Nik Lentz
| Nik Lentz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 13, 1984 El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Other names | The Carny |
| Residence | Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
| Division |
Featherweight (145 lbs) (2012-2015) Lightweight (155 lbs) (2005-2012) (2015-present) |
| Reach | 68.0 in (173 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
| Team | Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, American Top Team |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 38 |
| Wins | 27 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Nik Lentz (born August 13, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in the Lightweight division.
Lentz was born in El Paso, Texas but grew up in the Twin Cities 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 University of Minnesota. In 2005, he started training in MMA. He 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.
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.
On 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, Carey Vanier.
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, Drew Fickett. He was then signed by the UFC and entered with a 16–3–1 record.
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