Nicolae Negumereanu

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Nicolae Negumereanu
Born Nicolae Negumereanu
(1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 29)
Brașov, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light heavyweight
Reach 78.0 in[1]
Fighting out of Brașov, Romania
Team Corona Brașov
Years active 2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 12
By knockout 7
By submission 3
By decision 2
Losses 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nicolae Negumereanu (born September 4, 1994), commonly known as Nick Negumereanu, is an Romanian mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division in the UFC.

Background

Starting wrestling when he was 15 years old, he was able to become a national wrestling champion and a national kempo champion. He changed his mind and shifted his focus to MMA after seeing one of his friends compete at an RXF show.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

He made his pro-MMA debut on October 10, 2016, against Alexandru Gavrila. Nicolae was victorious in his first MMA bout via a TKO. He went undefeated fighting mostly in Real Xtreme Fighting, with some of the opponents that he defeated being Marius Pîslaru, Constantin Pădure, Robert Orbocea, Yuri Gorbenko, and Kovács Kálmán. On November 19, 2018, he defeated Dan Konecke via Bravo Choke at RXF 32 to capture his first MMA title, the RXF Light Heavyweight Championship.[2]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Negumereanu, as a replacement for Gökhan Saki, faced Saparbek Safarov on March 16, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal in London, England.[3] Negumereanu lost the fight by unanimous decision.[4]

Due to two surgeries, one on his back and one on his knee, he would miss the next two years.[5]

Negumereanu faced Aleksa Camur at UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige on June 19, 2021.[6] He won the bout via split decision. This fight had its fair share of controversy after Negumereanu repeatedly illegally held holding Camur against the fence .[7][8]

Negumereanu faced Ike Villanueva on October 23, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori.[9] He won the fight via knockout in round one.[10]

Negumereanu was scheduled to face Ihor Potieria on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272.[11] However, Potieria pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Kennedy Nzechukwu.[12] Negumereanu won the fight via split decision.[13] 8 out of 15 media scores gave it to Nzechukwu, while 6 scored it a draw, with only one giving it to Negumereanu.[14]

Negumereanu was scheduled to face Alonzo Menifield on June 4, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207.[15] However, Negumereanu was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Askar Mozharov.[16]

Negumereanu is scheduled to face Ihor Potieria on July 30, 2022 at UFC 277.[17]

Personal life

Nicolae Negumereanu is an Eastern Orthodox Christian. He said his idol is Lucian Bute, and that he was also inspired by Leonard Dorin Doroftei and Alexandru Lungu.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 12–1 Kennedy Nzechukwu Decision (split) UFC 272 March 5, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Nzechukwu was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated eye pokes.
Win 11–1 Ike Villanueva TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori October 23, 2021 1 1:18 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–1 Aleksa Camur Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige June 19, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 9–1 Saparbek Safarov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal March 16, 2019 3 5:00 London, England Safarov was deducted one point in round 1 for continuously grabbing the cage.
Win 9–0 Dan Konecke Submission (brabo choke) RXF 32 November 19, 2018 2 0:30 Brașov, Romania Won the RXF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Kálmán Kovács Submission (rear-naked choke) RXF 31 October 1, 2018 1 3:12 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Heavyweight bout.
Win 7–0 Olutobi Ayodeji Kalejaiye TKO (punches) RXF 29 December 18, 2017 2 3:04 Brașov, Romania Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 6–0 Yuri Gorbenko TKO (retirement) RXF 28 October 30, 2017 2 5:00 Brașov, Romania
Win 5–0 Hatef Moeil TKO (doctor stoppage) Superior FC 18 September 16, 2017 1 2:35 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Win 4–0 Robert Orbocea TKO (punches) RXF 27 July 29, 2017 1 1:55 Piatra Neamț, Romania
Win 3–0 Constantin Pădure Submission (armbar) RXF 26 April 25, 2017 2 1:08 Brașov, Romania
Win 2–0 Marius Pîslaru TKO (punches) RXF 25 December 19, 2016 1 0:57 Ploiești, Romania
Win 1–0 Alex Gavrilă TKO (punches) RXF 24 October 10, 2016 1 0:10 Brașov, Romania Heavyweight debut.

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See also

References

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