Nate Mohr

Nate Mohr (born March 3, 1983) is an American surgeon and former mixed martial artist. He competed professionally from 2003 to 2009 and fought in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from 2007 to 2009, compiling an overall record of nine wins and seven losses.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Mohr made his professional mixed martial arts debut on August 15, 2003, facing Cain Rizzo at Extreme Challenge 52. He won the fight by technical knockout in the second round. He also competed in one amateur bout, defeating Tyler Combs by guillotine choke at XFO 6 on June 25, 2005.

Ultimate Fighting Championship With a record of 7–3, Mohr signed with the UFC in early 2007. He made his debut against Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5, 2007. He lost by Achilles lock submission. Mohr then faced Luke Caudillo at UFC Fight Night 10 on June 12, 2007, winning by unanimous decision in what proved to be his only victory in the promotion. However, he was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Diego Saraiva. For his third fight in the promotion, he faced Manvel Gamburyan at UFC 79 on December 29, 2007. He lost by Achilles lock in the first round.

Returning from a one-year layoff caused by a torn posterior cruciate ligament, Mohr faced Dennis Siver at UFC 93 on January 17, 2009. He lost the fight by technical knockout after being dropped by a spinning back kick, and, having fallen to 1–3 in the promotion, was subsequently released.

Post-UFC career Mohr faced Danny Rodriguez at XFO 28 on February 27, 2009, winning by technical knockout.

In what proved to be his final fight, Mohr faced Lenny Lovato at GFC 2: Unstoppable on June 19, 2009, losing by unanimous decision.

Medical career After leaving mixed martial arts, Mohr studied medicine at Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and entered a general surgery residency at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was working as of 2023. He subsequently joined UnityPoint Health as a general surgeon in the Quad Cities.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Lenny Lovato Decision (unanimous) GFC 2 - Unstoppable

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Win

Danny Rodriguez TKO (punches) XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 28

Lakemoor, Illinois, United States Loss

Dennis Siver TKO (spinning back kick and punches) UFC 93

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Manvel Gamburyan Submission (Achilles lock) UFC 79

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Luke Caudillo Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 10

Hollywood, Florida, United States Loss

Kurt Pellegrino Submission (Achilles lock) UFC Fight Night 9

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Cody Shipp TKO (punches) KOTC: Hard Knocks

Rockford, Illinois, United States Win

Norm Alexander TKO (punches) XFO 13 - Operation Beatdown

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States Win

Darren Cotton TKO (punches) XFO 12 - Outdoor War 2

Island Lake, Illinois, United States Win

Alex Carter TKO (punches) XFO 11 - Champions

Lakemoor, Illinois, United States Loss

Donald Cerrone Submission (triangle choke) ROF 21 - Full Blast

Castle Rock, Colorado, United States Loss

Jay Ellis Submission (rear-naked choke) XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 9

Lakemoor, Illinois, United States Win

Enrique Guzman TKO (punches) Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 4

Illinois, United States Win

Don Hamilton TKO (submission to punches) IC 15 - Iowa Challenge 15

Waterloo, Iowa, United States Loss

John Strawn Submission (rear-naked choke) EC 53 - Extreme Challenge 53

Iowa City, Iowa, United States Win

Cain Rizzo TKO (submission to punches) EC 52 - Extreme Challenge 52

Rock Island, Illinois, United States Amateur mixed martial arts record Win

Tyler Combs Submission (guillotine choke) XFO 6: Judgement Day

Lakemoor, Illinois, United States