Nate Diaz

Record

21-14

Streak

Age

Date of birth

Apr 16, 1985

Fighting out of: Stockton, California
Born: United States
Camp: Cesar Gracie Fight Team
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 6'0" · 183 cm
Reach: 76" · 193 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Sep 10, 2022

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Tony Ferguson

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R4 · 2:52

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · Sep 10, 2022

Submission

R4 · 2:52

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

Sep 10, 2022

#3Leon Edwards

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Jun 12, 2021

#3Jorge Masvidal

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Facial Cuts · R3 · 5:00

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · Nov 2, 2019

KO/TKO

R3 · 5:00

Facial Cuts

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz

Nov 2, 2019

#7Anthony Pettis

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Aug 17, 2019

Conor McGregor

Welterweight · Decision · Majority · R5 · 5:00

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · Aug 20, 2016

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Majority

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

Aug 20, 2016

Conor McGregor

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 4:12

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz · Mar 5, 2016

Submission

R2 · 4:12

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz

Mar 5, 2016

#5Michael Johnson

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Dec 19, 2015

#3Rafael Dos Anjos

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic · Dec 13, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic

Dec 13, 2014

#5Gray Maynard

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:38

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · Nov 30, 2013

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:38

Punches to Head At Distance

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale

Nov 30, 2013

#8Josh Thomson

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 · 3:44

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez · Apr 20, 2013

KO/TKO

R2 · 3:44

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez

Apr 20, 2013

Benson HendersonTitle

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz · Dec 8, 2012

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz

Dec 8, 2012

Jim Miller

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground · R2 · 4:09

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller · May 5, 2012

Submission

R2 · 4:09

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller

May 5, 2012

Donald Cerrone

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem · Dec 30, 2011

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem

Dec 30, 2011

Takanori Gomi

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Bottom · R1 · 4:27

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage · Sep 24, 2011

Submission

R1 · 4:27

Armbar From Bottom

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage

Sep 24, 2011

Rory MacDonald

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields · Apr 30, 2011

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

Apr 30, 2011

Dong Hyun Kim

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 1, 2011

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground Technical Submission · R3 · 4:02

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 · Aug 28, 2010

Submission

R3 · 4:02

Guillotine Choke On Ground Technical Submission

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2

Aug 28, 2010

Rory Markham

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 · 2:47

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy · Mar 27, 2010

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:47

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy

Mar 27, 2010

Gray Maynard

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz · Jan 11, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz

Jan 11, 2010

Melvin Guillard

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard · R2 · 2:13

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard · Sep 16, 2009

Submission

R2 · 2:13

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

Sep 16, 2009

Joe Stevenson

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · Jun 20, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale

Jun 20, 2009

Clay Guida

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 · Jan 31, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2

Jan 31, 2009

Josh Neer

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer · Sep 17, 2008

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer

Sep 17, 2008

Kurt Pellegrino

Lightweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 · 3:06

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008

Submission

R2 · 3:06

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon

Apr 2, 2008

Alvin Robinson

Lightweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 · 3:39

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman · Jan 23, 2008

Submission

R1 · 3:39

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman

Jan 23, 2008

Junior Assuncao

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard · R1 · 4:10

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian · Sep 19, 2007

Submission

R1 · 4:10

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian

Sep 19, 2007

Manvel Gamburyan

Lightweight · Submission · Injury Shoulder Injury · R2 · 0:20

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · Jun 23, 2007

Submission

R2 · 0:20

Injury Shoulder Injury

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale

Jun 23, 2007

Outside the UFC

5-3across 8 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 subWEC · Most Valuable Promotions · WC 1 · Strikeforce · Pancrase

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Mike Perry15-8	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R2	5:00	Most Valuable Promotions	May 16, 2026
L	Hermes Franca26-20	Submission	Armbar	R2	2:46	WEC	Oct 12, 2006
W	Dennis Davis15-11	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:00	WC 1	Aug 12, 2006
W	Joe Hurley12-5	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:03	WEC	Jun 15, 2006
W	Gilbert Rael1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:35	WEC	May 5, 2006
W	Tony Juarez1-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:23	Strikeforce	Mar 10, 2006
L	Koji Oishi25-10-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Aug 27, 2005
W	Alejandro Garcia14-10	Submission	Triangle Choke	R3	2:17	WEC	Oct 21, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC56th

45%1,544 / 3,464

Striking accuracy

52%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.80 differential

Landed4.57

Absorbed3.77

47%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head74%90th1,146
Body17%69th263
Leg9%49th135

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

73%Standing

Standing73%1,132
Clinch22%342
Ground5%70

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Nate Diaz

Landed per 15

Head

A+

91st

51.0

91st

Body

70th

11.7

70th

Leg

46th

6.0

46th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

40th

34.3

40th

Body

38th

10.9

38th

Leg

10th

14.7

10th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	51.0	1,146	2,891	40%
Body	11.7	263	397	66%
Leg	6.0	135	176	77%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	34.3	772	2,096	37%
Body	10.9	246	365	67%
Leg	14.7	330	398	83%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Nate Diaz

27 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 337 min

132%

R3 pace · 16 bouts

Diaz holds steady (+0% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Diaz lifts to 132% of round-1 output by round 3 (16 bouts).

Diaz — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Diazlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Diazattempts / min

Control time

Diaz% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.2	4.0	3.5	0.19	14%	27
R2	5.9	5.0	4.4	0.16	11%	22
R3	6.6	5.1	3.9	0.28	17%	16
R4	5.0	4.5	5.5	0.06	8%	4
R5	5.7	3.7	4.3	0.33	24%	3

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Nate Diaz

27 resolved UFC bouts · 7 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

63/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

91st

68%

91st

Win quality

68th

45%

68th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	3	0-3	0%
Top-5	8	4-4	50%
Ranked 6–15	4	2-2	50%
Cross-div ranked	2	1-1	50%
Contender-level	2	2-0	100%
Established	2	1-1	50%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Tony Ferguson	Cross-div ranked	45	Sep 10, 2022
L	Leon Edwards#3	Champion	94	Jun 12, 2021
L	Jorge Masvidal#3	Top-5	84	Nov 2, 2019
W	Anthony Pettis#7	Ranked 6–15	77	Aug 17, 2019
L	Conor McGregor	Ranked 6–15	73	Aug 20, 2016
W	Conor McGregor	Ranked 6–15	73	Mar 5, 2016
W	Michael Johnson#5	Top-5	78	Dec 19, 2015
L	Rafael Dos Anjos#3	Champion	94	Dec 13, 2014
W	Gray Maynard#5	Top-5	82	Nov 30, 2013
L	Josh Thomson#8	Top-5	80	Apr 20, 2013
L	Benson Henderson	Champion	83	Dec 8, 2012
W	Jim Miller	Top-5	68	May 5, 2012
W	Donald Cerrone	Top-5	63	Dec 30, 2011
W	Takanori Gomi	Unproven	8	Sep 24, 2011
L	Rory MacDonald	Top-5	61	Apr 30, 2011
L	Dong Hyun Kim	Ranked 6–15	55	Jan 1, 2011
W	Marcus Davis	Contender-level	45	Aug 28, 2010
W	Rory Markham	Unproven	8	Mar 27, 2010
L	Gray Maynard	Top-5	65	Jan 11, 2010
W	Melvin Guillard	Contender-level	40	Sep 16, 2009
L	Joe Stevenson	Established	30	Jun 20, 2009
L	Clay Guida	Cross-div ranked	36	Jan 31, 2009
W	Josh Neer	Building	18	Sep 17, 2008
W	Kurt Pellegrino	Established	26	Apr 2, 2008
W	Alvin Robinson	Unproven	8	Jan 23, 2008
W	Junior Assuncao	Building	15	Sep 19, 2007
W	Manvel Gamburyan	Building	15	Jun 23, 2007

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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Takedowns	18 / 68
Submission attempts	26
Control time	47:18

TDs defended	43 / 98
Control absorbed	97:41

Nate Diaz

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring