Nate Quarry

Nate Quarry
Born	March 19, 1972 (1972-03-19) (age 39) Arcata, California, United States
Other names	Rock
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	185
Reach	73 in
Style	Muay Thai, Wrestling
Fighting out of	Gresham, Oregon
Team	Next Level MMA
Years active	2001–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	16
Wins	12
By knockout	7
By submission	2
By decision	3
Losses	4
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nathan Parker Quarry (born March 18, 1972) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who is most notable for his appearance in The Ultimate Fighter, a reality show from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Early life

Nate Quarry grew up as a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, which he later characterized as a cult that controls its members 24 hours a day. Quarry grew up in a sheltered lifestyle and did not even participate in organized sports until age 24, when he first became exposed to mixed martial arts. After a period of self-discovery, Quarry rejected his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, which caused him to become alienated from his family and former friends. He began to associate with others outside of the church and along the way began to train in mixed martial arts fighting.^[1] Eventually, Quarry made his way to Team Quest, out of Gresham, Oregon, where he continued to train until mid-2007.^[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Quarry made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2001, in a match against Drew McFedries, which he won with a TKO in the second round. After compiling a 5–1 record, Quarry was invited by the UFC to participate in The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television show and mixed martial arts competition featuring up-and-coming MMA talent living and training in seclusion with the UFC. On the show however, Quarry had to drop out of the competition when he suffered an ankle injury during practice, which would have required six weeks to heal. He was asked to stay on as an assistant coach. When he was no longer officially allowed to compete, he allowed Team Quest teammate, Chris Leben (who was already eliminated by Josh Koscheck) to take his place. During his time on the show, he was seen as the role model for Team Couture and would also stand up for Team Liddell member Sam Hoger when others would make fun of him, but confronted him when he was accused of stealing UFC merchandise from the gym.

Quarry made his UFC debut on The Ultimate Fighter finale card, where he defeated Lodune Sincaid by TKO. He won his first two fights in the UFC, all first round stoppages including a victory over Shonie Carter and was granted a shot at the middleweight title at UFC 56 on November 19, 2005. Quarry became the first Ultimate Fighter contestant to ever receive a UFC title shot. Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin won the fight via one punch knockout in the first round.

Up until his recent rematch with Pete Sell, Quarry had not fought since his knockout defeat against Franklin, due to numerous injuries suffered prior to his fight with Rich Franklin. After his fight with Franklin, Quarry underwent a successful surgical procedure in June 2006 to repair a chronic back injury due to his many years of hard training. In the news segment of his website, he reported that his back and nose have since healed and that he is back in training.^[3] On July 31, 2007, it was announced that Quarry would be making his return to the UFC on September 19, 2007 at UFC Fight Night 11, where he knocked out rival Pete Sell.

More recently, at UFC 83, Quarry defeated Kalib Starnes in a decision. The fight was unusual because Starnes backed away from Quarry for almost the entire fight. In the final seconds of the fight, Quarry began showboating (which included the running-man) in protest to Starnes's refusal to engage. One judge scored the bout 30–24 in Quarry's favour, marking the second-largest margin of victory in UFC history.

At UFC 91, Quarry faced undefeated submission specialist Demian Maia. Maia controlled Nate on the ground and submitted him with a Rear Naked Choke in the first round. UFC 97 saw Nate take on Canadian fighter Jason MacDonald. Quarry over-powered Jason MacDonald by wrestling him to the ground and then delivering some brutal ground and pound bloodying him and ending the fight in the first round. Most recently, Nate fought Tim Credeur, who was an Ultimate Fighter 7 contestant, at UFC Fight Night 19. Nate won the fight via unanimous decision. The bout received Fight of the Night honours. With this victory Quarry improved his UFC record to 7-2 and has won 4 of his last 5 bouts since his return to the UFC.

He most recently faced fellow seasoned MMA veteran Jorge Rivera at UFC Fight Night 21. Quarry lost the fight via TKO in the second round. After the fight Quarry underwent facial reconstruction surgery.

Nate is currently on the fence about retirement.^[4]

Personal life

Quarry has a daughter named Ciera.^[5]

Quarry was featured in the video game Left 4 Dead 2 as a guest zombie.^[6]

Championships and awards

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fight of the Night Honours

Former UFC Middleweight title contender

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches	12 wins	4 losses
By knockout	7	2
By submission	2	1
By decision	3	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	12–4	Jorge Rivera	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi	02010-03-31March 31, 2010	2	0:29	Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Win	12–3	Tim Credeur	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	02009-09-16September 16, 2009	3	5:00	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US	Fight of the Night
Win	11–3	Jason MacDonald	TKO (elbows)	UFC 97	02009-04-18April 18, 2009	1	2:27	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	10–3	Demian Maia	Submission (rear naked choke)	UFC 91	02008-11-15November 15, 2008	1	2:44	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	10–2	Kalib Starnes	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 83	02008-04-19April 19, 2008	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	9–2	Pete Sell	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian	02007-09-19September 19, 2007	1	0:14	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss	8–2	Rich Franklin	KO (punch)	UFC 56	02005-11-19November 19, 2005	1	2:34	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	For the UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	8–1	Pete Sell	KO (punch)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	02005-08-06August 6, 2005	1	0:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	7–1	Shonie Carter	TKO (strikes)	UFC 53	02005-06-04June 4, 2005	1	2:37	Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	6–1	Lodune Sincaid	TKO (strikes)	The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale	02005-04-09April 9, 2005	1	3:17	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	5–1	Chris Kiever	Submission (triangle choke)	IFC: Battleground Boise	02003-10-25October 25, 2003	1	4:33	Boise, Idaho, US
Loss	4–1	Gustavo Machado	Decision (unanimous)	KOTC 25	02003-06-29June 29, 2003	3	5:00	San Jacinto, California, US
Win	4–0	Jorge Lopez	KO (punch)	Gladiator Challenge 14	02003-02-17February 17, 2003	1	1:02	Porterville, California, US
Win	3–0	Todd Carney	Submission (armbar)	Excalibur Fighting 13	02002-12-07December 7, 2002	N/A	N/A	Richmond, Virginia, US
Win	2–0	Nakapan Phungephorn	Decision (majority)	Excalibur Fighting 11	02002-07-06July 6, 2002	2	5:00	Richmond, Virginia, US
Win	1–0	Drew McFedries	TKO	Extreme Challenge 43	02001-09-08September 8, 2001	2	3:03	Orem, Utah, US

References

1. ^ UFC - NBCSports.com
2. ^ "Taggradio.com". Taggradio.com. 2007. http://www.taggradio.com/archives/20070514.mp3. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
3. ^ Nathan Quarry at NathanQuarry.com - News
4. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/21328/ufc-vet-nate-quarry-pondering-retirement-but-opportunities-hard-to-ignore.mma
5. ^ "TUF 1 crew talks old times". Yahoo! Sports, by Kevin Iole. 2008-08-29. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=kitufreunion082908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 
6. ^ "MMA Fighter Nate Quarry Talks Left 4 Dead 2". G4tv. 2009-10-21. http://g4tv.com/videos/42231/MMA-Fighter-Nate-Quarry-Talks-Left-4-Dead-2/. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 

External links

• Nate Quarry's Official Website
• Professional MMA record for Nathan Quarry from Sherdog
• Official UFC Profile

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Name	Quarry, Nathan
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Date of birth	March 18, 1972
Place of birth	Arcata, California, United States
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