Welterweight
Nate Diaz
16-11-0
6'0"Height
76"Reach
SouthpawStance
1985-04-16Born
2KO wins
10Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
12:29Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.0
Striking accuracy44.6%
Striking defense52.9%
Takedowns / 15 min0.8
Takedown accuracy26.5%
Takedown defense43.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.16
Control time14.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-10
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
27 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Tony Ferguson 15-5 walk-in Submission · R4 2:52 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · 2022-09-10
101/217Sig. strikes
80/172Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Leon Edwards 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · 2021-06-12
76/162Sig. strikes
77/132Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jorge Masvidal 11-6 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 5:00 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · 2019-11-02
43/104Sig. strikes
112/179Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Pettis 9-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · 2019-08-17
114/201Sig. strikes
69/133Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
5:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Conor McGregor 7-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · 2016-08-20
166/343Sig. strikes
164/286Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
5:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Conor McGregor 7-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:12 — UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · 2016-03-05
77/152Sig. strikes
61/140Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Michael Johnson 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · 2015-12-19
153/300Sig. strikes
103/301Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rafael Dos Anjos 11-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · 2014-12-13
13/104Sig. strikes
77/119Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gray Maynard 9-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:38 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · 2013-11-30
33/55Sig. strikes
5/15Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Thomson 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:44 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20
21/74Sig. strikes
36/71Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Benson Henderson 5-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · 2012-12-08
30/83Sig. strikes
124/198Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Jim Miller 10-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:09 — UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · 2012-05-05
46/98Sig. strikes
25/71Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:37Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Donald Cerrone 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · 2011-12-30
238/362Sig. strikes
96/182Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Takanori Gomi 1-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:27 — UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · 2011-09-24
36/73Sig. strikes
4/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:23Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Rory MacDonald 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · 2011-04-30
26/62Sig. strikes
42/99Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
2:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dong Hyun Kim 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01-01
36/85Sig. strikes
19/46Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marcus Davis 9-4 walk-in Submission · R3 4:02 — UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · 2010-08-28
94/328Sig. strikes
52/203Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Rory Markham 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:47 — UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · 2010-03-27
34/60Sig. strikes
3/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gray Maynard 6-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 2010-01-11
70/251Sig. strikes
41/142Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Melvin Guillard 5-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:13 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · 2009-09-16
21/73Sig. strikes
11/42Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Joe Stevenson 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · 2009-06-20
6/29Sig. strikes
27/47Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:14Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Clay Guida 4-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · 2009-01-31
49/135Sig. strikes
49/99Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Josh Neer 3-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer · 2008-09-17
40/72Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
7:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kurt Pellegrino 3-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:06 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · 2008-04-02
6/17Sig. strikes
20/34Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alvin Robinson 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:39 — UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman · 2008-01-23
3/8Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Junior Assuncao 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:10 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · 2007-09-19
10/11Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:34Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Manvel Gamburyan 0-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 0:20 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · 2007-06-23
2/5Sig. strikes
16/34Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
10
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
9
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
27
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.