Nik Lentz (born August 13, 1984) is an American retired

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. He most notably fought for the

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, fighting in the

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division.

Background

Lentz was born in

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, Texas but grew up in

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area of Minnesota, attending Bloomington Jefferson High School. In high school he wrestled, and was a state champion in Minnesota. After graduating in 2003, he was awarded a scholarship to wrestle for the

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. In 2005, he started training in MMA. He trained in Chinese martial arts with Luis Quiroz, switched to Team Bison, and then switched to

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alongside former UFC Heavyweight Champion

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, former UFC Lightweight Champion

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, and former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight Paul Bradley.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Lentz made his professional debut in 2005 against Anthony White. The fight ended after Lentz knocked out White sometime during the first round. His next fight ended in the same way as the first with Lentz earning himself his second consecutive KO win. His third fight showed off Lentz's power in his hands after he forced his opponent to submit to punches. Lentz went 4–0 after securing a rear naked choke submission win over Kenneth Allen. His first loss came out the hands of Sherron Leggett from a razor thin split decision. Lentz bounced back with a knock out win over Chris Powers. On a card held by Ultimate Combat Sports, Lentz submitted Jake Hoyer using a rear naked choke. In August 2006, Lentz took his second loss from Brian Green who submitted him using an armbar in the first round. Lentz won his next three fights, all with first-round knockouts; one of the three was against Bellator lightweight,

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. Lentz had a grueling back-and-forth battle with Mark Moreno before the fight ended in disappointment when the cage-side doctors ruled Lentz unable to continue. After the loss to Moreno, Lentz went on to compile a 7–0–1 record in his next 8 fights including a victory over UFC veteran,

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. He was then signed by the UFC and entered with a 16–3–1 record.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In August 2009, it was announced Lentz had been signed with the

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, and he would make his debut at

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. He replaced an injured

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and upset

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, winning via unanimous decision with scores of 29–28, 29–28, and 30–27. Again being the underdog, Lentz faced

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on January 11, 2010, at

UFC Fight Night 20 ''UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 20'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 11, 2010, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Background Headlining ...

, with the fight ending in a rare majority draw. Lentz moved his UFC record to 2–0–1 by defeating ''TUF 5'' alum

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on March 21, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 21, via unanimous decision. In his fourth UFC appearance, Lentz defeated

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on August 28, 2010, at

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via unanimous decision (30–27 (twice) and 29–28). The match was shown on Spike TV before the Pay-Per-View event. Lentz scored multiple take-downs throughout the fight but was not able to capitalize on them. The fight was criticized for lack of action. Lentz got a huge victory over

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on November 20, 2010, at

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via split decision. At

UFC Fight Night 24 ''UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 24'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. Background The event did not lead ...

, Lentz fought and defeated division II national wrestling champion,

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. After Lowe won the first and second rounds convincingly, Lentz came back in the third and scored an impressive come from behind submission win. Lentz faced

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on June 26, 2011, at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry. The fight ended in the second round after Oliveira hit Lentz with an illegal knee which went unnoticed by the referee and submitted the dazed Lentz via rear naked choke. However, after reviewing the incident, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission overturned the result and declared it a no contest. The back and forth action earned both fighters ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Lentz was defeated by

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on December 10, 2011, at

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via unanimous decision. Lentz was taken down all three rounds and controlled despite threatening Bocek twice with a guillotine choke in rounds 1 and 2. Lentz faced

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on January 28, 2012, at

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, where he replaced an injured

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. Lentz lost via TKO, due to doctor stoppage because of a large cut under his left eye. The fight earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Lentz made his featherweight debut against

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on August 11, 2012, at

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. Lentz controlled the entirety of the fight and won the fight via TKO in the first round. In his second fight at featherweight, Lentz faced Diego Nunes on January 19, 2013, at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. He won the fight via unanimous decision in what is arguably the biggest victory of his career. Lentz went back to Brazil for the second fight in a row and faced

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on May 18, 2013, at

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, replacing an injured

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. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Lentz was briefly linked to a bout with

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on November 6, 2013, at

UFC Fight Night 31 ''UFC: Fight for the Troops 3'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 31'') was a mixed martial arts event held on November 6, 2013, at Fort Campbell in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background The event was th ...

. However, Lentz was pulled from the pairing with Bermudez and instead faced

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on December 14, 2013, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lentz faced

on May 10, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 40 ''UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 40'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Background The event was the second time that the organization has held ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Lentz was expected to face

in a rematch on September 5, 2014, at

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. At the event weigh in, Oliveira came in over the 146 pound featherweight limit at 150 pounds. Subsequently, he was initially forced to surrender 20 percent of his purse to Lentz and the bout was changed to a catchweight affair. Subsequently, Oliveira pulled out of the bout entirely after falling ill the day of the event. Lentz was expected to face

in a rematch on February 14, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 60 ''UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 60'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 14, 2015, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Background The event was the third that the UFC has hosted a ...

. However, Tavares pulled out of the bout citing injury in late January and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Subsequently, for the second fight in a row, Lentz had a fight cancelled at the weigh ins as the pairing was scrapped as Lentz was stricken with flu-like symptoms. Lentz finally faced

in a rematch on May 30, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 67. Following a back-and-forth first two rounds, Lentz lost the fight via guillotine submission in the third round. Despite the loss, Lentz was awarded a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Lentz faced

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in a lightweight bout on December 19, 2015, at

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. He won the fight by split decision. Lentz was expected to face

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on September 10, 2016, at

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. However, Taisumov was removed from the event during the week before the event for alleged

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issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer Michael McBride. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Lentz faced

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on February 11, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Lentz faced

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on October 7, 2017, at

UFC 216 ''UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 7, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Background A UFC Heavyweight Ch ...

. However the pairing was scrapped during the weigh-ins for the event, as Lentz was stricken with "medical issues" and deemed unfit to compete. The pairing with Brooks was rescheduled and took place on November 19, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 121 ''UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 121'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 19, 2017, at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Background This ev ...

. Lentz won the fight via submission in the second round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus. Lentz was expected to face Leonardo Santos on June 1, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 131 ''UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 131'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Background ...

. However, it was reported on April 28, 2018, that Santos was pulled from the event due to a hand injury. He was replaced by

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. Lentz lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lentz faced former title challenger

Gray Maynard Bradley Gray Maynard (born May 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight and Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Between 2008 and 2011, he competed in a noted rivalry with forme ...

on October 6, 2018, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the second round after dropping Maynard with a head kick and following up with punches. Lentz faced

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on February 17, 2019, at

UFC on ESPN 1 ''UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 1'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 17, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena, now known as Footprint Center ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. A third fight with

took place on May 18, 2019, at

UFC Fight Night 152 ''UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 152'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 10'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 18, 2019 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, Ne ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Lentz was expected to face

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at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos on January 25, 2020. However, the fight was scrapped due to injury and Lentz instead faced

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, whose original opponent for the event had also dropped out. Lentz lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lentz was expected to face

Mike Grundy Michael Grundy (born 1 March 1987) is an English professional mixed martial artist and wrestler who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is now signed to Global Fight League (GFL) where he compe ...

on January 16, 2021, at

UFC on ABC 1 ''UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar'' (also known as ''UFC on ABC 1'' and ''UFC Fight Island 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 16, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, ...

. However, a member of Grundy's team tested positive for COVID-19, and Lentz instead faced

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on January 24, 2021, at

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. Lentz lost the fight via split decision. After the loss, the next day Lentz announced his retirement, saying that it was due to him losing 40% of his vision after his fight with

, which required surgery.

Personal life

Lentz and his wife have two daughters. Outside of UFC, Lentz works as a futures trader.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (Three times) vs.

(2),

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(One time) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lentz, Nik American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Minnesota Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Bloomington, Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestlers University of Minnesota alumni 1984 births Living people Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American male sport wrestlers American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

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