Nathan Wade Landwehr (born June 7, 1988) is an American

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who competes in the

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division of the

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. A professional mixed martial artist since 2012, he is also a former M-1 Global Featherweight Champion.

Background

Landwehr was born and grew up in Tennessee and attended Rossview High School. He played football from the third grade until the end of high school. He also wrestled and ran track throughout high school. After high school, Landwehr attended Highland Community College for two academic years, where he ran track with scholarship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Landwehr racked up a record of 8–2 on the stateside circuit before signing with

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M-1 Global

Landwehr made his promotional debut against Mikhail Korobkov at M-1 Challenge 83 - Ragozin vs. Halsey on September 23, 2017. He won the fight via second-round knockout. He made his sophomore appearance in M-1 against Viktor Kolesnik at M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Matias on November 10, 2017. He won the fight via split decision.

M-1 Global Featherweight Championship

Landwehr was scheduled to challenge Khamzat Dalgiev for the M-1 Global Featherweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 91 - Swain vs. Nuertiebieke on May 12, 2018. However, the event was cancelled for unknown reason. The bout was later rebooked to take place at M-1 Challenge 95 - Battle in the Mountains 7 on July 21, 2018. Landwehr captured the championship via second-round technical knockout. In his second title defense, Landwehr faced Andrey Lezhnev on December 15, 2018, at M-1 Challenge 100. He won the spectacular fight by a third round TKO. In his third defense, Landwehr faced Viktor Kolesnik on June 28, 2019, at M-1 Challenge 102. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nate made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Herbert Burns at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos on January 25, 2020. He lost the fight by knockout in the first round via a knee from the clinch. Landwehr faced

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on May 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Landwehr was scheduled to face

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on December 5, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori However, hours before the start, it was cancelled after Movsar tested positive for COVID-19. Landwehr faced

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on February 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Landwehr was scheduled to face Makwan Amirkhani on June 5, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 189. However, Landwehr was pulled from the event due to injury and was replaced by Kamuela Kirk. Landwehr faced

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on October 16, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont. He won the fight via a submission in round three. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Landwehr was scheduled to face

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on March 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus. However, Murphy withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by David Onama. In turn, Landwehr had to pull out of the bout and the bout was scrapped. Landwehr was scheduled to face Zubaira Tukhugov on August 6, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill. However, Tukhugov withdraw due to experiencing difficulties securing a visa issues and was replaced by David Onama at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz just a week after. Landwehr won the fight via majority decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Landwehr was scheduled to face

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on March 25, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 43. However, Caceres withdrew due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Austin Lingo. Landwehr won the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of the second round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Landwehr faced

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on June 10, 2023, at UFC 289. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Landwehr was scheduled to face Pat Sabatini on March 30, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 54. However, Sabatini withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by

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. Landwehr won the fight via knockout in round one. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' bonus. Landwehr was briefly scheduled to face Austin Hubbard on October 5, 2024 at

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. However, Landwehr withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons. Landwehr faced

Choi Doo-ho Choi Doo-ho (; born April 10, 1991), often anglicized as Doo Ho Choi or Dooho Choi, also known as The Korean Superboy, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighti ...

on December 7, 2024 at

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. He lost the fight by technical knockout via ground punches and elbows in the third round. Landwehr is scheduled to face Morgan Charriere on July 12, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 70.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (Three times) ** Fight of the Night (One time) *

** M-1 Global Featherweight Championship (One time; former) ***Two successful title defenses *3FC **3FC Featherweight Championship (One time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landwehr, Nate 1988 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Mixed martial artists from Tennessee Sportspeople from Clarksville, Tennessee