Nate Marquardt

At 45 years old, Nate Marquardt has this physical status:

Nathan Joel "Nate" Marquardt, born April 20, 1979, is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's middleweight and welterweight divisions.

He has been a professional wrestler since 1999 and a three-time Pancrase Middleweight Champion.

Personal life

Marquardt is married. On May 18, 2010, the couple had their first child together. Emmalie, Nate's daughter from a previous marriage, also has a son. Marquardt has an older brother who works in the US Air Force.

Marquardt is a Christian. Marquardt has said that his faith is the most significant thing in his life.

In the beginning of MC Hammer's music video for the Jay-Z diss track "Better Run Run" with Brendan Schaub, Eliot Marshall, and trainer Trevor Wittman, Marquardt made a brief cameo appearance. In addition, Marquardt appeared in the film Warrior as Karl "The Dane" Kruller.

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Mixed martial arts career

Marquardt began his mixed martial arts career in 1999 and amassing titles in various industries before entering the Bas Rutten Invitational 4 tournament, which was organized in a way that the tournament champion was guaranteed a spot with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Despite winning the tournament, Marquardt was denied a new one. Rather, he joined Pancrase, which had nurtured such fighters as Ken Shamrock and Bas Rutten. Marquardt lost by submission to Genki Sudo in his first Pancrase battle.

Marquardt, who was returning to Pancrase for a middleweight elimination tournament, defeated Daiju Takase, 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. Marquardt defeated Kunioku once more in December 2002 to regain the King of Pancrase championship, which he had been holding for almost a year.

Marquardt was involved in a brief altercation with Ricardo Almeida in a Pancrase championship match on November 30, 2003. Marquardt came to a guillotine choke, but the referee was unable to immediately distinguish the fighters, and Almeida proceeded to apply the choke, posing for ringside cameras. Marquardt threw a strike at Almeida's face, bringing both directions into the fight, including Renzo Gracie. Renzo was cornering Almeida, and after in the ring, he kicked Marquardt in the chest. The confrontation came to an end, and Marquardt congratulated Almeida after the match. Marquardt regained control after Almeida vacated his position in July 2004, defeating Kazuo Misaki at Pancrase 10. Brave 10.

Marquardt defeated Izuru Takeuchi for the seventh time on May 1, 2005, becoming the first fighter to win the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.

On August 6, 2005, Marquardt made his UFC debut on Spike TV, headlining the inaugural UFC Ultimate Fight Night card in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite Marquardt's victory over UFC veteran Ivan Salaverry, a post-fight drug test revealed high amounts of nandrolone, an anabolic steroids, in Marquardt's system, triggering the Nevada State Athletic Commission's submission of his suspension. Marquardt maintains that he only used over-the-counter drugs in the buildup to the war. Marquardt was banned for six months and fined no fine. In January 2006, Marquardt's suspension was reduced to five months and he was reinstated in January 2006.

Marquardt was supposed to return to UFC 58 against veteran Joe Doerksen after the drug testing controversy was settled. Marquardt's fight turned into a fruitful one, as he secured a unanimous decision. Marquardt talked in the post-fight interview about his aspirations of capturing the UFC Middleweight Championship and his commitment to face Rich Franklin, the runner. On the undercard of Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter on October 10, 2006, Marquardt defeated Crafton Wallace, a replacement for Marquardt's original adversary, Thales Leites, after battling Crafton Wallace. In the second round, Marquardt triumphed by a back-naked choke. Marquardt relinquished his title as the Pancrase Middleweight Championship the following month due to his dedication to the UFC.

Marquardt won by a narrow unanimous three-way decision over ADCC Champion grappler Dean Lister, who had two judges score the match 30-25 for Marquardt on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 8.

Marquardt qualified for the UFC Middleweight Championship, which Anderson Silva coached on July 7, 2007, at UFC 73, following that triumph and a 4-0 debut in the UFC. In the first round of the tournament, Marquardt lost by TKO due to strikes at 4:50.

Marquardt's deal with the UFC had come to an end without renewal, according to him. Marquardt's next match was supposed to be against Thales Leites at UFC 81, but Leites pulled out due to an injured hand. It was the second time a match between Leites and Marquardt was postponed. Veteran Jeremy Horn will be the Leites' replacement on January 9, according to the UFC. In the second round, Marquardt defeated Horn via guillotine choke.

Marquardt finally met Thales Leites at UFC 85, a fight that had been postponed on two separate occasions since 2006. Marquardt and Leites were close in the first round, but Marquardt had a foul knee punch to Leites' head. Marquardt landed an elbow to the side of Leites' leader in the third round. The deducted points were all determining, with Leites victorious in a close split victory denying Leites a championship shot against Anderson Silva. Marquardt was destined to meet Martin Kampmann at UFC 88. Nate won by TKO in the first round after defeating Kampmann in 82 seconds by throwing a head kick and landing a barrage of strikes.

Marquardt won in straight for his second straight victory over UFC 95, defeating Brazilian fighter Wilson Gouveia with another barrage of strikes to earn a third-round TKO.

Marquardt's next match was against Demian Maia, a then-defeated submission specialist who landed a counter straight right as Maia threw a leaping leg kick. Maia collapsed face down, unable to shield himself. Nate rushed to follow up with a right hook but then realized that Maia was clearly wounded.

Following his victory over Maia, Marquardt was set to face Dan Henderson to determine the top contender for Silva's Middleweight Championship. Henderson left the UFC for Strikeforce after attempts to decide on a new deal fell apart. A new match was arranged between Marquardt and American wrestler Chael Sonnen, who was scheduled for UFC 110 and later moved to UFC 109. During each round, Marquardt was defeated at will by Sonnen several times. Although Marquardt was able to lock in a guillotine choke in the third round, the contest was lost by unanimous decision.

Marquardt had hoped to face Alessio Sakara at UFC 116 on July 3, 2010, but the match was postponed due to Sakara's death due to his father's absence.

Marquardt had been supposed to face Rousimar Palhares at UFC 118 on August 28, 2010, but the match was postponed to UFC Fight Night 22 after Alan Belcher was forced to pull out of his match with Demian Maia due to an eye injury. Marquardt defeated Palhares in the first round of TKO. Palhares went for a heel-hook during the brawl, during which Marquardt slipped his leg free, and Palharees stared at the referee and pointed to Marquardt's legs, apparently denying that Marquardt was greased. Marquardt put the game in the opener and pounded Palhares with a slew of punches to get the stoppage. The ending, on the other hand, was not due to any unlawful causes. Joe Rogan, a UFC broadcaster, confirmed that Marquardt had passed an inspection by the ringside doctor and the referee. Marquardt explained that before the war, "I came out really warm because I wanted a good sweat," which explains why he was stifling and managed to remain elusive.

Marquardt was drafted to return to the Octagon less than a week after winning over Palhares, defeating Vitor Belfort, but Vitor Belfort was promoted to a title eliminator fight due to Chael Sonnen's suspension for PEDs. Marquardt lost by a majority vote to Okami.

Marquardt was scheduled to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128. However, Akiyama dropped out of the match and was replaced by Dan Miller. Marquardt was victorious in the contest by a unanimous vote.

After defeating Miller, Nate's teammate, Georges St-Pierre, entertained the possibility of falling to the welterweight division. Marquardt was supposed to debut at welterweight against Anthony Johnson on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. However, Johnson was forced to leave the match due to a shoulder injury and replaced by Rick Story. Marquardt ruled out of the contest with Story the day before the weigh-ins due to not having medical clearance. Marquardt did not pass the required physical, according to the UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in. Marquardt was suspended by the UFC due to a "medical requirement," according to a video posted on Twitter by Dana White.

Nate said he was lethargic and moody in August 2010, and that his doctor discovered he had low testosterone levels. Nate's hormone replacement therapy was successful, but the doctors approved it but then announced that he should wait for a Therapeutic Use Exemption with the New Jersey state commission but that they would have his blood tests done to see if he needs to be on the medication or not. Both the specialist and Nate's primary doctor agreed that his levels were actually poor and he was a candidate for replacement therapy at the end of the year. Nate's primary doctor injecting testosterone helped him regain control of his hormones in time for his upcoming battle against Story. The Pennsylvania commission had established minimum testosterone goals for combat time, and Nate's testosterone levels had been trending downwards over the last week, but they did not manage to fall within the range required in order for him to fight. Nate recalled that he retook tests on the day of the fight and was still within qualifying limits, thereby getting his suspension suspended by the commission.

Marquardt signed with top British combat promotion BAMMA, shortly after being suspended by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts. BAMMA's chief reason for signing with BAMMA, according to MMAWeekly.com, is because even though the United Kingdom does not conduct regulatory sanctioning of MMA, BAMMA executives are still working to self-regulate, including medical testing and drug testing.

On February 11, 2012, Marquardt vs. Yoshida to determine the inaugural BAMMA World Welterweight Champion. He was set to make his promotional debut at BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs. Yoshida.

Marquardt was banned from BAMMA for the second time on January 13, 2012, and hence his career kicking back BAMMA 9, thus his promotional debut to March 24, 2012.

Marquardt had signed with Strikeforce, according to Dana White. In a match for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship, he made his debut at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. Nate defeated Woodley in the fourth round of the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship, becoming the first Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

On January 12, 2013, Marquardt's first defense was against Tarec Saffiedine: Strikeforce, not the Taliban. He lost the belt by a unanimous vote.

On March 16, 2013, Marquardt took on Jake Ellenberger at UFC 158. He was disqualified in the first round of the tournament by KO.

Marquardt faced Héctor Lombard at UFC 166 on October 19, 2013. In the first round, he was disqualified due to a knockout.

Marquardt returned to the middleweight division to face James Te-Huna on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43. Due to a straight armbar, he was able to win the title in the first round.

On January 3, 2015, Marquardt faced Brad Tavares at UFC 182. He lost the battle by a unanimous decision.

On June 13, 2015, Marquardt took on Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 188. Since his corner called the fight between the second and third rounds, he lost the match via TKO.

On December 19, 2015, Marquardt faced C.B. Dollaway at UFC on Fox 17. In the second round, he defeated the opponent by knockout.

Marquardt's next match against Thiago Santos on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198. In the first round, he was disqualified due to a knockout.

At UFC Fight Night 96, Marquardt next met Tamdan McCrory. Marquardt won the fight by knockout in the second round and was given a Performance of the Night award.

On January 28, 2017, Marquardt faced Sam Alvey at UFC on Fox 23. He was disqualified by a unanimous decision.

Marquardt defeated Vitor Belfort at UFC 212 on June 3, 2017. He lost the fight by a unanimous decision. The majority of pundits expected Marquardt to win the match.

On November 11, 2017, Marquardt took on Cezar Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 120. He lost the fight by a split decision.

Marquardt resigned from professional MMA after 56 fights over an 18-year MMA career, and his father announced his retirement from professional wrestling on December 28, 2017.

Marquardt played out of retirement for the first time in nearly four years against Michael Cora on August 6, 2021 at Titan FC 71. In the first round, he secured the match by armbar submission.

On October 23, 2021, he met Valdir Araujo at XMMA 3. After suffering a body kick and punches, Marquardt lost the match via TKO.

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