Whenever
Nate
Marquardt decides to hang up the gloves for good, he can do so
with a smile of contentment on his face. His accomplishments are
many, his experiences rich.
A former
Strikeforce
and
Pancrase
champion, Marquardt carries a 36-20-2 career record that features a
78% finishing rate and memorable encounters with some of the
sport’s all-time greats. The longtime Brazilian jiu-jitsu black
belt retired in 2017 but returned to the stage a little less than
four years later, breaking even in two outings since. Marquardt
last competed at Xtreme MMA 3, where he succumbed to a body kick
and follow-up punches from
Valdir
Araujo in the second round of their Oct. 23 confrontation. It
was his 10th loss in 14 appearances.
As Marquardt ponders his next move, a look at some of the numbers
that have accompanied him to this point:
43: Years of age for Marquardt, who was born on April 20, 1979 in
Lander, Wyoming—a city of roughly 8,000 people located some 300
miles northeast of Salt Lake City.
15: Marquardt wins by submission, accounting for 42% of his career
total (36). His methods of choice: six rear-naked chokes, four
armbars, two triangle chokes, one arm-triangle choke, one heel hook
and one guillotine choke. Marquardt holds 13 other wins by knockout
or technical knockout and eight more by decision.
23: Marquardt appearances in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division, placing
him second on the promotion’s all-time list at 185 pounds. Only
Michael
Bisping (24) has more. Marquardt also ranks second among
middleweights in finishes (nine), second in knockdowns (12), second
in takedown accuracy (58.9%), third in top position time (59:23),
fourth in submission attempts (14), fifth in wins (13), fifth in
total fight time (3:54:27) and fifth in control time (1:06:37).
21: Seconds needed for Marquardt to punch out onetime Abu Dhabi
Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist
Demian
Maia at UFC 102 on Aug. 29, 2009. Having occurred nearly 13
years ago, it remains the fastest finish of his 58-fight
career.
8: Countries in which Marquardt has plied his trade as a mixed
martial artist. He has gone 21-9 in the United States, 13-5-2 in
Japan, 1-1 in England, 0-2 in Brazil, 1-0 in New Zealand, 0-1 in
Germany, 0-1 in Canada and 0-1 in Mexico.
2: Stalemates on the lengthy Marquardt ledger. He fought to a
majority draw with
Kiuma
Kunioku at Pancrase Trans 7 on Dec. 4, 2000 and settled for a
majority draw with
Eiji
Ishikawa at Pancrase Brave 6 on June 22, 2004.
20: Calendar years in which Marquardt has fought at least once. He
went 6-1 in 1999, 4-0-1 in 2000, 3-2 in 2001, 3-1 in 2002, 3-2 in
2003, 1-0-1 in 2004, 2-0 in 2005, 2-0 in 2006, 1-1 in 2007, 2-1 in
2008, 2-0 in 2009, 1-2 in 2010, 1-0 in 2011, 1-0 in 2012, 0-3 in
2013, 1-0 in 2014, 1-2 in 2015, 1-1 in 2016, 0-3 in 2017 and 1-1 in
2021.
182: Days spent by Marquardt as undisputed Strikeforce welterweight
champion. He laid claim to the title with a brutal fourth-round
knockout of
Tyron
Woodley on July 14, 2012, then surrendered it in a five-round
unanimous decision defeat to
Tarec
Saffiedine on Jan. 12, 2013.
6: Marquardt losses by knockout or technical knockout, accounting
for 30% of his career total (20). The complete list of opponents
who have victimized him with strikes: Araujo,
Anderson
Silva,
Jake
Ellenberger,
Hector
Lombard,
Kelvin
Gastelum and
Thiago
Santos. Marquardt has been saddled with two other losses by
submission and 12 more by decision.
500: Combined victories between the 20 men who have beaten
Marquardt: Araujo, Silva, Ellenberger, Lombard, Gastelum, Santos,
Saffiedine, Kunioku,
Cezar
Ferreira,
Vitor
Belfort,
Sam Alvey,
Brad
Tavares,
Yushin
Okami,
Chael
Sonnen,
Thales
Leites,
Ricardo
Almeida,
Keiichiro
Yamamiya,
Izuru
Takeuchi,
Gil
Castillo and
Genki Sudo.
They boast a .646 cumulative winning percentage (500-243-31).