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The Clinch

United States of America 2004-2022 · 81 rounds on file

Nate Diaz

20-12-0 W-L-D in this database

Nate Diaz, photograph by Bhenricksen
Strike accuracy 1,694/3,746
Takedown accuracy 26/85
Sig. strikes / round 20.9
Control / round 0:35
Inside the distance 80% 16 of 20 wins
Height
6′0″182.9 cm
Reach
76″193 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Southpaw
Age
4116 APR 1985
Listed weight
170 lb77.1 kg
Submission Grappler Automatically assigned from data across 32 fights - 3.2 takedown attempts and 13% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 18 10-8-0 vs 1576 avg
Positional Controller 10 4-6-0
Submission Grappler 8 6-2-0
Striking 6 5-1-0 vs 1585 avg
Pressure Striker 4 3-1-0
Distance Striker 2 2-0-0
Hybrid 4 1-3-0 vs 1589 avg
Well-Rounded 4 1-3-0
-- Not classified 4 4-0-0 vs 1455 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 18 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

21 OCT 2004 - beat Alejandro Garcia · Submission 10 MAR 2006 - beat Tony Juarez · Technical Knockout 05 MAY 2006 - beat Gilbert Rael · Technical Knockout 15 JUN 2006 - beat Joe Hurley · Submission 12 OCT 2006 - lost to Hermes Franca · Submission 23 JUN 2007 - beat Manvel Gamburyan · Submission 19 SEP 2007 - beat Junior Assuncao · Submission 23 JAN 2008 - beat Alvin Robinson · Submission 02 APR 2008 - beat Kurt Pellegrino · Submission 17 SEP 2008 - beat Josh Neer · Decision (Split) 31 JAN 2009 - lost to Clay Guida · Decision (Split) 20 JUN 2009 - lost to Joe Stevenson · Decision (Unanimous) 16 SEP 2009 - beat Melvin Guillard · Submission 11 JAN 2010 - lost to Gray Maynard · Decision (Split) 27 MAR 2010 - beat Rory Markham · Technical Knockout 28 AUG 2010 - beat Marcus Davis · Submission 01 JAN 2011 - lost to Dong Hyun Kim · Decision (Unanimous) 30 APR 2011 - lost to Rory MacDonald · Decision (Unanimous) 24 SEP 2011 - beat Takanori Gomi · Submission 30 DEC 2011 - beat Donald Cerrone · Decision (Unanimous) 05 MAY 2012 - beat Jim Miller · Submission 08 DEC 2012 - lost to Benson Henderson · Decision (Unanimous) 20 APR 2013 - lost to Josh Thomson · Technical Knockout 30 NOV 2013 - beat Gray Maynard · Technical Knockout 13 DEC 2014 - lost to Rafael Dos Anjos · Decision (Unanimous) 19 DEC 2015 - beat Michael Johnson · Decision (Unanimous) 05 MAR 2016 - beat Conor McGregor · Submission 20 AUG 2016 - lost to Conor McGregor · Decision (Majority) 17 AUG 2019 - beat Anthony Pettis · Decision (Unanimous) 02 NOV 2019 - lost to Jorge Masvidal · Technical Knockout 12 JUN 2021 - lost to Leon Edwards · Decision (Unanimous) 10 SEP 2022 - beat Tony Ferguson · Submission

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 81 rounds across 32 of 32 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 20.9
Sig. strikes absorbed 17.3
Takedowns landed 0.3
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.4
Control time 0:35 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 45% 1,694/3,746
Takedowns 31% 26/85
Opponents’ accuracy 47% 1,398/2,965

Where the strikes land

Head 75% 1,272
Body 16% 271
Leg 9% 151

And from where

At distance 69% 1,165
In the clinch 22% 365
On the ground 10% 164

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 4 won Technical Knockout · 4-2
Submission 12 won Submission · 12-1
Decision 4 won Decision (Unanimous) · 3-6 Decision (Split) · 1-2 Decision (Majority) · 0-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
10 SEP 2022 Tony Ferguson Won Submission R4 2:52 101 80 UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
12 JUN 2021 Leon Edwards Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 76 77 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
02 NOV 2019 Jorge Masvidal Lost Technical Knockout R3 5:00 43 112 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
17 AUG 2019 Anthony Pettis Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 114 69 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
20 AUG 2016 Conor McGregor Lost Decision (Majority) R5 5:00 166 164 UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
05 MAR 2016 Conor McGregor Won Submission R2 4:12 77 61 UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
19 DEC 2015 Michael Johnson Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 153 103 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
13 DEC 2014 Rafael Dos Anjos Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 13 77 UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
30 NOV 2013 Gray Maynard Won Technical Knockout R1 2:38 33 5 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
20 APR 2013 Josh Thomson Lost Technical Knockout R2 3:44 21 36 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
08 DEC 2012 Benson Henderson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 30 124 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
05 MAY 2012 Jim Miller Won Submission R2 4:09 46 25 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller
30 DEC 2011 Donald Cerrone Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 238 96 UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
24 SEP 2011 Takanori Gomi Won Submission R1 4:27 36 4 UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage
30 APR 2011 Rory MacDonald Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 26 42 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
01 JAN 2011 Dong Hyun Kim Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 36 19 UFC 125: Resolution
28 AUG 2010 Marcus Davis Won Submission R3 4:02 94 52 UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
27 MAR 2010 Rory Markham Won Technical Knockout R1 2:47 34 3 UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy
11 JAN 2010 Gray Maynard Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 70 41 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
16 SEP 2009 Melvin Guillard Won Submission R2 2:13 21 11 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard
20 JUN 2009 Joe Stevenson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 6 27 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
31 JAN 2009 Clay Guida Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 49 49 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2
17 SEP 2008 Josh Neer Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 40 26 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer
02 APR 2008 Kurt Pellegrino Won Submission R2 3:06 6 20 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
23 JAN 2008 Alvin Robinson Won Submission R1 3:39 3 2 UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman
19 SEP 2007 Junior Assuncao Won Submission R1 4:10 10 7 UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian
23 JUN 2007 Manvel Gamburyan Won Submission R2 0:20 2 16 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale
12 OCT 2006 Hermes Franca Lost Submission R2 2:46 54 22 WEC 24: Full Force
15 JUN 2006 Joe Hurley Won Submission R2 2:03 24 10 WEC 21: Tapout
05 MAY 2006 Gilbert Rael Won Technical Knockout R1 3:05 23 0 WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem
10 MAR 2006 Tony Juarez Won Technical Knockout R1 3:23 35 3 Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie
21 OCT 2004 Alejandro Garcia Won Submission R3 2:17 14 15 WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3

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