Nick Pace
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Nick Pace is an American
professional mixed martial artist
who competes in the bantamweight
division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pace mostly fought in the Ring of Combat
promotion where he was the reigning and inaugural Ring of Combat Bantamweight champion until he signed with World Extreme Cagefighting
. After the WECs merger with the UFC, Pace became a member of the UFC.
, alongside Bellator champion Lyman Good
and fellow Ring of Combat champion Uriah Hall. Pace is an assistant instructor at one of the branches of Tiger Schulmann
's Mixed Martial Arts and has trained with the team since the age of 10, influenced by his childhood love of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
promotion at Ring of Combat 22. He defeated Sean Santella via unanimous decision. Pace then joined the Bellator Fighting Championships
and gained notice in the media with a flying knee KO of Collin Tebo. Pace later said "I hope Bellator calls me because I know I can win their tournament, but I hope the WEC
calls me too."
Pace was then rewarded with a Ring of Combat Bantamweight Championship fight against Steve DeAngelis. Pace was able to neutralise the wrestling of his opponent to keep himself out of trouble. Pace then secured a D'Arce Choke for the tapout, to take the title and become the inaugural champion. Pace would later have to relinquish the title, however, after signing with World Extreme Cagefighting.
debut against Demetrious Johnson
on September 30, 2010, replacing Clint Godfrey
. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Pace faced Will Campuzano
on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
. Pace failed to make weight for the bout, so it was fought as a catchweight bout. Pace defeated Campuzano in the 3rd round with a pillory
choke, which was the first time the submission was used in a professional mixed martial arts bout.
Pace was expected to face Michael McDonald
on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133
. However, Pace instead faced Ivan Menjivar
at the event after McDonald was pulled from the bout to compete at UFC 130
. Menjivar won via a controversial unanimous decision, Joe Rogan expressed his views on the decision immediately after it was announced stating that he felt Pace won the fight.
Pace faced Miguel Torres
on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139
in a catchweight bout of 141 pounds after missing weight. Pace lost a decisive decision to Torres after three rounds.
| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
|
Miguel Torres
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 139
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|San Jose, California
, United States
| Catchweight bout as Pace weighed in at 141 lb.
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
|
Ivan Menjivar
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 133
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
| Catchweight bout as Menjivar weighed in at 138 lb.
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–1
|
Will Campuzano
| Submission (pillory choke)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:32
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
| Catchweight bout as Pace weighed in at 138 lb.
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–1
| Demetrious Johnson
| Decision (unanimous)
| WEC 51
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Steve DeAngelis
| Submission (d'arce choke)
| Ring of Combat 30
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:03
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
| Won the Ring of Combat Bantamweight title
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
|
Jose Adriano
| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat 29
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Lennox Chance
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Ring of Combat 28
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:37
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Collin Tebo
| KO (flying knee)
| Bellator 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:37
|Uncasville, Connecticut
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Sean Santella
| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat 22
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
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professional mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
who competes in the bantamweight
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The King of the Cage bantamweight class with upper limit at 145 lb...
division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pace mostly fought in the Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...
promotion where he was the reigning and inaugural Ring of Combat Bantamweight champion until he signed with World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
. After the WECs merger with the UFC, Pace became a member of the UFC.
Background
Pace trains with the Tiger Schulmann Fight Team in Elmwood Park, New JerseyElmwood Park, New Jersey
Elmwood Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,403....
, alongside Bellator champion Lyman Good
Lyman Good
Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Bellator Fighting Championships, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.-Biography:...
and fellow Ring of Combat champion Uriah Hall. Pace is an assistant instructor at one of the branches of Tiger Schulmann
Tiger Schulmann
Daniel "Tiger" Schulmann is a retired Martial Artist.- Biography :Schulmann began training in the martial arts as a child in New York and has trained and competed throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and internationally in Japan and Israel....
's Mixed Martial Arts and has trained with the team since the age of 10, influenced by his childhood love of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Bellator
Pace began his career in the Ring of CombatRing of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...
promotion at Ring of Combat 22. He defeated Sean Santella via unanimous decision. Pace then joined the Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
and gained notice in the media with a flying knee KO of Collin Tebo. Pace later said "I hope Bellator calls me because I know I can win their tournament, but I hope the WEC
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
calls me too."
Ring of Combat
Despite his wishes to compete in the Bellator tournament, he did not return and instead rejoined Ring of Combat where he defeated Lennox Chance via submission (rear naked choke) in the first round. He followed this up with a unanimous decision victory over Jose Adriano at Ring of Combat 29.Pace was then rewarded with a Ring of Combat Bantamweight Championship fight against Steve DeAngelis. Pace was able to neutralise the wrestling of his opponent to keep himself out of trouble. Pace then secured a D'Arce Choke for the tapout, to take the title and become the inaugural champion. Pace would later have to relinquish the title, however, after signing with World Extreme Cagefighting.
World Extreme Cagefighting
Pace made his WECWorld Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
debut against Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson (fighter)
Demetrious Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Johnson is ranked among the top ten bantamweights in the world by leading mixed martial arts publications...
on September 30, 2010, replacing Clint Godfrey
Clint Godfrey
Clint Godfrey is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights in WEC's bantamweight division.Godfrey was defeated in his WEC debut against former International Fight League featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 46...
. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, World Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Pace faced Will Campuzano
Will Campuzano
William Campuzano is a Mexican American professional mixed martial artist from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He currently fights in the bantamweight division.-Early career:...
on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 4, 2010.-Background:This was the first...
. Pace failed to make weight for the bout, so it was fought as a catchweight bout. Pace defeated Campuzano in the 3rd round with a pillory
Pillory
The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal...
choke, which was the first time the submission was used in a professional mixed martial arts bout.
Pace was expected to face Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (fighter)
Michael McDonald is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McDonald fought mostly in regional promotions in his home state of California before signing with Zuffa in 2010.-Background:McDonald started training...
on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133
UFC 133
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-Background:...
. However, Pace instead faced Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
at the event after McDonald was pulled from the bout to compete at UFC 130
UFC 130
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 28, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
. Menjivar won via a controversial unanimous decision, Joe Rogan expressed his views on the decision immediately after it was announced stating that he felt Pace won the fight.
Pace faced Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres (fighter)
Miguel Angel Torres is an American mixed martial artist who fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. He is a former WEC Bantamweight champion. Prior to fighting with the WEC, Torres also held the bantamweight title for the US Shooto organization, as well as for the Ironheart Crown...
on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139
UFC 139
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...
in a catchweight bout of 141 pounds after missing weight. Pace lost a decisive decision to Torres after three rounds.
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
|
Miguel TorresMiguel Torres (fighter)
Miguel Angel Torres is an American mixed martial artist who fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. He is a former WEC Bantamweight champion. Prior to fighting with the WEC, Torres also held the bantamweight title for the US Shooto organization, as well as for the Ironheart Crown...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 139
UFC 139
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| Catchweight bout as Pace weighed in at 141 lb.
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
|
Ivan MenjivarIvan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 133
UFC 133
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| Catchweight bout as Menjivar weighed in at 138 lb.
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–1
|
Will CampuzanoWill Campuzano
William Campuzano is a Mexican American professional mixed martial artist from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He currently fights in the bantamweight division.-Early career:...
| Submission (pillory choke)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 4, 2010.-Background:This was the first...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:32
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Catchweight bout as Pace weighed in at 138 lb.
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–1
|
Demetrious JohnsonDemetrious Johnson (fighter)
Demetrious Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Johnson is ranked among the top ten bantamweights in the world by leading mixed martial arts publications...
| Decision (unanimous)
| WEC 51
WEC 51
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was the first that the WEC hosted in Colorado.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
|
Steve DeAngelis| Submission (d'arce choke)
| Ring of Combat 30
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:03
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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| Won the Ring of Combat Bantamweight title
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
|
Jose Adriano| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat 29
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
|
Lennox Chance| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Ring of Combat 28
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:37
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Collin Tebo| KO (flying knee)
| Bellator 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:37
|Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Sean Santella| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat 22
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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