Nate Marquardt

Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a three-time Pancrase Middleweight Champion.

Nate Marquardt
Born	Nathan Joel Marquardt (1979-04-20) April 20, 1979 (age 45) Lander, Wyoming, United States
Other names	The Great
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)^[1]^[2]
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Lightweight (1999) Middleweight (2000–2011, 2014–2017) Welterweight (2012–2014)
Reach	74 in (188 cm)^[3]
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Denver, Colorado, United States
Team	High Altitude Martial Arts Sanford MMA^[4]
Rank	2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Murgel^[5] 2nd degree black belt in Jujutsu under Shane Pitts^[6] 2nd degree black belt in Pancrase Mixed Martial Arts^[7]
Years active	1999–2017, 2021–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	58
Wins	36
By knockout	11
By submission	17
By decision	8
Losses	20
By knockout	6
By submission	2
By decision	12
Draws	2
Other information
Notable students	Shane Carwin^[8] Cody Donovan
Website	www.natemarquardt.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Marquardt was born in Lander, Wyoming to a father of German origin, and a mother of Welsh origin. He was raised along with his four other siblings in Denver, Colorado. Marquardt's late father was a Lutheran pastor, worked in construction, and was also a Marine veteran who fought in the Vietnam War. Marquardt's mother was a nurse and a manager at an attorney's office. Because of his father's work he and his family moved around frequently to places including Chicago, Illinois, and Indiana. Marquardt's parents divorced when he was eight years old, and the young Marquardt moved to Colorado. When he was 15 years old, he began studying the disciplines of Wing Chun Kung Fu, Japanese Jujutsu, Freestyle Wrestling, and Kenpo Karate. Present Marquardt's fighting style derived from his fights in Pancrase under the leadership of Sheldon Marr from Colorado.^[9] Sheldon Marr is the co-founder of the World Combat JuJitsu Association and he was a Junior National Judo Champion, and a California State Wrestling Champion and has been recognized as the "Instructor of the Year" by Jujitsu America, the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Famer, the World Martial Arts Hall of Famer, and the International Black Belt Hall of Fame; and was a Coach for the 2000 U.S. World Pankration Team, and the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 U.S. World Grappling Teams.^[10] Marquardt also trained with Shane Pitts in Colorado before he went to Jackson's MMA. Shane Pitts trained Marquardt in Japanese jujutsu for three years and gave him a black belt.^[5][6] Pitts is the founder of Law Enforcement Ground Tactics System, holder of five black belts in martial arts, a former World Masters Judo Champion, World Combat Jujitsu Association National Champion and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pan American Masters Division Champion.^[11] Marquardt also trained with Mike Van Arsdale and also trained Pancrase with Sanae Kikuta in the GRABAKA Dojo in Tokyo, Japan. Marquardt was active in other sports as well, including basketball and soccer, at Wheat Ridge High School and also began taking Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lessons when he was 18 years old under the instruction of Ricardo Murgel.^[12]

Mixed martial arts career

Pancrase

Marquardt began his professional mixed martial arts career in 1999, and 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.^[13] Instead, he signed with Japan's Pancrase 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.

On November 30, 2003, Marquardt was involved in a brief altercation with Ricardo Almeida in a Pancrase title fight. Marquardt tapped out to a guillotine choke, however, the referee was unable to immediately separate the fighters, and Almeida continued to apply the choke, posing for ringside cameras. 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.^[14] 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.

On May 1, 2005, Marquardt defeated Izuru Takeuchi, winning the Pancrase Middleweight Championship for the seventh time, becoming the only fighter to ever accomplish such a feat.^[15]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Marquardt made his UFC debut on August 6, 2005, live on Spike TV, headlining the inaugural UFC Ultimate Fight Night card in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Marquardt earned a unanimous decision victory over UFC veteran Ivan Salaverry, a post-fight drug test revealed high levels of nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, in Marquardt's system which led to the Nevada State Athletic Commission filing for his suspension. Marquardt maintains that he only used over-the-counter supplements in preparation for the fight. Marquardt was initially suspended for six months and assessed no fine.^[16] Marquardt's suspension was reduced to five months and he was reinstated in January 2006.^[17]

With the drug testing controversy resolved, Marquardt was set to make his return at UFC 58, against veteran 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. Marquardt won by rear-naked choke in the second round. Due to his commitment to the UFC, Marquardt relinquished his title as the Pancrase Middleweight Championship that same month.^[18]

At UFC Fight Night 8, Marquardt notched a dominant unanimous three-round decision victory over ADCC Champion grappler Dean Lister 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 Silva on July 7, 2007 at UFC 73.^[19] Marquardt lost the championship bout by TKO 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,^[20] he confirmed that a new agreement had been signed with the organization. Marquardt's next match was to be against Thales Leites 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.^[21] Marquardt defeated Horn via guillotine choke in the second round.

Marquardt finally fought Thales Leites at UFC 85, a fight that had been postponed on two separate occasions since 2006.^[22] 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.^[23][24][25] Marquardt was next scheduled to face Martin Kampmann at UFC 88. 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 one 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 third 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.^[26][27]

Marquardt was expected to face Rousimar Palhares on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118,^[28] 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.^[29] Marquardt defeated Palhares via first-round TKO. During the fight, Palhares went for a heel-hook from which Marquardt slipped his leg free and Palhares looked at the referee and pointed to Marquardt's legs, seemingly complaining that Marquardt was greased. Marquardt capitalized on the opening and pounded Palhares with a quick barrage of punches to get the stoppage. 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.

Less than a week after his win over Palhares, Marquardt was tapped to make a quick return to the Octagon to face Yushin Okami in a middleweight title eliminator bout on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, replacing Vitor Belfort,^[30] as Vitor was promoted to a title fight because of Chael Sonnen's suspension for PEDs. Marquardt lost to Okami via unanimous decision.

Marquardt was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128.^[31] However, Akiyama pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Dan Miller.^[32] Marquardt won the fight via unanimous decision.

Drop to welterweight and release from UFC

After defeating Miller, Nate's teammate, Georges St-Pierre, gave him the idea of dropping down to the welterweight division.^[33] Marquardt was expected to debut at welterweight against Anthony Johnson on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4.^[34] However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Rick Story.^[35] Marquardt pulled out of the fight with Story the day of the weigh-ins due to not receiving medical clearance.^[36] The UFC at the UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in announced that Marquardt did not pass the required physical.^[37] According to a video posted by Dana White on his Twitter, Marquardt was 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 Therapeutic 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 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.^[38]

BAMMA

Shortly after having his suspension lifted by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, Marquardt signed with top U.K. fight promotion BAMMA, the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts.^[39] 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 was set to make his promotional debut at BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida on February 11, 2012 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida to determine the inaugural BAMMA World Welterweight Champion.^[40]

On January 13, 2012, Marquardt was released from his contract with BAMMA officially due to the promotion pushing back BAMMA 9, and therefore his promotional debut, to March 24, 2012.

Strikeforce

Dana White announced that Marquardt had signed with Strikeforce. His debut took place at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy against Tyron Woodley in a bout for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.^[41] Nate knocked out Woodley in the fourth round, becoming the new Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

Marquardt's first defense was against Tarec Saffiedine on January 12, 2013 at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine.^[42] He lost the belt via unanimous decision.

Return to UFC and retirement

Marquardt faced Jake Ellenberger on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158.^[43] He lost the bout via first-round KO.

Marquardt faced Héctor Lombard on October 19, 2013 at UFC 166.^[44] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Marquardt made a return to the middleweight division to face James Te-Huna on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43.^[45] He won the fight via first round submission due to straight armbar.

Marquardt faced Brad Tavares on January 3, 2015 at UFC 182.^[46] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Marquardt faced Kelvin Gastelum on June 13, 2015 at UFC 188.^[47] He lost the fight via TKO after his corner stopped the fight between the second and third round.^[48]

Marquardt faced C. B. Dollaway on December 19, 2015 at UFC on Fox 17.^[49] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.^[50]

Marquardt next faced Thiago Santos on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198.^[51] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.^[52]

Marquardt next faced Tamdan McCrory on October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 96.^[53] Marquardt won the fight via knockout in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.^[54][55]

Marquardt faced Sam Alvey on January 28, 2017 at UFC on Fox 23.^[56] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.^[57]

Marquardt faced Vitor Belfort on June 3, 2017 at UFC 212.^[58] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Most pundits had Marquardt winning the fight.^[59]

Marquardt faced Cezar Ferreira on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 120.^[60] He lost the fight via split decision.^[61]

On December 28, 2017, Marquardt announced his retirement from professional MMA fighting after 56 fights over an 18-year MMA career.^[62]

Return to competition

Marquardt came out of retirement for the first time in nearly four years to face Michael Cora on August 6, 2021 at Titan FC 71.^[63] He won the bout via armbar submission in the first round.^[64]

He next faced Valdir Araujo at XMMA 3 on October 23, 2021.^[65] Marquardt lost the bout via TKO after suffering a body kick and punches.^[66]

Personal life

Marquardt is married.^[67] The couple had their first child together on May 18, 2010.^[68] Nate also has a daughter, Emmalie from a previous relationship.^[69] Marquardt has an older brother who is in the United States Air Force.^[70]

Marquardt is a Christian. Marquardt has said his faith is the most important thing in his life.^[71][72]

Marquardt 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.^[73] Marquardt also had a small screen appearance in the movie Warrior as Karl "The Dane" Kruller.^[74][75]

Championships and accomplishments

• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Welterweight Championship (One time)
  • Fought the last fight in Strikeforce History
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Headlined the First UFC Fight Night
  • Knockout of the Night (One time)
  • Fight of the Night (One time)
  • Performance of the Night (Two times)
  • Third most bouts in UFC Middleweight division history (23)^[76]
• Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
  • Pancrase Middleweight Championship (Three times, First)
  • 2002 Pancrase Spirit Tour Champion
  • 2000 King of Pancrase Middleweight Tournament Champion^[1]
• Ring of Fire
  • 2000 Ring of Fire Middleweight Championship (One time)
• World Vale Tudo Federation
  • 1999 World Vale Tudo Federation Championship (One time)
• Bas Rutten Invitational
  • 1999 Bas Rutten Invitational 4 Lightweight Championship (One time)
• Rumble In The Rockies
  • 1999 I.M.A. Rumble In The Rockies Championship (One time)
• MMAMania.com
  • 2010 True Warrior Award^[77]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

58 matches	36 wins	20 losses
By knockout	13	6
By submission	15	2
By decision	8	12
Draws	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	36–20–2	Valdir Araujo	TKO (body kick and punches)	XMMA 3: Vice City	October 23, 2021	2	2:45	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	36–19–2	Michael Cora	Submission (armbar)	Titan FC 71	August 6, 2021	1	2:39	Miami, Florida, United States
Loss	35–19–2	Cezar Ferreira	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis	November 11, 2017	3	5:00	Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Loss	35–18–2	Vitor Belfort	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 212	June 3, 2017	3	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	35–17–2	Sam Alvey	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña	January 28, 2017	3	5:00	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	35–16–2	Tamdan McCrory	KO (punch and head kick)	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	October 1, 2016	2	4:44	Portland, Oregon, United States	Performance of the Night.
Loss	34–16–2	Thiago Santos	KO (punch)	UFC 198	May 14, 2016	1	3:39	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	34–15–2	C. B. Dollaway	KO (punch)	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	December 19, 2015	2	0:28	Orlando, Florida, United States
Loss	33–15–2	Kelvin Gastelum	TKO (corner stoppage)	UFC 188	June 13, 2015	2	5:00	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	33–14–2	Brad Tavares	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 182	January 3, 2015	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	33–13–2	James Te-Huna	Submission (armbar)	UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt	June 28, 2014	1	4:34	Auckland, New Zealand	Return to middleweight. Performance of the Night.
Loss	32–13–2	Héctor Lombard	KO (punches)	UFC 166	October 19, 2013	1	1:48	Houston, Texas, United States
Loss	32–12–2	Jake Ellenberger	KO (punches)	UFC 158	March 16, 2013	1	3:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	32–11–2	Tarec Saffiedine	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine	January 12, 2013	5	5:00	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States	Lost the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.
Win	32–10–2	Tyron Woodley	KO (elbows and punches)	Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy	July 14, 2012	4	1:39	Portland, Oregon, United States	Welterweight debut. Won the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.
Win	31–10–2	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 128	March 19, 2011	3	5:00	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss	30–10–2	Yushin Okami	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 122	November 13, 2010	3	5:00	Oberhausen, Germany	UFC Middleweight Championship eliminator.
Win	30–9–2	Rousimar Palhares	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares	September 15, 2010	1	3:28	Austin, Texas, United States
Loss	29–9–2	Chael Sonnen	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 109	February 6, 2010	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	UFC Middleweight Championship eliminator. Fight of the Night.
Win	29–8–2	Demian Maia	KO (punch)	UFC 102	August 29, 2009	1	0:21	Portland, Oregon, United States	Knockout of the Night.
Win	28–8–2	Wilson Gouveia	TKO (knee and punches)	UFC 95	February 21, 2009	3	3:10	London, England
Win	27–8–2	Martin Kampmann	TKO (punches)	UFC 88	September 6, 2008	1	1:22	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Loss	26–8–2	Thales Leites	Decision (split)	UFC 85	June 7, 2008	3	5:00	London, England	Marquardt was deducted two points during the bout for illegal infractions.
Win	26–7–2	Jeremy Horn	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 81	February 2, 2008	2	1:37	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	25–7–2	Anderson Silva	TKO (punches)	UFC 73	July 7, 2007	1	4:50	Sacramento, California, United States	For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Win	25–6–2	Dean Lister	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon	January 25, 2007	3	5:00	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	24–6–2	Crafton Wallace	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	October 10, 2006	2	1:14	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	23–6–2	Joe Doerksen	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 58	March 4, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	22–6–2	Ivan Salaverry	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	August 6, 2005	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Marquardt tested positive for nandrolone.
Win	21–6–2	Izuru Takeuchi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pancrase: Spiral 4	May 1, 2005	3	2:19	Yokohama, Japan	Defended the Pancrase Middleweight Championship. Later vacated title.
Win	20–6–2	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Brave 10	November 7, 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Won the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Draw	19–6–2	Eiji Ishikawa	Draw	Pancrase: Brave 6	June 22, 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	19–6–1	Ricardo Almeida	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pancrase - Hybrid 10	November 30, 2003	1	4:53	Tokyo, Japan	Lost the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Win	19–5–1	Yuji Hisamatsu	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - Hybrid 8	October 4, 2003	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan
Win	18–5–1	Steve Gomm	TKO (submission to punches)	IFC: Global Domination	September 6, 2003	1	3:28	Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss	17–5–1	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	July 27, 2003	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	17–4–1	Izuru Takeuchi	KO (punches)	Pancrase - Hybrid 3	March 8, 2003	1	1:29	Tokyo, Japan	Defended the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Win	16–4–1	Kiuma Kunioku	KO (flying knee)	Pancrase: Spirit 9	December 21, 2002	3	4:36	Tokyo, Japan	Won the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Loss	15–4–1	Izuru Takeuchi	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Spirit 7	October 29, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	15–3–1	Seiki Ryo	Technical Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	July 28, 2002	1	1:37	Tokyo, Japan
Win	14–3–1	Kazuo Misaki	TKO (elbow injury)	Pancrase: Spirit 3	March 25, 2002	1	0:29	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	13–3–1	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: Proof 7	December 1, 2001	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Lost the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Win	13–2–1	Yuji Hoshino	Submission (triangle choke)	Pancrase: Proof 6	October 30, 2001	3	2:13	Tokyo, Japan	Defended the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Loss	12–2–1	Gil Castillo	Decision (unanimous)	IFC WC 14	July 18, 2001	5	5:00	Friant, California, United States	For the IFC World Welterweight Championship.^[78]
Win	12–1–1	Masaya Kojima	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Proof 3	May 13, 2001	1	1:45	Tokyo, Japan
Win	11–1–1	Hikaru Sato	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pancrase: Proof 2	March 31, 2001	1	1:53	Osaka, Japan
Draw	10–1–1	Kiuma Kunioku	Draw (majority)	Pancrase: Trans 7	December 4, 2000	1	20:00	Tokyo, Japan	Defended the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Win	10–1	Shonie Carter	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	September 24, 2000	2	3:00	Yokohama, Japan	Won the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
Win	9–1	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	September 24, 2000	1	10:00	Yokohama, Japan	King of Pancrase Middleweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win	8–1	Daiju Takase	KO (knee)	Pancrase: Trans 4	June 26, 2000	2	1:30	Tokyo, Japan
Win	7–1	Anthony Washington	TKO (submission to punches)	Ring Of Fire 1	March 18, 2000	1	3:01	Denver, Colorado, United States	Middleweight debut. Won the ROF Middleweight Championship.
Loss	6–1	Genki Sudo	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Breakthrough 11	December 18, 1999	1	13:31	Yokohama, Japan
Win	6–0	David Harris	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Bas Rutten Invitational 4	August 14, 1999	1	15:01	Littleton, Colorado, United States	Won the BRI Lightweight Championship.
Win	5–0	Josh Groves	Submission (triangle choke)	Bas Rutten Invitational 4	August 14, 1999	1	1:49	Littleton, Colorado, United States	BRI Lightweight Championship Semifinal.
Win	4–0	Yves Edwards	Submission (heel hook)	Bas Rutten Invitational 4	August 14, 1999	1	3:04	Littleton, Colorado, United States	BRI Lightweight Championship Quarterfinal.
Win	3–0	Jose Garcia	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rumble in the Rockies	June 7, 1999	1	3:32	Denver, Colorado, United States	Won the RITR Lightweight Championship.
Win	2–0	Josh Medina	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Rumble in the Rockies	June 7, 1999	1	0:27	Denver, Colorado, United States	RITR Lightweight Championship Semifinal.
Win	1–0	Mike Lee	Submission (rear-naked choke)	World Vale Tudo Federation - Durango	April 17, 1999	2	2:13	Durango, Colorado, United States	Won the WVF Lightweight Championship.

See also

• List of Strikeforce alumni
• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of Pancrase champions

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External links

• Official website
• Professional MMA record for Nathan Marquardt from Sherdog  
• Nate Marquardt fighter profile from UFC

Vacant Title last held by Nick Diaz

2nd Strikeforce Welterweight Champion July 14, 2012 – January 12, 2013

Succeeded by Tarec Saffiedine