Niklas Stolze | |
Other Names: | Green Mask |
Birth Date: | 28 December 1992 |
Birth Place: | Schönebeck, Germany |
Nationality: | German |
Weight Lb: | 155 |
Weight Class: | Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach: | 75.0 in[1] |
Fighting Out Of: | Magdeburg, Germany |
Team: | La Onda Fight Club |
Years Active: | 2014–present |
Mma Kowin: | 5 |
Mma Subwin: | 5 |
Mma Decwin: | 3 |
Mma Koloss: | 1 |
Mma Subloss: | 2 |
Mma Decloss: | 4 |
Sherdog: | 163897 |
Niklas Stolze (born December 28, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2014, he most notably competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Stolze began his career in Combat Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 15, then switched to kickboxing two years later through his coach Sascha Poppendieck. But the goal was always MMA, deciding in 2014 to pursue a career as an MMA professional. On top of MMA, Stolze also completed training as a welder.[2]
He is the first East German to be signed to the UFC.[3]
Stolze spent most of his pre-UFC career fighting on the European regional scene, compiling a 12–3 record, with two of his losses coming the way of unanimous decision at BAMMA, losing to Terry Brazier at BAMMA 27[4] and Chris Stringer at BAMMA 30.[5]
Stolze made his UFC debut, as a replacement for Shavkat Rakhmonov, against Ramazan Emeev on July 26, 2020 at .[6] Stolze lost the fight via unanimous decision.[7]
Stolze was scheduled to face Mounir Lazzez on July 31, 2021 at .[8] However, Lazzez pulled out just a few days before the event due to visa issues and was replaced by Jared Gooden.[9] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[10]
Stolze faced Benoît Saint-Denis on June 4, 2022 at .[11] Stolze lost the bout after getting submitted in the second round.[12]
On June 9, 2022 it was announced that Stolze was released from the UFC. [13]
Stolze faced Andrej Kalašnik on November 18, 2023 at Oktagon 49, winning the bout via first round knockout.[14]
In his sophomore performance, Stolze faced Máté Kertész on Marc 23, 2024 at Oktagon 55, being submitted in the second round via rear-naked choke.[15]
|-|Loss|align=center|13–7|Máté Kertész|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Oktagon 55||align=center|2|align=center|2:42|Stuttgart, Germany||-|Win|align=center|13–6|Andrej Kalašnik|KO (punches)|Oktagon 49||align=center|1|align=center|3:40|Cologne, Germany||-|Loss|align=center|12–6|Benoît Saint-Denis|Submission (rear-naked choke) |||align=center|2|align=center|1:32|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|12–5|Jared Gooden|KO (punch)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:08|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|12–4|Ramazan Emeev|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Omar Jesus Santana|Decision (unanimous)|Nova FC 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Balingen, Germany||-|Win|align=center|11–3|Christian Draxler|TKO (punches)|Cage FS 9||align=center|1|align=center|3:43|Graz, Austria||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Jan Janka|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Oktagon 7||align=center|2|align=center|3:32|Prague, Czech Republic||-|Win|align=center|9–3|Johannes Michalik|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Hype FC 8||align=center|1|align=center|2:47|Bremen, Germany||-|Loss|align=center|8–3|Chris Stringer|Decision (unanimous)|BAMMA 30||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dublin, Ireland| |-|Win|align=center|8–2|Mahmod Faour|Decision (unanimous)|Magdeburger Cage 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Magdeburg, Germany||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Terry Brazier|Decision (unanimous)|BAMMA 27||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dublin, Ireland||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Maxime Vanelstraete|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Imperium Fighting Championship 5||align=center|2|align=center|3:25|Leipzig, Germany||-|Win|align=center|6–1|Johannes Grebe|Submission (armbar)|Superior FC 14||align=center|1|align=center|2:32|Düren, Germany||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Rastislav Hanulay|Decision (unanimous)|Imperium Fighting Championship 4||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Leipzig, Germany||-|Win|align=center|4–1|Florent Conte|TKO (punches)|Imperium Fighting Championship 3||align=center|2|align=center|4:39|Leipzig, Germany| |-|Loss|align=center|3–1|Sebastian Reimitz|Decision (split)|Ravage: Finest MMA||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Hamburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Max Rose|KO (head kick)|Imperium Fighting Championship 2||align=center|1|align=center|1:28|Leipzig, Germany||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Nils Fischer|Submission (guillotine choke)|La Onda Fight Club||align=center|1|align=center|0:50|Magdeburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Lauris Leitans|TKO (punches)|Imperium Fighting Championship||align=center|1|align=center|1:48|Leipzig, Germany|[16]