Ryan Diaz
UFC DebutNickname“The Lion”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tempe, Arizona
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Ryan Diaz makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
335-205-18
.620 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
24 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 27 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 10 subKOTC · AMC · UFCF · Shooto · One FC 9 +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yusup Saadulaev20-6-1 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 2:57 | One FC 9 | May 31, 2013 |
| L | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:06 | Strikeforce | Aug 13, 2010 | |
| L | Reuben Duran13-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 4:57 | KOTC | Feb 25, 2010 |
| W | Niclas Odell | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | FFC 9 | Apr 4, 2009 |
| L | Abel Cullum21-7 | Submission | Armbar | R5 | 1:27 | KOTC | May 17, 2008 |
| W | Ed Newalu | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:11 | KOTC | Mar 10, 2007 |
| L | Nam Phan21-17 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Aug 4, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:12 | KOTC | Dec 3, 2005 | |
| L | Mark Hominick20-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:25 | TKO 22 | Sep 30, 2005 |
| W | Kolo Koka13-12 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:01 | Superbrawl | Jul 23, 2005 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | TKO 20 | Apr 2, 2005 | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:13 | TKO 18 | Nov 26, 2004 | |
| W | Submission | Reverse Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:11 | TKO 17 | Sep 25, 2004 | |
| W | Ryan Ackerman12-8-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:47 | FCC 14 | Mar 6, 2004 |
| W | Steve Claveau8-8-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:45 | TKO 14 | Nov 29, 2003 |
| L | Mark Hominick20-12 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 0:42 | TKO 13 | Sep 6, 2003 |
| W | Matt Hamilton9-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R4 | 5:00 | UFCF | Mar 1, 2003 |
| L | Hermes Franca26-20 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:23 | HOOKnSHOOT | Dec 13, 2002 |
| L | Max Marin7-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:02 | MFC 5 | Sep 21, 2002 |
| W | Gary Quan3-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:58 | UFCF | Aug 24, 2002 |
| L | Eddie Yagin16-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:55 | SB 22 | Nov 2, 2001 |
| L | Charlie Pearson11-4-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | AMC | Jul 21, 2001 |
| L | Shuichiro Katsumura11-9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 8, 2001 |
| W | Rick Neely | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:30 | AMC | Mar 3, 2001 |
| W | Greg Piper1-3 | Submission | Triangle Armbar | R1 | 1:09 | AMC | Jul 29, 2000 |
| L | Mamoru Yamaguchi31-13-5 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:35 | Shooto | Nov 4, 1999 |
| L | Naoya Uematsu15-8-2 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 1:51 | SB 12 | Jun 1, 1999 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.