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.
He is the first East German to be signed to the UFC.
Stolze spent most of his pre-UFC career fighting on the European regional scene, compiling a 12âÂÂ3 record, with two of his losses coming the way of unanimous decision at BAMMA, losing to Terry Brazier at and Chris Stringer at .
Stolze made his UFC debut, as a replacement for Shavkat Rakhmonov, against Ramazan Emeev on July 26, 2020, at . Stolze lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Stolze was scheduled to face Mounir Lazzez on July 31, 2021, at . However, Lazzez pulled out just a few days before the event due to visa issues and was replaced by Jared Gooden. He lost the fight via knockout in round one.
Stolze faced Benoît Saint-Denis on June 4, 2022, at . Stolze lost the bout after getting submitted in the second round.
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that Stolze was released from the UFC.
Stolze faced Andrej Kalaà ¡nik on November 18, 2023, at Oktagon 49, winning the bout via first-round knockout.
In his sophomore performance, Stolze faced Máté Kertész on Marc 23, 2024 at , being submitted in the second round via rear-naked choke.
Stolze faced Matouà ¡ Kohout on September 7, 2024, at , winning the bout via flying knee TKO in the first round.
|- |Loss |align=center|14âÂÂ9 |Christian Jungwirth |TKO (punches) |Oktagon 80 | |align=center|4 |align=center|4:19 |Munich, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|14âÂÂ8 |Jessin Ayari |Submission (rear-naked choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:25 |Hamburg, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|14âÂÂ7 |Matouà ¡ Kohout |TKO (flying knee and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:04 |Oberhausen, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|13âÂÂ7 |Máté Kertész |Submission (rear-naked choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:42 |Stuttgart, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|13âÂÂ6 |Andrej Kalaà ¡nik |KO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:40 |Cologne, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|12âÂÂ6 |Benoît Saint-Denis |Submission (rear-naked choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:32 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|12âÂÂ5 |Jared Gooden |KO (punch) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:08 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|12âÂÂ4 |Ramazan Emeev |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |Win |align=center|12âÂÂ3 |Omar Jesus Santana |Decision (unanimous) |Nova FC 1 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Balingen, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|11âÂÂ3 |Christian Draxler |TKO (punches) |Cage Fight Series 9 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:43 |Graz, Austria | |- |Win |align=center|10âÂÂ3 |Jan Janka |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Oktagon 7 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:32 |Prague, Czech Republic | |- |Win |align=center|9âÂÂ3 |Johannes Michalik |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Hype FC 8 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:47 |Bremen, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|8âÂÂ3 |Chris Stringer |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Dublin, Ireland | |- |Win |align=center|8âÂÂ2 |Mahmod Faour |Decision (unanimous) |Magdeburger Cage 1 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Magdeburg, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|7âÂÂ2 |Terry Brazier |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Dublin, Ireland | |- |Win |align=center|7âÂÂ1 |Maxime Vanelstraete |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Imperium FC 5 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:25 |Leipzig, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|6âÂÂ1 |Johannes Grebe |Submission (armbar) |Superior FC 14 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:32 |Düren, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|5âÂÂ1 |Rastislav Hanulay |Decision (unanimous) |Imperium FC 4 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |Leipzig, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|4âÂÂ1 |Florent Conte |TKO (punches) |Imperium FC 3 | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:39 |Leipzig, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|3âÂÂ1 |Sebastian Reimitz |Decision (split) |Ravage Series: Finest MMA | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Hamburg, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|3âÂÂ0 |Max Rose |KO (head kick) |Imperium FC 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:28 |Leipzig, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|2âÂÂ0 |Nils Fischer |Submission (guillotine choke) |La Onda Fight Club: MMA Gladiators | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:50 |Magdeburg, Germany | |- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Lauris Leitans |TKO (punches) |Imperium FC 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:48 |Leipzig, Germany |