This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Nate Marquardt Turns 40
His career largely overshadowed by contemporaries like Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin, Nate Marquardt figures to be remembered as one of the more underappreciated middleweights of his generation. He will celebrate his 40th birthday on April 20.
A former Strikeforce and Pancrase champion, Marquardt holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and became known for a potent and diverse skill set. He delivered 27 of his 35 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission and owns wins over a number of prominent fighters, from Yves Edwards, Jeremy Horn and Demian Maia to Kazuo Misaki (twice), Rousimar Palhares and Tyron Woodley. Marquardt announced his retirement in December 2017, a little more than a month after his split decision loss to Cezar Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 120. It was his ninth defeat in 11 appearances. The Lander, Wyoming, native made his presence known on FightMetric’s statistical leaderboard: Marquardt ranks second on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s all-time list for middleweights in knockdowns landed (12) and takedown accuracy (.589), third in submission attempts (14) and total fight time (3:54:27), fifth in takedowns landed (33) and sixth in significant strikes landed (618).
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APRIL 1
Vitor Belfort, 42Jeremy Spoon, 34
Hiromasa Ogikubo, 32
Derek Campos, 31
Ramsey Nijem, 31
APRIL 2
Luiz Cane, 38Cole Konrad, 35
Yi Sak Kim, 33
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, 29
Benedict Ang, 23
APRIL 3
Rhadi Ferguson, 46Chael Sonnen, 42
Kazunori Yokota, 41
Travis Reddinger, 37
Sunoto Peringkat, 34
APRIL 4
Ray Mercer, 58Stephan Bonnar, 42
Rafael Cavalcante, 39
Brian Foster, 35
Riku Shibuya, 34
Ruben Esparza, 31
APRIL 5
James Wilks, 41Benji Radach, 40
Nicholas Musoke, 33
Jianbing Yang, 25
Said Nurmagomedov, 27
APRIL 6
Charlie Rader, 37Marcus Brimage, 34
Geje Eustaquio, 30
Doo Ho Choi, 28
Benito Lopez, 25
APRIL 7
Paul Creighton, 49David Baggett, 39
Russ Miura, 38
Michael Page, 32
A.J. McKee, 24
APRIL 8
Ovince St. Preux, 36Andrew Sanchez, 31
Milana Dudieva, 30
Manny Lozoya, 30
Taylor Lapilus, 27
APRIL 9
Bernard Ackah, 47Roman Mitichyan, 41
Phil Harris, 36
Andrew McInnes, 34
Katharina Lehner, 29
APRIL 10
Luis Alberto Nogueira, 37Sakae Kasuya, 36
Michal Materla, 35
Shinji Maeguchi, 34
James Moontasri, 31
APRIL 11
Gary Quan, 48Shungo Oyama, 45
Arlene Blencowe, 36
Krasimir Mladenov, 33
Kailin Curran, 28
APRIL 12
Nobuhiko Takada, 57Roman Savochka, 41
Gilbert Melendez, 37
Robert Whiteford, 36
Brent Primus, 34
Tiago dos Santos e Silva, 32
Rick Glenn, 30
APRIL 13
Emi Tomimatsu, 37Ben Saunders, 36
Mehdi Baghdad, 34
Yuko Oya, 32
Justine Kish, 31
APRIL 14
Ebenezer Fontes Braga, 50Anderson Silva, 44
Jessica Rakoczy, 42
Anthony Hamilton, 39
Jussier da Silva, 34
APRIL 15
Enson Inoue, 52Kenichi Hattori, 41
Leonardo Guimaraes, 37
Magomed Saadulaev, 35
Gabrielle Holloway, 29
APRIL 16
Jason Norwood, 35Nate Diaz, 34
Pat Audinwood, 33
Alexandre Pantoja, 29
April Osenio, 25
APRIL 17
Benjamin Smith, 39Martin Kampmann, 37
Tyron Woodley, 37
Siyar Bahadurzada, 35
Jumabieke Tuerxun, 33
APRIL 18
Jan Finney, 39Ion Pascu, 37
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, 35
Chibwikem Onyenegecha, 25
Yanan Wu, 23
APRIL 19
Thomas Denny, 48Dokonjonosuke Mishima, 47
Zach Makovsky, 36
Farkhad Sharipov, 35
Kelli Gottardo, 32
Pascal Krauss, 32
APRIL 20
Dean Storey, 51Sheila Bird, 43
Moise Rimbon, 42
Daiju Takase, 42
Nate Marquardt, 40
Tyson Griffin, 35
APRIL 21
Kajan Johnson, 35Ronny Markes, 31
Alex Oliveira, 31
Adriano Moraes, 30
Paulo Henrique Costa, 28
APRIL 22
Eric Schambari, 41Alonzo Martinez, 35
Lena Ovchynnikova, 32
Chris Gutierrez, 28
Jerome Rivera, 24
APRIL 23
Josh Bryant, 39Diego Saraiva, 37
Sam Stout, 35
Juan Manuel Puig, 30
Khonry Gracie, 22
APRIL 24
Marcio Cruz, 41Achmed Labasanov, 41
Cosmo Alexandre, 37
Shoji Maruyama, 36
Alan Belcher, 35
Germaine de Randamie, 35
Nick Hein, 35
Michael Chandler, 33
Montel Jackson, 27
APRIL 25
Kazuo Misaki, 43Alexandre Ferreira, 40
Clifford Starks, 38
LaRue Burley, 35
Paul Felder, 34
T.J. Waldburger, 31
Enrique Barzola, 30
Leonardo Mafra Texeira, 30
APRIL 26
David Abbott, 54Megumi Fujii, 45
Carlos Condit, 35
Cole Miller, 35
Bartosz Fabinski, 33
Marlon Moraes, 31
APRIL 27
Paul Cressaty, 48Luke Cummo, 39
Steve Swanson, 39
Sijara Eubanks, 34
Justin Wren, 32
APRIL 28
Billy Miles, 41Leopoldo Serao, 40
Takasuke Kume, 34
Jonavin Webb, 30
Darrick Minner, 28
APRIL 29
Raymond Daniels, 39Tim Gorman, 36
Valerie Letourneau, 36
Dustin Hazelett, 33
Marina Rodriguez, 32
APRIL 30
Jeff Joslin, 44Yoel Romero, 42
Jimmy Yabo, 38
Al Iaquinta, 32
Kinberly Tanaka Novaes, 28
Smealinho Rama, 27
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