Nicolae Negumereanu
Nicolae Negumereanu | |
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Born | Nicolae Negumereanu September 4, 1994 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.
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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
- Real Xtreme Fighting
- RXF Light Heavyweight Championship (One Time)
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
13 matches | 12 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 7 | 0 |
By submission | 3 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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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. |
See also
References
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External links
- Professional MMA record for Nicolae Negumereanu from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nicolae Negumereanu on UFC.com
- Articles with short description
- 1994 births
- Romanian male mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Kenpo
- Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
- Romanian male sport wrestlers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brașov
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania