Nate Diaz UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age40 (Apr 16, 1985)

Height6'0"

Weight170 lbs

Reach76"

StanceSouthpaw

Career Stats

Statistic	Nate Diaz
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	26.6%
Takedown Defense	42.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	2:07
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	7.1%
Submission % of Wins	64.3%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	13:05
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Takedown Accuracy	20.0%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:53

Fight History

WIN

vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson • Sep 2022

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 4, 2:52

Nate Diaz101/21747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tony Ferguson80/17247%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	22/51	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tony Ferguson	19/45	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	28/59	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tony Ferguson	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nate Diaz	26/56	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tony Ferguson	30/51	59%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Nate Diaz	25/51	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tony Ferguson	11/25	44%	1/1	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Leon Edwards

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nate Diaz76/16247%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:53

Leon Edwards77/13258%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	10/23	43%	0/0	0:03	—
	Leon Edwards	13/19	68%	1/2	1:32	—

R2	Nate Diaz	13/30	43%	0/0	0:16	—
	Leon Edwards	17/30	57%	1/1	1:09	—

R3	Nate Diaz	3/12	25%	0/0	0:26	—
	Leon Edwards	13/15	87%	2/2	2:18	—

R4	Nate Diaz	19/45	42%	0/0	0:14	—
	Leon Edwards	18/36	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Nate Diaz	31/52	60%	0/0	0:54	—
	Leon Edwards	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz43/10441%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:44

Jorge Masvidal112/17963%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	13/27	48%	0/0	0:19	—
	Jorge Masvidal	35/54	65%	0/0	2:58	1

R2	Nate Diaz	11/31	35%	0/0	0:12	—
	Jorge Masvidal	39/58	67%	1/1	2:05	1

R3	Nate Diaz	19/46	41%	0/2	0:13	—
	Jorge Masvidal	38/67	57%	0/0	1:53	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz114/20157%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:59

Anthony Pettis69/13352%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	22/42	52%	1/1	2:22	—
	Anthony Pettis	14/31	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	54/100	54%	0/0	1:49	—
	Anthony Pettis	36/66	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nate Diaz	38/59	64%	0/0	1:48	1
	Anthony Pettis	19/36	53%	0/0	1:49	—

LOSS

vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nate Diaz166/34348%TD 1/7Ctrl 5:50

Conor McGregor164/28657%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	25/73	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Conor McGregor	34/58	59%	0/0	0:05	1

R2	Nate Diaz	37/76	49%	0/0	0:30	—
	Conor McGregor	34/70	49%	0/0	0:15	2

R3	Nate Diaz	49/87	56%	0/2	1:31	—
	Conor McGregor	26/45	58%	0/0	0:34	—

R4	Nate Diaz	36/63	57%	0/1	1:07	—
	Conor McGregor	46/76	61%	0/0	0:11	—

R5	Nate Diaz	19/44	43%	1/4	2:42	—
	Conor McGregor	24/37	65%	0/1	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz • Mar 2016

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:12

Nate Diaz77/15251%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:12

Conor McGregor61/14044%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	23/62	37%	1/1	0:25	—
	Conor McGregor	28/74	38%	0/0	0:35	—

R2	Nate Diaz	54/90	60%	0/0	0:47	—
	Conor McGregor	33/66	50%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz153/30051%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Michael Johnson103/30134%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	21/66	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	30/94	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	69/124	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	37/99	37%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Nate Diaz	63/110	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	36/108	33%	1/1	0:16	—

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic • Dec 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz13/10412%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rafael Dos Anjos77/11965%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	9/61	15%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	25/49	51%	0/0	1:41	—

R2	Nate Diaz	4/39	10%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	30/42	71%	1/1	1:44	—

R3	Nate Diaz	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	22/28	79%	1/1	4:22	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Thomson

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:44

Nate Diaz21/7428%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:55

Josh Thomson36/7151%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	10/44	23%	0/0	0:25	—
	Josh Thomson	15/33	45%	1/1	0:23	—

R2	Nate Diaz	11/30	37%	1/1	0:30	—
	Josh Thomson	21/38	55%	0/0	0:59	1

LOSS

vs. Benson Henderson

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nate Diaz30/8336%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:44

Benson Henderson124/19863%TD 8/12Ctrl 16:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	15/28	54%	0/2	0:38	—
	Benson Henderson	27/32	84%	1/3	2:37	—

R2	Nate Diaz	6/24	25%	0/2	0:02	—
	Benson Henderson	28/47	60%	1/1	2:37	—

R3	Nate Diaz	2/13	15%	0/1	0:02	—
	Benson Henderson	21/39	54%	2/3	3:33	1

R4	Nate Diaz	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benson Henderson	24/34	71%	3/3	4:05	—

R5	Nate Diaz	6/11	55%	0/1	0:02	—
	Benson Henderson	24/46	52%	1/2	4:06	—

WIN

vs. Jim Miller

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller • May 2012

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:09

Nate Diaz46/9847%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:37

Jim Miller25/7135%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	23/50	46%	0/0	0:56	—
	Jim Miller	16/44	36%	1/4	1:15	—

R2	Nate Diaz	23/48	48%	0/1	1:41	—
	Jim Miller	9/27	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz238/36266%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:04

Donald Cerrone96/18253%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	82/122	67%	0/2	0:52	—
	Donald Cerrone	35/60	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	69/112	62%	0/0	0:08	—
	Donald Cerrone	28/51	55%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Nate Diaz	87/128	68%	0/0	0:04	—
	Donald Cerrone	33/71	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Takanori Gomi

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage • Sep 2011

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:27

Nate Diaz36/7349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

Takanori Gomi4/2317%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	36/73	49%	0/0	0:23	1
	Takanori Gomi	4/23	17%	0/1	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. Rory MacDonald

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields • Apr 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz26/6242%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:29

Rory MacDonald42/9942%TD 7/10Ctrl 5:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	7/22	32%	0/2	0:57	—
	Rory MacDonald	14/38	37%	1/1	0:46	—

R2	Nate Diaz	14/32	44%	0/1	0:58	—
	Rory MacDonald	14/27	52%	2/5	1:00	—

R3	Nate Diaz	5/8	62%	0/4	0:34	—
	Rory MacDonald	14/34	41%	4/4	3:27	—

LOSS

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz36/8542%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:57

Dong Hyun Kim19/4641%TD 3/7Ctrl 8:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	8/13	62%	1/1	3:30	—

R2	Nate Diaz	7/23	30%	0/0	0:11	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	7/22	32%	2/3	3:27	—

R3	Nate Diaz	24/40	60%	1/1	1:46	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	4/11	36%	0/3	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Davis

UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 • Aug 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:02

Nate Diaz94/32829%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:24

Marcus Davis52/20326%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	37/131	28%	0/2	0:24	—
	Marcus Davis	23/86	27%	0/0	0:06	1

R2	Nate Diaz	29/112	26%	0/2	0:50	—
	Marcus Davis	21/73	29%	1/1	0:06	—

R3	Nate Diaz	28/85	33%	1/1	1:10	—
	Marcus Davis	8/44	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rory Markham

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:47

Nate Diaz34/6057%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

Rory Markham3/2214%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	34/60	57%	0/0	1:15	1
	Rory Markham	3/22	14%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gray Maynard

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz • Jan 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz70/25128%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Gray Maynard41/14229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	18/59	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gray Maynard	10/53	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	28/92	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Gray Maynard	15/48	31%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Nate Diaz	24/100	24%	0/2	0:00	—
	Gray Maynard	16/41	39%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Melvin Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard • Sep 2009

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:13

Nate Diaz21/7329%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:23

Melvin Guillard11/4226%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	10/48	21%	2/2	1:08	—
	Melvin Guillard	7/28	25%	1/1	0:20	1

R2	Nate Diaz	11/25	44%	0/0	0:15	—
	Melvin Guillard	4/14	29%	2/2	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Clay Guida

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz49/13536%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:51

Clay Guida49/9949%TD 4/11Ctrl 8:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	19/57	33%	0/1	0:01	—
	Clay Guida	24/47	51%	1/2	2:33	—

R2	Nate Diaz	7/13	54%	0/5	0:30	—
	Clay Guida	15/25	60%	1/5	3:28	—

R3	Nate Diaz	23/65	35%	0/2	0:20	—
	Clay Guida	10/27	37%	2/4	2:46	—

WIN

vs. Josh Neer

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer • Sep 2008

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz40/7256%TD 5/11Ctrl 7:26

Josh Neer26/5052%TD 4/8Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	21/32	66%	1/4	1:55	—
	Josh Neer	8/14	57%	2/3	2:10	—

R2	Nate Diaz	8/16	50%	1/2	1:30	—
	Josh Neer	11/23	48%	2/3	2:59	—

R3	Nate Diaz	11/24	46%	3/5	4:01	—
	Josh Neer	7/13	54%	0/2	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Kurt Pellegrino

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 3:06

Nate Diaz6/1735%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:22

Kurt Pellegrino20/3459%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	5/10	50%	0/0	1:16	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	18/30	60%	1/1	3:26	—

R2	Nate Diaz	1/7	14%	1/1	0:06	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	2/4	50%	2/2	2:17	—

WIN

vs. Alvin Robinson

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman • Jan 2008

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:39

Nate Diaz3/838%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:31

Alvin Robinson2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	3/8	38%	2/2	2:31	—
	Alvin Robinson	2/5	40%	0/0	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Junior Assuncao

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian • Sep 2007

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:10

Nate Diaz10/1191%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:34

Junior Assuncao7/1450%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	10/11	91%	1/3	1:34	1
	Junior Assuncao	7/14	50%	1/2	2:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (3 fights)

WIN

vs. Gray Maynard

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale • Nov 2013

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:38

Nate Diaz33/5560%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

Gray Maynard5/1533%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	33/55	60%	0/1	0:06	—
	Gray Maynard	5/15	33%	1/2	0:48	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Stevenson

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale • Jun 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nate Diaz6/2921%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:14

Joe Stevenson27/4757%TD 8/14Ctrl 10:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	1/4	25%	0/0	0:33	—
	Joe Stevenson	6/18	33%	2/2	3:51	—

R2	Nate Diaz	1/4	25%	0/0	0:28	—
	Joe Stevenson	12/17	71%	3/3	4:02	—

R3	Nate Diaz	4/21	19%	1/2	1:13	—
	Joe Stevenson	9/12	75%	3/9	2:40	—

WIN

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale • Jun 2007

Submission (Injury) • Rd 2, 0:20

Nate Diaz2/540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:25

Manvel Gamburyan16/3447%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	0/1	0%	0/1	0:17	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	15/31	48%	1/3	4:17	—

R2	Nate Diaz	2/4	50%	0/0	0:08	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WEC (4 fights)

LOSS

vs. Hermes Franca

WEC 24: Full Force • Oct 2006

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 2:46

Nate Diaz54/9159%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00

Hermes Franca22/4945%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	51/84	61%	2/2	0:00	—
	Hermes Franca	10/19	53%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	3/7	43%	0/2	0:00	—
	Hermes Franca	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Hurley

WEC 21: Tapout • Jun 2006

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 2:03

Nate Diaz24/5742%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Joe Hurley10/2148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	17/40	42%	2/3	0:00	—
	Joe Hurley	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	7/17	41%	1/1	0:00	—
	Joe Hurley	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alejandro Garcia

WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 • Oct 2004

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 2:17

Nate Diaz14/4035%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

Alejandro Garcia15/2462%TD 7/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	4/15	27%	0/3	0:00	—
	Alejandro Garcia	11/20	55%	6/6	0:00	—

R2	Nate Diaz	10/24	42%	2/3	0:00	—
	Alejandro Garcia	3/3	100%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Nate Diaz	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alejandro Garcia	1/1	100%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Rael

WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem •

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:05

Nate Diaz23/3762%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gilbert Rael0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nate Diaz	23/37	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Rael	0/0	—	1/1	0:00	—

Strikeforce (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Tony Juarez

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie • Mar 2006

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 3:23

Nate Diaz35/5761%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

Tony Juarez3/1225%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds