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Nate Marquardt "The Great"

Inactive · age 47 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 69% of wins by KO or submission
  • 31% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1499
Global Elo 1538 ±30
Rank
—
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UFC record
13-12-0
KO 6 · Sub 3 · Dec 4
Streak
-3
Δ90d +1 · Δ1y +1
Last fight
Nov 11, 2017
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 59m
Avg fight time
9:34
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
2.0
Ground control
1h 7m
Since last fight
8y 7mo

Honest Elo history

25 fights · tap & drag
Aug 6, 2005 — W vs Ivan Salaverry Δ+35Mar 4, 2006 — W vs Joe Doerksen Δ+24Oct 10, 2006 — W vs Crafton Wallace Δ+25Jan 25, 2007 — W vs Dean Lister Δ+27Jul 7, 2007 — L vs Anderson Silva Δ-39Feb 2, 2008 — W vs Jeremy Horn Δ+18Jun 7, 2008 — L vs Thales Leites Δ-17Sep 6, 2008 — W vs Martin Kampmann Δ+21Feb 21, 2009 — W vs Wilson Gouveia Δ+19Aug 29, 2009 — W vs Demian Maia Δ+20Feb 6, 2010 — L vs Chael Sonnen Δ-21Sep 15, 2010 — W vs Rousimar Palhares Δ+18Nov 13, 2010 — L vs Yushin Okami Δ-15Mar 19, 2011 — W vs Dan Miller Δ+13Mar 16, 2013 — L vs Jake Ellenberger Δ-19Oct 19, 2013 — L vs Hector Lombard Δ-24Jun 28, 2014 — W vs James Te Huna Δ+17Jan 3, 2015 — L vs Brad Tavares Δ-17Jun 13, 2015 — L vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ-16Dec 19, 2015 — W vs CB Dollaway Δ+17May 14, 2016 — L vs Thiago Santos Δ-20Oct 1, 2016 — W vs Tamdan McCrory Δ+16Jan 28, 2017 — L vs Sam Alvey Δ-16Jun 3, 2017 — L vs Vitor Belfort Δ-14Nov 11, 2017 — L vs Cezar Ferreira Δ-15 1475150015251550157516001625 200720092011201320152017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":363.5,"elo":1497,"date":"2005-08-06","opp":"Ivan Salaverry","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":1,"x":123.8,"y":311.9,"elo":1521,"date":"2006-03-04","opp":"Joe Doerksen","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":2,"x":159.1,"y":259.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2006-10-10","opp":"Crafton Wallace","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":3,"x":176.3,"y":202.2,"elo":1572,"date":"2007-01-25","opp":"Dean Lister","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":202.5,"y":286.1,"elo":1533,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-39},{"i":5,"x":236.3,"y":248.3,"elo":1551,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Jeremy Horn","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":256.5,"y":284.8,"elo":1534,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Thales Leites","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":271.1,"y":240.8,"elo":1554,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Martin Kampmann","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":8,"x":298.1,"y":200.1,"elo":1573,"date":"2009-02-21","opp":"Wilson Gouveia","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":328.5,"y":156.6,"elo":1594,"date":"2009-08-29","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":10,"x":354.4,"y":201.6,"elo":1573,"date":"2010-02-06","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":11,"x":389.9,"y":163.8,"elo":1590,"date":"2010-09-15","opp":"Rousimar Palhares","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":399.4,"y":195.8,"elo":1575,"date":"2010-11-13","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":13,"x":419.6,"y":168.5,"elo":1588,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Dan Miller","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":536.6,"y":208.2,"elo":1570,"date":"2013-03-16","opp":"Jake Ellenberger","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":15,"x":571.5,"y":259,"elo":1546,"date":"2013-10-19","opp":"Hector Lombard","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":16,"x":612,"y":222.3,"elo":1563,"date":"2014-06-28","opp":"James Te Huna","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":17,"x":642.4,"y":258.7,"elo":1546,"date":"2015-01-03","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":18,"x":668.3,"y":292,"elo":1530,"date":"2015-06-13","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":19,"x":698.6,"y":255.5,"elo":1547,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"CB Dollaway","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":20,"x":722.3,"y":297.6,"elo":1528,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":21,"x":744.8,"y":263.4,"elo":1544,"date":"2016-10-01","opp":"Tamdan McCrory","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":22,"x":763.9,"y":298,"elo":1528,"date":"2017-01-28","opp":"Sam Alvey","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":23,"x":784.1,"y":327,"elo":1514,"date":"2017-06-03","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":24,"x":810,"y":359.4,"elo":1499,"date":"2017-11-11","opp":"Cezar Ferreira","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 11, 2017 Cezar Ferreira L -15
Jun 3, 2017 Vitor Belfort L -14
Jan 28, 2017 Sam Alvey L -16
Oct 1, 2016 Tamdan McCrory W +16
May 14, 2016 Thiago Santos L -20

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
69%
9 / 13
Finish rate
KO
6
46% of wins
SUB
3
23% of wins
DEC
4
31% of wins
KO: 6 (46%) 6 Sub: 3 (23%) 3 Dec: 4 (31%) 4
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
4 44%
R2
4 44%
R3
1 11%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 635 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
59% Head
  • Head 59%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 22%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
62% Distance
  • Distance 62%
  • Clinch 17%
  • Ground 21%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
42%
of losses by finish
5 of 12 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 0 Sub 7 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1569
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 13 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Demian Maia
Elo 1649 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
13.0
+0.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 25 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1576
1568
Notable wins
Demian Maia 1649 Martin Kampmann 1614 Wilson Gouveia 1606

Top middleweight

See full rankings →
Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Nate Marquardt on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.