Niklas Stolze
Niklas Stolze | |
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Born | Schönebeck, Germany | December 28, 1992
Other names | Green Mask |
Nationality | German |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm)[1] |
Fighting out of | Magdeburg, Germany |
Team | La Onda Fight Club |
Years active | 2014–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 20 |
Wins | 13 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Niklas Stolze (born December 28, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2014, he most notably competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Stolze began his career in
He is the first East German to be signed to the UFC.[3]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Stolze spent most of his pre-UFC career fighting on the European regional scene, compiling a 12–3 record, with two of his losses coming the way of unanimous decision at BAMMA, losing to Terry Brazier at BAMMA 27[4] and Chris Stringer at BAMMA 30.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Stolze made his UFC debut, as a replacement for Shavkat Rakhmonov, against Ramazan Emeev on July 26, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till.[6] Stolze lost the fight via unanimous decision.[7]
Stolze was scheduled to face Mounir Lazzez on July 31, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland.[8] However, Lazzez pulled out just a few days before the event due to visa issues and was replaced by Jared Gooden. [9] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[10]
Stolze faced
On June 9, 2022 it was announced that Stolze was released from the UFC. [13]
Oktagon MMA
Stolze faced Andrej Kalašnik on November 18, 2023 at Oktagon 49, winning the bout via first round knockout.[14]
In his sophomore performance, Stolze faced Máté Kertész on Marc 23, 2024 at Oktagon 55, being submitted in the second round via rear-naked choke.[15]
Mixed martial arts record
20 matches | 13 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By submission | 5 | 2 |
By decision | 3 | 4 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 13–7 | Máté Kertész | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Oktagon 55 | March 23, 2024 | 2 | 2:42 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
Win | 13–6 | Andrej Kalašnik | KO (punches) | Oktagon 49 | November 18, 2023 | 1 | 3:40 | Cologne, Germany | |
Loss | 12–6 | Benoît Saint-Denis
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | June 4, 2022 | 2 | 1:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Lightweight bout. |
Loss | 12–5 | Jared Gooden | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland | July 31, 2021 | 1 | 1:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Loss | 12–4 | Ramazan Emeev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | July 26, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 12–3 | Omar Jesus Santana | Decision (unanimous) | Nova FC 1 | April 13, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Balingen, Germany | |
Win | 11–3 | Christian Draxler | TKO (punches) | Cage FS 9 | February 2, 2019 | 1 | 3:43 | Graz, Austria | |
Win | 10–3 | Jan Janka | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Oktagon 7 | July 28, 2018 | 2 | 3:32 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 9–3 | Johannes Michalik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Hype FC 8 | May 12, 2018 | 1 | 2:47 | Bremen, Germany | Return to Welterweight. |
Loss | 8–3 | Chris Stringer | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 30 | July 7, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |
Win | 8–2 | Mahmod Faour | Decision (unanimous) | Magdeburger Cage 1 | April 1, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Magdeburg, Germany | Lightweight debut. |
Loss | 7–2 | Terry Brazier | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 27 | December 16, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |
Win | 7–1 | Maxime Vanelstraete | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Imperium Fighting Championship 5 | August 27, 2016 | 2 | 3:25 | Leipzig, Germany | |
Win | 6–1 | Johannes Grebe | Submission (armbar) | Superior FC 14 | May 21, 2016 | 1 | 2:32 | Düren, Germany | |
Win | 5–1 | Rastislav Hanulay | Decision (unanimous) | Imperium Fighting Championship 4 | March 26, 2016 | 2 | 5:00 | Leipzig, Germany | |
Win | 4–1 | Florent Conte | TKO (punches) | Imperium Fighting Championship 3 | October 10, 2015 | 2 | 4:39 | Leipzig, Germany | |
Loss | 3–1 | Sebastian Reimitz | Decision (split) | Ravage: Finest MMA | August 29, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 3–0 | Max Rose | KO (head kick) | Imperium Fighting Championship 2 | April 4, 2015 | 1 | 1:28 | Leipzig, Germany | |
Win | 2–0 | Nils Fischer | Submission (guillotine choke) | La Onda Fight Club | March 15, 2015 | 1 | 0:50 | Magdeburg, Germany | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Lauris Leitans | TKO (punches) | Imperium Fighting Championship | June 1, 2014 | 1 | 1:48 | Leipzig, Germany | Welterweight debut. |
See also
References
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com.
- ^ mdr.de. "MMA-Kämpfer Niklas Stolze: Der Käfig, der ihm die Welt bedeutet | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ George, Daniel. "Erster ostdeutscher UFC-Profi: Niklas Stolze will mit Neonazis nichts mehr zu tun haben". www.mz.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "BAMMA 27 Results: Duquesnoy Submits Phillpott, Retains Bantamweight Title". Combat Press. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "BAMMA 30 Results: Philpott vs. Walsh Ends in No-Contest Due to Illegal Kick". Combat Press. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ DNA, MMA (5 July 2020). "Niklas Stolze vervangt Shavkat Rakhmonov tegen Ramazan Emeev op 25 juli in Abu Dhabi". Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (2020-07-25). "UFC Fight Island 3 Results: Ramazan Emeev Tops Newcomer Niklas Stolze". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and John Morgan (2021-05-22). "UFC adds Mounir Lazzez vs. Niklas Stolze to July 31 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-07-27). "With Mounir Lazzez out, Jared Gooden targeted as replacement to face Niklas Stolze at UFC on ESPN 28". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Law, Eddie (2021-07-31). "UFC Vegas 33 Results: Jared Gooden Stops Niklas Stolze via KO". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ Arshad (2022-04-25). "Niklas Stolze vs Benoit St. Denis Set for June 4 UFC Event". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-06-04). "UFC Vegas 56: Benoit Saint-Denis Submits Niklas Stolze for First UFC Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Simon, Zane (2022-06-09). "Tristan Connelly among latest batch of UFC roster cuts". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ FightBookMMA (2023-11-22). "OKTAGON 49 Results: Moeil claims heavyweight title on record breaking night in Germany". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ FightBookMMA (2024-03-26). "OKTAGON 55 Results: Christian Jungwirth's Triumphant Return in Stuttgart". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Niklas Stolze". Sherdog.