Middleweight

Nate Marquardt

Last fought: Nov 2017

RECORD

Pro

35-19-2

UFC

12-12-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:42
Fight Completion Rate	61.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.94
% Fights Inside the Distance	54.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	123-59 (67.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	54-27 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	69-32 (68.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.7%
% Time in Control	27.1%
% Time Controlled	16.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	62.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.92
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.67
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.25
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Distance Strike Defense	63.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.31
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.25
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.01
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.23
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.86
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.00

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Nate Marquardt League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Nate Marquardt
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	58.5%
Takedown Defense	71.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	4:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	9:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:43

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cezar Ferreira

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt36/6555%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:41KD 1

Cezar Ferreira47/8158%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	8/18	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cezar Ferreira	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	20/37	54%	0/1	0:26	1
	Cezar Ferreira	18/38	47%	0/1	0:18	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	8/10	80%	0/0	0:15	—
	Cezar Ferreira	13/14	93%	2/3	4:26	—

LOSS

vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt57/11350%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:03

Vitor Belfort37/7847%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	11/23	48%	1/1	1:03	—
	Vitor Belfort	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	26/50	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vitor Belfort	16/33	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	20/40	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Vitor Belfort	18/35	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sam Alvey

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt28/6543%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:52

Sam Alvey36/8443%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	10/14	71%	0/0	0:20	—
	Sam Alvey	8/17	47%	0/0	1:29	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	12/33	36%	0/0	0:22	—
	Sam Alvey	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	6/18	33%	1/2	1:10	—
	Sam Alvey	8/23	35%	0/1	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Tamdan McCrory

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:44

Nate Marquardt24/3962%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:00KD 1

Tamdan McCrory16/5231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	12/17	71%	1/1	2:54	—
	Tamdan McCrory	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	12/22	55%	1/1	2:06	1
	Tamdan McCrory	11/34	32%	0/0	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:39

Nate Marquardt7/1354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Thiago Santos16/3053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Santos	16/30	53%	0/0	0:27	2

WIN

vs. CB Dollaway

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:28

Nate Marquardt16/2759%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

CB Dollaway15/3543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	13/23	57%	0/0	0:03	—
	CB Dollaway	13/30	43%	0/1	0:03	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	3/4	75%	0/0	0:01	1
	CB Dollaway	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Nate Marquardt18/4937%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

Kelvin Gastelum59/11054%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	12/33	36%	0/2	0:12	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	27/58	47%	1/1	0:51	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	32/52	62%	0/1	2:48	—

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt30/6447%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:27

Brad Tavares50/11942%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brad Tavares	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	6/14	43%	0/4	0:45	—
	Brad Tavares	14/29	48%	1/1	0:27	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	14/28	50%	0/3	0:42	—
	Brad Tavares	24/54	44%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. James Te Huna

UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt • Jun 2014Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:34

Nate Marquardt17/2763%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:14KD 1

James Te Huna6/1060%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	17/27	63%	2/2	3:14	1
	James Te Huna	6/10	60%	0/1	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Hector Lombard

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:48

Nate Marquardt4/1040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Hector Lombard10/2245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	10/22	45%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz • Mar 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:00

Nate Marquardt13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jake Ellenberger13/2552%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	13/23	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jake Ellenberger	13/25	52%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Dan Miller

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt47/7860%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:19

Dan Miller10/3826%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	7/11	64%	2/2	2:53	—
	Dan Miller	2/4	50%	1/4	1:10	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	19/31	61%	1/1	1:14	—
	Dan Miller	5/22	23%	1/1	0:50	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	21/36	58%	0/0	3:12	—
	Dan Miller	3/12	25%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Yushin Okami

UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami • Nov 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt21/6134%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:53

Yushin Okami25/8330%TD 1/9Ctrl 4:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	2/9	22%	0/0	1:31	—
	Yushin Okami	3/5	60%	1/4	2:25	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	6/17	35%	2/3	0:53	—
	Yushin Okami	6/19	32%	0/5	1:40	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	13/35	37%	1/1	0:29	—
	Yushin Okami	16/59	27%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Rousimar Palhares

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares • Sep 2010Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:28

Nate Marquardt13/3537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Rousimar Palhares1/617%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	13/35	37%	0/0	0:16	—
	Rousimar Palhares	1/6	17%	0/1	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Chael Sonnen

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt11/2446%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:57

Chael Sonnen39/5670%TD 6/6Ctrl 13:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chael Sonnen	25/34	74%	2/2	4:24	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chael Sonnen	10/16	62%	2/2	4:53	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	4/7	57%	0/1	0:57	—
	Chael Sonnen	4/6	67%	2/2	3:47	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira • Aug 2009Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:21

Nate Marquardt1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Demian Maia0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	1/1	100%	0/0	0:01	1
	Demian Maia	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Wilson Gouveia

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson • Feb 2009Middleweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 3, 3:10

Nate Marquardt67/10266%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:19KD 1

Wilson Gouveia16/7422%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	22/34	65%	1/1	1:03	—
	Wilson Gouveia	5/25	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	31/46	67%	1/2	2:19	—
	Wilson Gouveia	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	14/22	64%	0/3	0:57	1
	Wilson Gouveia	5/21	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC 88: Breakthrough • Sep 2008Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:22

Nate Marquardt22/3661%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

Martin Kampmann1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	22/36	61%	0/0	0:10	1
	Martin Kampmann	1/7	14%	0/0	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Thales Leites

UFC 85: Bedlam • Jun 2008Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt35/7249%TD 5/7Ctrl 7:04

Thales Leites13/4529%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:53KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	9/26	35%	0/0	0:32	—
	Thales Leites	8/24	33%	0/0	1:28	1

R2	Nate Marquardt	14/25	56%	2/4	3:39	—
	Thales Leites	1/6	17%	0/1	0:25	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	12/21	57%	3/3	2:53	—
	Thales Leites	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jeremy Horn

UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:37

Nate Marquardt22/3073%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:57KD 1

Jeremy Horn5/1145%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	21/28	75%	2/2	3:54	1
	Jeremy Horn	3/6	50%	0/2	0:07	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	1/2	50%	0/0	0:03	—
	Jeremy Horn	2/5	40%	1/1	1:16	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 73: Stacked • Jul 2007MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:50

Nate Marquardt3/1127%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:24

Anderson Silva10/1567%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:43KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	3/11	27%	1/2	2:24	—
	Anderson Silva	10/15	67%	1/1	0:43	1

WIN

vs. Dean Lister

UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon • Jan 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt53/9854%TD 2/2Ctrl 8:23KD 4

Dean Lister18/4342%TD 0/11Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	19/35	54%	0/0	2:49	2
	Dean Lister	3/12	25%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	15/32	47%	1/1	2:26	1
	Dean Lister	8/18	44%	0/5	0:00	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	19/31	61%	1/1	3:08	1
	Dean Lister	7/13	54%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Doerksen

UFC 58: USA vs Canada • Mar 2006Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt56/10354%TD 5/5Ctrl 6:45

Joe Doerksen26/8032%TD 2/8Ctrl 1:41KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	23/50	46%	2/2	1:37	—
	Joe Doerksen	10/35	29%	0/1	0:10	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	18/29	62%	3/3	2:28	—
	Joe Doerksen	10/29	34%	2/2	0:43	1

R3	Nate Marquardt	15/24	62%	0/0	2:40	—
	Joe Doerksen	6/16	38%	0/5	0:48	—

WIN

vs. Ivan Salaverry

UFC Fight Night 1 • Aug 2005Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Marquardt21/6333%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:01

Ivan Salaverry23/6635%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	9/19	47%	1/1	0:41	—
	Ivan Salaverry	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	4/20	20%	1/1	2:56	—
	Ivan Salaverry	4/17	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	8/24	33%	0/0	1:24	—
	Ivan Salaverry	7/23	30%	0/2	0:09	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine • Jan 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nate Marquardt68/20533%TD 1/10Ctrl 3:10

Tarec Saffiedine116/20158%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	8/23	35%	0/2	0:20	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	17/25	68%	0/0	0:53	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	12/26	46%	1/4	1:32	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	17/27	63%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	22/47	47%	0/1	0:50	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	21/35	60%	0/1	0:39	—

R4	Nate Marquardt	16/73	22%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	35/58	60%	0/0	0:28	—

R5	Nate Marquardt	10/36	28%	0/1	0:28	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	26/56	46%	1/2	2:03	—

WIN

vs. Tyron Woodley

Strikeforce - Rockhold vs Kennedy • Jul 2012

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 4, 1:39

Nate Marquardt59/10258%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:23KD 1

Tyron Woodley41/7753%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:53KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	17/31	55%	0/0	1:23	—
	Tyron Woodley	17/25	68%	1/2	1:24	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	16/28	57%	1/1	0:45	—
	Tyron Woodley	6/19	32%	0/1	0:08	—

R3	Nate Marquardt	12/23	52%	0/0	0:50	—
	Tyron Woodley	15/28	54%	0/0	1:21	1

R4	Nate Marquardt	14/20	70%	0/1	0:25	1
	Tyron Woodley	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Crafton Wallace

Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter • Oct 2006Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:14

Nate Marquardt13/2748%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:35

Crafton Wallace4/1822%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Marquardt	9/21	43%	1/2	2:35	—
	Crafton Wallace	4/15	27%	0/0	0:45	—

R2	Nate Marquardt	4/6	67%	1/1	1:00	—
	Crafton Wallace	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com