Nathan Quarry

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Nathan Quarry
Statistics
Nickname	Rock
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Born	March 18, 1972
Fighting out of	Gresham, Oregon
Town of birth
Fighting style	Freestyle
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	8
By knockout	5
By submission	2
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

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

1 Biography
- 1.1 Mixed martial arts career
2 Mixed martial arts record
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Nate Quarry grew up as a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, whom he later characterized as a cult which needed to control 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 still continues to train.

[edit] 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 traning 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.

Quarry made his UFC debut on The Ultimate Fighter finale card, where he defeated Loudine Sincaid by TKO. He won his first two fights in the UFC, all first round stoppages, and was granted a shot at the middleweight title at UFC 56 on November 19, 2005. The middleweight champion, Rich Franklin won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Quarry has not fought since his knockout defeat due to numerous injuries. After his fight with Franklin, Quarry had a successful surgical procedure on his back in June 2006.^[2] In the news segment of his website, he reports that his back and nose have since healed, and that he is back in training.^[3]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

8 wins (5 KO's, 2 submissions, 1 decision), 2 losses (1 KO, 1 decision), 0 draw.

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round , Time	Notes
11/19/2005	Loss	Rich Franklin	UFC 56	KO (Punch)	Round 1, 2:34	UFC middleweight title fight
8/6/2005	Win	Pete Sell	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1, 0:42
6/4/2005	Win	Shonie Carter	UFC 53	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1, 2:37
4/9/2005	Win	Lodune Sincaid	UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1, 3:17
10/25/2003	Win	Chris Kiever	IFC-Battleground Boise	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Round 1, 4:33
6/29/2003	Loss	Gustavo Machado	KOTC 25	Decision (Unanimous)	Round 3, 5:00
2/17/2003	Win	Jorge Lopez	Gladiator Challenge 14	KO (Punch)	Round 1, 1:02
12/7/2002	Win	Todd Carney	EEFC 13-Excalibur Fighting 13	Submission (Armbar)	Round ?
7/6/2002	Win	Nakapan Phungephorn	EEFC 11-Excalibur Fighting 11	Decision (Majority)	Round 2, 5:00
9/8/2001	Win	Drew McFedries	Extreme Challenge 43	TKO	Round 2, 3:03

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Nate Quarry's Official Website
Sherdog - Updated Professional Fight Record

The Ultimate Fighter - Season 1
Stephan Bonnar \| Kenny Florian \| Forrest Griffin \| Sam Hoger \| Alex Karalexis \| Josh Koscheck \| Chris Leben \| Nathan Quarry \| Josh Rafferty \| Diego Sanchez \| Christopher Sanford \| Alex Schoenauer \| Lodune Sincaid \| Bobby Southworth \| Mike Swick \| Jason Thacker Coaches: Randy Couture \| Chuck Liddell