July 2004, Marquardt proceeded to regain the championship in a victory over Kazuo Misaki
at Pancrase: Brave 10.
, winning the Pancrase middleweight championship for a seventh time – the only fighter to ever accomplish such a feat. It was then announced that Marquardt would be making his debut with the UFC in August, live on Spike TV
, headlining the inaugural Ultimate Fight Night
card in Las Vegas, Nevada
.
Although his debut ended in success – Marquardt earned a decision victory over UFC veteran Ivan Salaverry
– post-fight drug testing controversy led to Marquardt's suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Marquardt tested positive for high levels of nandrolone
, an anabolic steroid
, which led the commission to file for his suspension. Marquardt maintains that he only used over-the-counter
supplements in preparation for his fight. Marquardt was initially suspended for six months and assessed no fine. Marquardt's suspension was reduced to five months and he was reinstated in January 2006.
With the drug testing controversy resolved, Marquardt was set to make his return to the UFC at UFC 58
, fighting a mixed martial arts veteran in Joe Doerksen
. The fight proved to be a successful endeavor for Marquardt, as he won a unanimous decision. In the post-fight interview, Marquardt stated his goals of capturing the UFC middleweight championship and his intention to fight then-champion Rich Franklin
. Marquardt then fought Crafton Wallace – a replacement for Marquardt's original opponent, Thales Leites
– on the undercard of Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter on October 10, 2006, winning by rear naked choke
in the second round. Due to his commitment to the UFC, Marquardt relinquished his title as the middleweight King of Pancrase that same month.
At UFC Fight Night 8
, Marquardt notched a dominant three-round decision victory over ADCC
champion grappler Dean Lister
that saw two judges score the bout 30-25 for Marquardt.
on July 7, 2007 at UFC 73
. Marquardt lost the championship bout by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:50 in the First round of the fight.
at UFC 81
, but Leites withdrew from the bout due to an injured hand. This marked the second time that a bout between Leites and Marquardt had been cancelled. On January 9, the UFC announced that veteran Jeremy Horn
would be Leites' replacement. Marquardt defeated Horn via guillotine choke.
Marquardt finally fought Thales Leites at UFC 85
, a fight that had been postponed on two separate occasions since 2006. Marquardt and Leites had a close fight but Marquardt landed an illegal knee strike to the head of Leites in the second round. In the third round Marquardt landed an elbow to the side of the head of Leites. The deducted points proved to be crucial as Leites was deemed victorious in a very close split decision, giving Leites a title shot against Anderson Silva. Marquardt was next scheduled to face Martin Kampmann
. Nate defeated Kampmann in 82 seconds by throwing a head kick and landing a barrage of strikes to take the win by TKO in the first round.
Marquardt obtained a second straight win to launch himself back into the title picture at UFC 95
, when he defeated well-regarded Brazilian fighter Wilson Gouveia
with another barrage of strikes to earn a third round TKO. Marquardt's next fight was against the then-undefeated submission specialist Demian Maia
at UFC 102, which he won via KO 21 seconds into the first round by landing a counter straight right as Maia threw a leaping leg kick. Maia fell face down, unable to protect himself. Nate rushed in to follow up with a right hook, but stopped himself once he saw that Maia was visibly hurt. Following his victory over Maia, Marquardt was scheduled to fight Dan Henderson to determine number 1 contendership to Silva's Middleweight Championship. Henderson left the UFC for Strikeforce
after attempts to agree on a new contract failed. A new bout was arranged between Marquardt and American wrestler Chael Sonnen
, scheduled for UFC 110
and later moved to UFC 109
. Marquardt was taken down at will by Sonnen multiple times during each round. Although able to lock in a guillotine choke late in the 3rd round, Marquardt was not able to finish the submission attempt and lost the fight in an upset via unanimous decision.
Marquardt was expected to face Alessio Sakara
on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116
but the fight was cancelled after Sakara pulled out due to the death of his father.
Marquardt was expected to face Rousimar Palhares
on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118
, however the bout was moved to September 15, 2010 to headline UFC Fight Night 22
after Alan Belcher
was forced to pull out of his bout with Demian Maia
with an eye injury.
Marquardt defeated Rousimar Palhares
via TKO (punches) at 3:28 of round 1 at the main-event of UFC Fight Night 22
. During the fight, Palhares went for a heel-hook from which Marquardt slipped his leg free and quickly turned the tables for a first-round TKO victory. The result came with some controversy, however. Once Marquardt pulled his leg free, Palhares looked at his hand and signalled to officials, seemingly complaining that Marquardt was greased. Marquardt capitalized on the opening and pounded Palhares with a quick barrage of punches. The ending, though, was not due to any illegal circumstances. UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan
immediately announced that Marquardt had passed an inspection from the ringside physician and the referee. Marquardt explained that before the fight; "I came out really warm because I wanted a good sweat," which explains why he was slippery and managed to remain elusive.
Marquardt’s trainer Greg Jackson Stated that officials checked Marquardt before the fight for any greasing type substance.
Palhares and his team later apologized for the false accusations, Palhares stated: "I'm very sorry for the accusations I made, Nate Marquardt did not cheat in any way, and I'm very sorry to him and his team for my actions in the fight. I congratulate Nate on his win. I learned another lesson for my career in the fight, and I apologize to Nate, his team and the UFC for any issues I contributed to."
Palhares' longtime manager, Alex Davis, said that greasing has proved an issue in previous bouts for Palhares, and in one of the most important fights of his career, Palhares just froze. "Rousimar has had to deal with opponents greasing before", Davis said. "I truly believe it's turned into a paranoia for him. When Nate's leg slipped out so quickly, Rousimar froze. You could tell he was just thinking, 'Here we go again. But I looked at Nate's legs myself. The commission checked them out, too. There was certainly no grease there. It was our error, and we owe Nate an apology, as well as Greg Jackson and the rest of his coaches and team."
Less than a week after his win over Palhares, Marquardt was tapped to make a quick return to the Octagon to face Yushin Okami
on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, replacing Vitor Belfort
as Vitor was promoted to a title fight in lieu of Chael Sonnen and his suspension for PEDs. The winner of Okami vs Marquardt was expected to get the next shot at the UFC middleweight championship. Marquardt lost to Okami at UFC 122 via a unanimous decision.
Marquardt was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama
on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128
. However, Akiyama pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Dan Miller
. Marquardt won the fight via unanimous decision.
, Nate's teammate, GSP, gave him the idea of dropping down to 170.
Marquardt was expected to debut at welterweight against Anthony Johnson
on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Rick Story
. Marquardt pulled out of the fight with Story the day of the weigh-ins due to not receiving medical clearance. The UFC at the UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in announced that Marquardt did not pass the required physical. According to a video posted by Dana White on his Twitter, Nate Marquardt has now been released by the UFC due to failing "medical requirements".
On June 28, 2011, Nate appeared on MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and stated that in August 2010 he felt tired and moody and his doctor discovered he had low testosterone levels. That doctor put Nate on hormone replacement therapy, and when Nate applied for a Theraputic Use Exemption with the New Jersey state commission, they allowed it but declared that he must go off the therapy for ten weeks, then have his levels retested by a specialist to determine if he really needs to be on the therapy or not. At the end of that period, both the specialist and Nate's primary doctor agreed his levels really were low and he was a candidate for replacement therapy. Nate's primary doctor injected him with testosterone to quickly get his levels back up in time for his scheduled fight against Rick Story. The Pennsylvania commission had set standards for what his testosterone levels could be at fight time and Nate's levels, though trending down over the last week before the fight, still failed to fall to within the range required in time for him to be cleared to fight. Nate claimed that he retook tests on the day of the fight and was actually within qualifying limits, thus having his suspension lifted by the commission.
, the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts. He told MMAWeekly.com that a large part of the reason for signing with BAMMA was that even though the U.K. does not conduct governmental sanctioning of MMA, BAMMA officials were moving ahead with their own plans to self-regulate, including medical screening and drug testing.
He is set to make his promotional debut at BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida
in February 2012 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida
to determine the inaugural BAMMA Welterweight Champion.
He made a short cameo appearance in the beginning of MC Hammer
's music video for the Jay-Z
diss track, "Better Run Run" along with Brendan Schaub
, Eliot Marshall
, and trainer Trevor Wittman
. Marquardt also had a small screen appearance in the movie Warrior.
Mixed martial arts
|
|
|Yoshiyuki Yoshida
|
|BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida
|February 11, 2012
|
|
|Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
|
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|31-10-2
|Dan Miller
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 128
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Newark, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|30-10-2
|Yushin Okami
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 122
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Oberhausen, Germany
|UFC Middleweight
title eliminator.
|-
|Win
|align=center|30-9-2
|Rousimar Palhares
|TKO (punches)
|UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:28
|Austin, Texas
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|29-9-2
|Chael Sonnen
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 109
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|29–8–2
|Demian Maia
|KO (punch)
|UFC 102
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:21
|Portland, Oregon
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|28–8–2
|Wilson Gouveia
|TKO (strikes)
|UFC 95
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3:10
|London, England
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|27–8–2
|Martin Kampmann
|TKO (strikes)
|UFC 88
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:22
|Atlanta, Georgia
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|26–8–2
|Thales Leites
|Decision (split)
|UFC 85
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|London, England
|Marquardt was docked two points during the bout for illegal infractions.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|26–7–2
|Jeremy Horn
|Submission (standing guillotine choke)
|UFC 81
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:37
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|25–7–2
|Anderson Silva
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 73
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:50
|Sacramento, California
, United States
|For UFC Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|25–6–2
|Dean Lister
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Hollywood, Florida
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|24–6–2
|Crafton Wallace
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:14
|Hollywood, Florida
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|23–6–2
|Joe Doerksen
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 58
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|22–6–2
|Ivan Salaverry
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ultimate Fight Night
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
| UFC debut, tested positive for nandrolone
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|21–6–2
|Izuru Takeuchi
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Pancrase – Spiral 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2:19
|Yokohama
, Japan
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|20–6–2
|Kazuo Misaki
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – Brave 10
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|19–6–2
|Eiji Ishikawa
|Draw
|Pancrase – Brave 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|19–6–1
|Ricardo Almeida
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Pancrase – Hybrid 10
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:53
|Tokyo
, Japan
|Lost King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|19–5–1
|Yuji Hisamatsu
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – Hybrid 8
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Osaka
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|18–5–1
|Steve Gomm
|Submission (punches)
|IFC – Global Domination
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:28
|Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|17–5–1
|Keiichiro Yamamiya
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|17–4–1
|Izuru Takeuchi
|KO (punches)
|Pancrase – Hybrid 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:29
|Tokyo
, Japan
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|16–4–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
|KO (flying knee)
|Pancrase – Spirit 9
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|4:36
|Tokyo
, Japan
|Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|15–4–1
|Izuru Takeuchi
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – Spirit 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|15–3–1
|Seiki Ryo
|Technical Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:37
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|14–3–1
|Kazuo Misaki
|TKO (broken arm)
|Pancrase – Spirit 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:29
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|13–3–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
|Decision (majority)
|Pancrase – Proof 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Yokohama
, Japan
|Lost King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|13–2–1
|Yuji Hoshino
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Pancrase – Proof 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2:13
|Tokyo
, Japan
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|12–2–1
|Gil Castillo
|Decision (unanimous)
|IFC WC 14 – Warriors Challenge 14
|
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|California
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|12–1–1
|Masaya Kojima
|Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – Proof 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:45
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|11–1–1
|Hikaru Sato
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Pancrase – Proof 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:53
|Osaka
, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|10–1–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
|Draw
|Pancrase – Trans 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|20:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10–1
|Shonie Carter
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|3:00
|Yokohama
, Japan
|Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship; First in Pancrase
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|10:00
|Yokohama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8–1
|Daiju Takase
|KO (knee)
|Pancrase – Trans 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:30
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7–1
|Anthony Washington
|Submission (punches)
|ROF 1 – Ring of Fire 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:01
|Denver, Colorado
, United States
|Won Ring of Fire Middleweight Championship
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|6–1
|Genki Sudo
|Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – Breakthrough 11
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|13:31
|Yokohama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6–0
|David Harris
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|BRI 4 – Bas Rutten Invitational 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|15:01
|United States
|Won Bas Rutten Invitational 4 Lightweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5–0
|Josh Groves
|Submission (triangle choke)
|BRI 4 – Bas Rutten Invitational 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:49
|United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4–0
|Yves Edwards
|Submission (heel hook)
|BRI 4 – Bas Rutten Invitational 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:04
|United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3–0
|Jose Garcia
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|RITR – Rumble in the Rockies
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:32
|Denver, Colorado
, United States
|Won I.M.A. Rumble In The Rockies Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2–0
|Josh Medina
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|RITR – Rumble in the Rockies
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:27
|Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1–0
|Mike Lee
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|WVF – Durango
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:13
|Durango, Colorado
, United States
|Won World Vale Tudo Federation Championship
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. He is a three-time Middleweight King of Pancrase Champion and former UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
middleweight title contender.
As a middleweight (he now fights at welterweight), Marquardt is currently ranked the #4 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog
Sherdog
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and the #3 middleweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly. He runs the High Altitude Martial Arts Academy in Aurora, Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
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. He is currently signed to the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts
BAMMA
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...
.
Pancrase
Marquardt began his professional mixed martial arts career in 1999, amassing victories in various promotions before entering the Bas Rutten Invitational 4 tournament, which was organized in such a manner that the tournament winner was to be offered a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Despite winning the tournament, Marquardt was offered no such contract. Instead, he signed with Japan's PancrasePancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
organization, which had fostered such fighters as Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...
and Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist, Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and kickboxer. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak...
. In his first Pancrase fight, Marquardt lost via submission to Genki Sudo
Genki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
.
Invited back to Pancrase for a middleweight elimination tournament, Marquardt defeated Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship...
, Kiuma Kunioku
Kiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
, and Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
to become the first middleweight King of Pancrase. Marquardt defended this title twice before being defeated by Kunioku in December 2001. A final encounter between the two fighters in December 2002 saw Marquardt defeat Kunioku once again to recapture the King of Pancrase championship, which he held for nearly a year.
Almeida incident
On November 30, 2003, Marquardt was involved in a brief altercation with middleweight opponent Ricardo AlmeidaRicardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.-Background:...
in a Pancrase title fight. Marquardt, who was caught in a guillotine choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
, tapped out
Submission (combat sport term)
A submission is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat...
; The referee, however, was unable to immediately separate the fighters, and the choke remained applied around Marquardt's neck. After he was freed, Marquardt threw a strike
Strike (attack)
A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There are many different varieties of strikes...
at Almeida's face, prompting both corners to storm into the ring – including Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...
. Renzo was cornering Almeida, and once in the ring he kicked Marquardt in the face. The confrontation eventually came to an end, and Marquardt approached Almeida after the bout to congratulate him. After Almeida vacated his title in July 2004, Marquardt proceeded to regain the championship in a victory over Kazuo Misaki
Kazuo Misaki
Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...
at Pancrase: Brave 10.
UFC
On May 1, 2005, Marquardt defeated Izuru TakeuchiIzuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the middleweight division. He is a veteran of the Pancrase organization, and the current middleweight King of Pancrase...
, winning the Pancrase middleweight championship for a seventh time – the only fighter to ever accomplish such a feat. It was then announced that Marquardt would be making his debut with the UFC in August, live on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
, headlining the inaugural Ultimate Fight Night
UFC Ultimate Fight Night
Ultimate Fight Night was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The event took place at Cox Pavilion in Paradise, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. The telecast drew a 1.5 overall rating in the United...
card in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
Although his debut ended in success – Marquardt earned a decision victory over UFC veteran Ivan Salaverry
Ivan Salaverry
Ivan E. Salaverry is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. He is a member of Tito Ortiz's Team Punishment, and is known for his well-rounded skills. Salaverry is a middleweight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA and the now-defunct World Fighting Alliance...
– post-fight drug testing controversy led to Marquardt's suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Marquardt tested positive for high levels of nandrolone
Nandrolone
Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...
, an anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, technically known as anabolic-androgen steroids or colloquially simply as "steroids", are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the body. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue ,...
, which led the commission to file for his suspension. Marquardt maintains that he only used over-the-counter
Over-the-counter drug
Over-the-counter drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as compared to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription...
supplements in preparation for his fight. Marquardt was initially suspended for six months and assessed no fine. Marquardt's suspension was reduced to five months and he was reinstated in January 2006.
With the drug testing controversy resolved, Marquardt was set to make his return to the UFC at UFC 58
UFC 58
UFC 58: USA vs Canada was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States....
, fighting a mixed martial arts veteran in Joe Doerksen
Joe Doerksen
Joseph Daniel Doerksen is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba. He is a former middleweight contender of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a veteran of the International Fight League...
. The fight proved to be a successful endeavor for Marquardt, as he won a unanimous decision. In the post-fight interview, Marquardt stated his goals of capturing the UFC middleweight championship and his intention to fight then-champion Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
. Marquardt then fought Crafton Wallace – a replacement for Marquardt's original opponent, Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
– on the undercard of Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter on October 10, 2006, winning by rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
in the second round. Due to his commitment to the UFC, Marquardt relinquished his title as the middleweight King of Pancrase that same month.
At UFC Fight Night 8
UFC Fight Night 8
UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida...
, Marquardt notched a dominant three-round decision victory over ADCC
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
champion grappler Dean Lister
Dean Lister
Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...
that saw two judges score the bout 30-25 for Marquardt.
Middleweight Title Shot
Following that victory and a 4-0 debut in the UFC, Marquardt was scheduled to compete for the UFC middleweight championship held by Anderson SilvaAnderson Silva
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
on July 7, 2007 at UFC 73
UFC 73
UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . It took place on July 7, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary card and five on the main card. In the main event, Anderson Silva put...
. Marquardt lost the championship bout by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:50 in the First round of the fight.
Road back to Title contention
After early speculation that Marquardt's contract with the UFC could expire without renewal, he confirmed that a new agreement had been signed with the organization. Marquardt's next match was to be against Thales LeitesThales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
at UFC 81
UFC 81
UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts event held on February 2, 2008 by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip....
, but Leites withdrew from the bout due to an injured hand. This marked the second time that a bout between Leites and Marquardt had been cancelled. On January 9, the UFC announced that veteran Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...
would be Leites' replacement. Marquardt defeated Horn via guillotine choke.
Marquardt finally fought Thales Leites at UFC 85
UFC 85
UFC 85: Bedlam was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , on June 7, 2008 at The O2 arena in London, England.-Background:...
, a fight that had been postponed on two separate occasions since 2006. Marquardt and Leites had a close fight but Marquardt landed an illegal knee strike to the head of Leites in the second round. In the third round Marquardt landed an elbow to the side of the head of Leites. The deducted points proved to be crucial as Leites was deemed victorious in a very close split decision, giving Leites a title shot against Anderson Silva. Marquardt was next scheduled to face Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...
. Nate defeated Kampmann in 82 seconds by throwing a head kick and landing a barrage of strikes to take the win by TKO in the first round.
Marquardt obtained a second straight win to launch himself back into the title picture at UFC 95
UFC 95
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...
, when he defeated well-regarded Brazilian fighter Wilson Gouveia
Wilson Gouveia
Wilson Gouveia is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.At and , Gouveia fights as a light heavyweight in the Maximum Fighting Championships organization after a stint as a middleweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team...
with another barrage of strikes to earn a third round TKO. Marquardt's next fight was against the then-undefeated submission specialist Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
at UFC 102, which he won via KO 21 seconds into the first round by landing a counter straight right as Maia threw a leaping leg kick. Maia fell face down, unable to protect himself. Nate rushed in to follow up with a right hook, but stopped himself once he saw that Maia was visibly hurt. Following his victory over Maia, Marquardt was scheduled to fight Dan Henderson to determine number 1 contendership to Silva's Middleweight Championship. Henderson left the UFC for Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
after attempts to agree on a new contract failed. A new bout was arranged between Marquardt and American wrestler Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
, scheduled for UFC 110
UFC 110
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, 21 February 2010 in Sydney, Australia, at the Acer Arena. The event marked the UFC's first trip to Australia. The main card was scheduled for 2:00 pm Sunday in Sydney to cater...
and later moved to UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
. Marquardt was taken down at will by Sonnen multiple times during each round. Although able to lock in a guillotine choke late in the 3rd round, Marquardt was not able to finish the submission attempt and lost the fight in an upset via unanimous decision.
Marquardt was expected to face Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara is an Italian mixed martial artist and boxer, who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Middleweight Division. Sakara is also a Former World Junior Boxing Contender. He holds notable wins over Elvis Sinosic, Thales Leites, James Irvin.-Background:Sakara was born...
on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116
UFC 116
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States...
but the fight was cancelled after Sakara pulled out due to the death of his father.
Marquardt was expected to face Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...
on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118
UFC 118
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The third UFC Fan Expo coincided with the event...
, however the bout was moved to September 15, 2010 to headline UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, also known as UFC Fight Night 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 15, 2010 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas...
after Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
John Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...
was forced to pull out of his bout with Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
with an eye injury.
Marquardt defeated Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...
via TKO (punches) at 3:28 of round 1 at the main-event of UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, also known as UFC Fight Night 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 15, 2010 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas...
. During the fight, Palhares went for a heel-hook from which Marquardt slipped his leg free and quickly turned the tables for a first-round TKO victory. The result came with some controversy, however. Once Marquardt pulled his leg free, Palhares looked at his hand and signalled to officials, seemingly complaining that Marquardt was greased. Marquardt capitalized on the opening and pounded Palhares with a quick barrage of punches. The ending, though, was not due to any illegal circumstances. UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan
Joseph James "Joe" Rogan is an American comedian, video blogger, actor, writer, podcaster, and martial artist. He is best known for his work on NewsRadio, his work as color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and his hosting work on Fear Factor.-Acting:In 1994, Rogan co-starred on...
immediately announced that Marquardt had passed an inspection from the ringside physician and the referee. Marquardt explained that before the fight; "I came out really warm because I wanted a good sweat," which explains why he was slippery and managed to remain elusive.
Marquardt’s trainer Greg Jackson Stated that officials checked Marquardt before the fight for any greasing type substance.
Palhares and his team later apologized for the false accusations, Palhares stated: "I'm very sorry for the accusations I made, Nate Marquardt did not cheat in any way, and I'm very sorry to him and his team for my actions in the fight. I congratulate Nate on his win. I learned another lesson for my career in the fight, and I apologize to Nate, his team and the UFC for any issues I contributed to."
Palhares' longtime manager, Alex Davis, said that greasing has proved an issue in previous bouts for Palhares, and in one of the most important fights of his career, Palhares just froze. "Rousimar has had to deal with opponents greasing before", Davis said. "I truly believe it's turned into a paranoia for him. When Nate's leg slipped out so quickly, Rousimar froze. You could tell he was just thinking, 'Here we go again. But I looked at Nate's legs myself. The commission checked them out, too. There was certainly no grease there. It was our error, and we owe Nate an apology, as well as Greg Jackson and the rest of his coaches and team."
Less than a week after his win over Palhares, Marquardt was tapped to make a quick return to the Octagon to face Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, replacing Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
as Vitor was promoted to a title fight in lieu of Chael Sonnen and his suspension for PEDs. The winner of Okami vs Marquardt was expected to get the next shot at the UFC middleweight championship. Marquardt lost to Okami at UFC 122 via a unanimous decision.
Marquardt was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama
, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....
on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128
UFC 128
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 19, 2011, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.-Background:...
. However, Akiyama pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Dan Miller
Dan Miller (fighter)
Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...
. Marquardt won the fight via unanimous decision.
Drop to Welterweight and Release from UFC
After defeating Dan MillerDan Miller (fighter)
Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...
, Nate's teammate, GSP, gave him the idea of dropping down to 170.
Marquardt was expected to debut at welterweight against Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson (fighter)
Anthony Kewoa Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Amateur wrestling:...
on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Rick Story
Rick Story
Rick Story is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a welterweight. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger.-Background:...
. Marquardt pulled out of the fight with Story the day of the weigh-ins due to not receiving medical clearance. The UFC at the UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in announced that Marquardt did not pass the required physical. According to a video posted by Dana White on his Twitter, Nate Marquardt has now been released by the UFC due to failing "medical requirements".
On June 28, 2011, Nate appeared on MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and stated that in August 2010 he felt tired and moody and his doctor discovered he had low testosterone levels. That doctor put Nate on hormone replacement therapy, and when Nate applied for a Theraputic Use Exemption with the New Jersey state commission, they allowed it but declared that he must go off the therapy for ten weeks, then have his levels retested by a specialist to determine if he really needs to be on the therapy or not. At the end of that period, both the specialist and Nate's primary doctor agreed his levels really were low and he was a candidate for replacement therapy. Nate's primary doctor injected him with testosterone to quickly get his levels back up in time for his scheduled fight against Rick Story. The Pennsylvania commission had set standards for what his testosterone levels could be at fight time and Nate's levels, though trending down over the last week before the fight, still failed to fall to within the range required in time for him to be cleared to fight. Nate claimed that he retook tests on the day of the fight and was actually within qualifying limits, thus having his suspension lifted by the commission.
BAMMA
Shortly after having his suspension lifted by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, Marquardt signed with top U.K. fight promotion BAMMABAMMA
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...
, the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts. He told MMAWeekly.com that a large part of the reason for signing with BAMMA was that even though the U.K. does not conduct governmental sanctioning of MMA, BAMMA officials were moving ahead with their own plans to self-regulate, including medical screening and drug testing.
He is set to make his promotional debut at BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida
BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida
BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on February 11, 2012, at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England.-Background:...
in February 2012 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...
to determine the inaugural BAMMA Welterweight Champion.
Personal life
Marquardt's wife is named Tessa. The couple had their first child together, a daughter named Macaiah on May 18, 2010. Nate has a daughter named Emmalie from a previous relationship.He made a short cameo appearance in the beginning of MC Hammer
MC Hammer
Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...
's music video for the Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
diss track, "Better Run Run" along with Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Peter Schaub is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional football player for the AFL's Utah Blaze and as a member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was a finalist and the runner-up of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:Schaub was...
, Eliot Marshall
Eliot Marshall
Eliot Andrew Marshall is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
, and trainer Trevor Wittman
Trevor Wittman
Trevor Wittman is an American boxing and MMA trainer.-Training career:Trevor is the owner of T's KO Fight Club/Gym in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Trevor also just opened up Grudge Training Center in Denver, Colorado. He was one of the Trainers that Rashad Evans brought in for the UFC's show The...
. Marquardt also had a small screen appearance in the movie Warrior.
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Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...
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UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S....
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Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...
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|Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|29-9-2
|Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|29–8–2
|Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
|KO (punch)
|UFC 102
UFC 102
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:21
|Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|28–8–2
|Wilson Gouveia
Wilson Gouveia
Wilson Gouveia is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.At and , Gouveia fights as a light heavyweight in the Maximum Fighting Championships organization after a stint as a middleweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team...
|TKO (strikes)
|UFC 95
UFC 95
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3:10
|London, England
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|27–8–2
|Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...
|TKO (strikes)
|UFC 88
UFC 88
UFC 88: Breakthrough was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 6, 2008 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans....
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:22
|Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|26–8–2
|Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
|Decision (split)
|UFC 85
UFC 85
UFC 85: Bedlam was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , on June 7, 2008 at The O2 arena in London, England.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|London, England
|Marquardt was docked two points during the bout for illegal infractions.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|26–7–2
|Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...
|Submission (standing guillotine choke)
|UFC 81
UFC 81
UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts event held on February 2, 2008 by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip....
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:37
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|25–7–2
|Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 73
UFC 73
UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . It took place on July 7, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary card and five on the main card. In the main event, Anderson Silva put...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:50
|Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|For UFC Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|25–6–2
|Dean Lister
Dean Lister
Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|24–6–2
|Crafton Wallace
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:14
|Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|23–6–2
|Joe Doerksen
Joe Doerksen
Joseph Daniel Doerksen is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba. He is a former middleweight contender of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a veteran of the International Fight League...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 58
UFC 58
UFC 58: USA vs Canada was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States....
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|22–6–2
|Ivan Salaverry
Ivan Salaverry
Ivan E. Salaverry is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. He is a member of Tito Ortiz's Team Punishment, and is known for his well-rounded skills. Salaverry is a middleweight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA and the now-defunct World Fighting Alliance...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ultimate Fight Night
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| UFC debut, tested positive for nandrolone
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|21–6–2
|Izuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the middleweight division. He is a veteran of the Pancrase organization, and the current middleweight King of Pancrase...
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Pancrase – Spiral 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2:19
|Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|20–6–2
|Kazuo Misaki
Kazuo Misaki
Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – Brave 10
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|19–6–2
|Eiji Ishikawa
|Draw
|Pancrase – Brave 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|19–6–1
|Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.-Background:...
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Pancrase – Hybrid 10
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:53
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Lost King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|19–5–1
|Yuji Hisamatsu
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – Hybrid 8
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|18–5–1
|Steve Gomm
|Submission (punches)
|IFC – Global Domination
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:28
|Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|17–5–1
|Keiichiro Yamamiya
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Keiichiro Yamamiya is a Japanese mixed martial artists. After regularly competing in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions, Yamamiya now competes in the welterweight division...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|17–4–1
|Izuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the middleweight division. He is a veteran of the Pancrase organization, and the current middleweight King of Pancrase...
|KO (punches)
|Pancrase – Hybrid 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:29
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|16–4–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
Kiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
|KO (flying knee)
|Pancrase – Spirit 9
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|4:36
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|15–4–1
|Izuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi
Izuru Takeuchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the middleweight division. He is a veteran of the Pancrase organization, and the current middleweight King of Pancrase...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – Spirit 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|15–3–1
|Seiki Ryo
|Technical Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:37
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|14–3–1
|Kazuo Misaki
Kazuo Misaki
Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...
|TKO (broken arm)
|Pancrase – Spirit 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:29
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|13–3–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
Kiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
|Decision (majority)
|Pancrase – Proof 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Lost King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|13–2–1
|Yuji Hoshino
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Pancrase – Proof 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2:13
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|12–2–1
|Gil Castillo
Gil Castillo
Gil Philip Castillo is a retired American mixed martial artist who has studied under Cesar Gracie. He made his UFC debut at UFC 33 where he suffered a loss from Dave Menne via unanimous decision in a match to crown the first UFC Middleweight Champion...
|Decision (unanimous)
|IFC WC 14 – Warriors Challenge 14
|
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|12–1–1
|Masaya Kojima
|Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – Proof 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:45
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|11–1–1
|Hikaru Sato
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Pancrase – Proof 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:53
|Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|10–1–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
Kiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
|Draw
|Pancrase – Trans 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|20:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Defended King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10–1
|Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|3:00
|Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship; First in Pancrase
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9–1
|Kiuma Kunioku
Kiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|10:00
|Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8–1
|Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship...
|KO (knee)
|Pancrase – Trans 4
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:30
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7–1
|Anthony Washington
|Submission (punches)
|ROF 1 – Ring of Fire 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:01
|Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|Won Ring of Fire Middleweight Championship
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|6–1
|Genki Sudo
Genki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
|Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – Breakthrough 11
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|13:31
|Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6–0
|David Harris
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|BRI 4 – Bas Rutten Invitational 4
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|15:01
|United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|Won Bas Rutten Invitational 4 Lightweight Championship
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5–0
|Josh Groves
|Submission (triangle choke)
|BRI 4 – Bas Rutten Invitational 4
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:49
|United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4–0
|Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
|-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...
|Submission (heel hook)
|BRI 4 – Bas Rutten Invitational 4
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:04
|United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3–0
|Jose Garcia
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|RITR – Rumble in the Rockies
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:32
|Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|Won I.M.A. Rumble In The Rockies Championship
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2–0
|Josh Medina
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|RITR – Rumble in the Rockies
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:27
|Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1–0
|Mike Lee
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|WVF – Durango
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:13
|Durango, Colorado
Durango, Colorado
The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|Won World Vale Tudo Federation Championship