Nate Loughran Explained

Nate Loughran
Birth Name:Nathaniel James Loughran
Birth Place:Rohnert Park, California, United States
Nationality:American
Weight:170lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Welterweight
Fighting Out Of:Santa Rosa, California, United States
Team:NorCal Fighting Alliance
Years Active:2006–present
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:8
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:1
Am Win:2
Am Kowin:1
Am Subwin:1
Am Loss:0
Sherdog:15626

Nathaniel James Loughran is an American mixed martial artist. Loughran was formerly signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and currently competes for Tachi Palace Fights.

Mixed martial arts career

Amateur mixed martial arts career

Loughran is 2-0 in his amateur MMA career, with his first fight taking place on October 27, 2007, as he defeated Shawn Ady via arm-triangle at Hard Knocks Cage Fights 1.[1] Then on May 17, 2008, Loughran defeated Ed Mouse via TKO at COC 2: Overthrow.[2]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Loughran's first UFC fight was against Johnny Rees at, where he won by submission in the first round.[3] [4]

Loughran lost his second UFC fight against Tim Credeur at via TKO (injury) in the third round. After his loss to Credeur he asked to be released from the UFC.[5]

In late 2013, Loughran was re-signed by the promotion and was expected to face Erick Silva on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36.[6] However, Loughran was forced out of the bout due to injury.[7] Due to more training injuries, Loughran was once again released from the promotion and re-signed with Tachi Palace Fights.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 11–2| Ricky Legere| Submission (rear-naked choke)| TPF 20: Night of Champions| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:51| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Kito Andrews| Decision (unanimous)| TPF 17: Fall Brawl| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 10–1| Jaime Jara| Decision (split)| CCFC: The Return| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Santa Rosa, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 9–1| Tim Credeur| TKO (injury)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Johnny Rees| Submission (triangle choke)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:21| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Kenny Ento| Submission (rear-naked choke)| PFC 8: A Night of Champions| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:30| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Richard Montoya| Submission (armbar)| PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:38| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Brian Warren| Submission (rear-naked choke)| PFC 4: Project Complete| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:39| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Phil Collins| Submission (triangle choke)| CCFC: Judgment Day| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:41| Santa Rosa, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Robert Sarkozi| Submission (triangle choke)| GC 57: Holiday Beatings| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:28| Sacramento, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Bryan Travers| Submission (triangle choke)| GC 55: Beatdown| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:42| Lakeport, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Brandon Colvin| TKO (strikes)| GC 52: Deep Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:12| Lakeport, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Erik Hayes| Submission (armbar)| GC 49: Face Off| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:20| Lakeport, California, United States|

Amateur mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|2–0|Ed Mouse|TKO (punches)|COC 2: Overthrow||align=center|2|align=center|1:51|St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Shawn Ady|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|HKCF: Hard Knocks Cage Fights 1||align=center|1|align=center|2:41|St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States|

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hard Knocks Cage Fights 1 Results. Sherdog.com. October 27, 2007.
  2. Web site: COC 2: Overthrow Results. Sherdog.com. May 17, 2008.
  3. Web site: Johnny Rees vs. Nate Loughran at UFC Fight Night 14. mmajunkie.com. June 19, 2008.
  4. Web site: UFN 14 Results: Nate Loughran vs. Johnny Rees. mmanews.com. July 19, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314030403/http://www.mmanews.com/2008/07/ufn-14-results-nate-loughran-vs-johnny-rees/. March 14, 2014.
  5. Web site: Nate Loughran Released From UFC, Planning Drop to Welterweight. mmafrenzy.com. March 19, 2009.
  6. Web site: Nate Loughran vs. Erick Silva added to February's UFC Fight Night 36 event in Brazil. mmajunkie.com. December 10, 2013.
  7. Web site: Nate Loughran out at UFC Fight Night 36, promotion seeks new opponent for Erick Silva. mmajunkie.com. January 4, 2014.
  8. Web site: Tachi Palace Fights 20 Card, featuring UFC veteran Nate Loughran. sherdog.com. July 28, 2014.
  9. Web site: Nate Loughran vs. Kito Andrews. tapology.com. November 14, 2013.