Nate Landwehr

Overview

Six of Nate Landwehr's seven UFC losses ended by KO/TKO, and the last four fights in a row have all gone that way. That is the story of his UFC run, and it sits next to a career that began with a win, a submission and a three-fight win streak.

"The Train" is a Clarksville, Tennessee native who fights at lightweight out of Kill Cliff FC. His UFC record is 5-7 (his 18-9-0 professional record includes fights outside the promotion). He carries a four-fight losing streak into his next fight.

Five wins, seven losses, and every loss but one by knockout.

UFC Career

Landwehr made his UFC debut on January 24, 2020 and lost to Herbert Burns by KO/TKO at 2:43 of the first round. He answered four months later with a unanimous decision over Darren Elkins, then dropped a first-round stoppage to Julian Erosa at 0:56 in February 2021.

The best stretch of his run came next. He submitted Ludovit Klein in the third round, took a majority decision from David Onama, and submitted Austin Lingo in the second. Three straight wins, two of them finishes. That remains his longest streak in the UFC.

It ended against Dan Ige, whom our model rates as a strong opponent, in a unanimous decision loss at UFC 289. He bounced back with a first-round knockout of Jamall Emmers at 4:43, then hit the skid: Dooho Choi (third-round TKO at UFC 310), Morgan Charriere (third round, 0:27), Cub Swanson, another strong opponent (first round, 4:06), and Mandel Nallo (second round, 0:47).

Four fights, four stoppage losses.

Fighting Style

Landwehr is a high-volume striker with clear holes. He lands more strikes per minute than most UFC fighters, but he also absorbs more than most. His accuracy and defense sit around the UFC average, so the damage he takes comes from the volume he trades, not from being easy to hit cleanly.

His grappling is lopsided. He rarely shoots for takedowns, yet he is hard to take down. He also hunts for submissions more than most, and the fight list backs that up: two of his five UFC wins came by submission, one in the second round and one in the third.

Anyone filing him as a pure brawler should note the finishing pattern. His three finishes include a first-round knockout and two submissions that arrived in the later rounds.

Notable Wins

• Jamall Emmers — KO/TKO, round 1 (4:43), UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot (2024)
• Austin Lingo — submission, round 2 (4:11), UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen (2023)
• Ludovit Klein — submission, round 3 (2:22), UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Lightweight
• UFC record: 5-7
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-9-0
• UFC debut: January 24, 2020
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'9" / 72"
• Team: Kill Cliff FC
• Born: Clarksville, TN, United States