By The Numbers: Nate Marquardt

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.

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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).