Nik Lentz was born on August 13,1984 and is an American retired mixed martial artist.
43 Facts About Nik Lentz
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Nik Lentz trained in Chinese martial arts with Luis Quiroz, switched to Team Bison, and then switched to Minnesota Martial Arts Academy alongside former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk, and former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight Paul Bradley.
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Nik Lentz made his professional debut in 2005 against Anthony White.
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Nik Lentz's next fight ended in the same way as the first with Lentz earning himself his second consecutive KO win.
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Nik Lentz's third fight showed off Lentz's power in his hands after he forced his opponent to submit to punches.
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Nik Lentz bounced back with a knock out win over Chris Powers.
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Nik Lentz won his next three fights, all with first-round knockouts; one of the three was against Bellator lightweight, Carey Vanier.
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Nik Lentz had a grueling back-and-forth battle with Mark Moreno before the fight ended in disappointment when the cage-side doctors ruled Nik Lentz unable to continue.
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Again being the underdog, Nik Lentz faced Thiago Tavares on January 11,2010, at UFC Fight Night 20, with the fight ending in a rare majority draw.
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Nik Lentz scored multiple take-downs throughout the fight but was not able to capitalize on them.
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Nik Lentz got a huge victory over Tyson Griffin on November 20,2010, at UFC 123 via split decision.
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At UFC Fight Night 24, Nik Lentz fought and defeated division II national wrestling champion, Waylon Lowe.
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Nik Lentz faced Charles Oliveira on June 26,2011, at UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry.
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Nik Lentz was defeated by Mark Bocek on December 10,2011, at UFC 140 via unanimous decision.
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Nik Lentz was taken down all three rounds and controlled despite threatening Bocek twice with a guillotine choke in rounds 1 and 2.
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Nik Lentz faced Evan Dunham on January 28,2012, at UFC on Fox 2, where he replaced an injured Paul Sass.
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Nik Lentz lost via TKO, due to doctor stoppage because of a large cut under his left eye.
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Nik Lentz made his featherweight debut against Eiji Mitsuoka on August 11,2012, at UFC 150.
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Nik Lentz controlled the entirety of the fight and won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Nik Lentz won the fight via unanimous decision in what is arguably the biggest victory of his career.
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Nik Lentz went back to Brazil for the second fight in a row and faced Hacran Dias on May 18,2013, at UFC on FX 8, replacing an injured Manvel Gamburyan.
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Nik Lentz was briefly linked to a bout with Dennis Bermudez on November 6,2013, at UFC Fight Night 31.
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However, Nik Lentz was pulled from the pairing with Bermudez and instead faced Chad Mendes on December 14,2013, at UFC on Fox 9.
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Nik Lentz faced Manvel Gamburyan on May 10,2014, at UFC Fight Night 40.
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Nik Lentz was expected to face Charles Oliveira in a rematch on September 5,2014, at UFC Fight Night 50.
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Nik Lentz was expected to face Thiago Tavares in a rematch on February 14,2015, at UFC Fight Night 60.
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Subsequently, for the second fight in a row, Nik Lentz had a fight cancelled at the weigh ins as the pairing was scrapped as Nik Lentz was stricken with flu-like symptoms.
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Nik Lentz finally faced Charles Oliveira in a rematch on May 30,2015, at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Nik Lentz faced Danny Castillo in a lightweight bout on December 19,2015, at UFC on Fox 17.
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Nik Lentz was expected to face Mairbek Taisumov on September 10,2016, at UFC 203.
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Nik Lentz won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Nik Lentz faced Islam Makhachev on February 11,2017, at UFC 208.
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Nik Lentz faced Will Brooks on October 7,2017, at UFC 216.
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However the pairing was scrapped during the weigh-ins for the event, as Nik Lentz was stricken with "medical issues" and deemed unfit to compete.
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Nik Lentz won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Nik Lentz was expected to face Leonardo Santos on June 1,2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.
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Nik Lentz faced former title challenger Gray Maynard on October 6,2018, at UFC 229.
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Nik Lentz faced Scott Holtzman on February 17,2019, at UFC on ESPN 1.
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Nik Lentz lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Nik Lentz was expected to face Nad Narimani at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs dos Santos on January 25,2020.
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However, the fight was scrapped due to injury and Nik Lentz instead faced Arnold Allen, whose original opponent for the event had dropped out.
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Nik Lentz was expected to face Mike Grundy on January 16,2021, at UFC on ABC 1.
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However, a member of Grundy's team tested positive for COVID-19, and Nik Lentz instead faced Movsar Evloev on January 24,2021, at UFC 257.