Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marcus Davis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Nate Diaz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marcus Davis
Distance 81.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.1%)
Nate Diaz
Distance 83.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcus Davis
Head 81.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
Nate Diaz
Head 83.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Davis L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Diaz L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 242 / 733 | 33.0% | 38.5% | 1132 / 2883 | 39.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 94 | 71.3% | 67.8% | 342 / 477 | 71.7% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 47 / 69 | 68.1% | 67.0% | 70 / 104 | 67.3% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 728 | 31.9% | 36.4% | 1146 / 2891 | 39.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 70.7% | 263 / 397 | 66.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 83.0% | 135 / 176 | 76.7% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Davis L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Diaz L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 808 | 28.8% | 39.1% | 874 / 2115 | 41.3% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 77 / 136 | 56.6% | 68.9% | 217 / 324 | 67.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 56 / 123 | 45.5% | 68.0% | 257 / 420 | 61.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 205 / 856 | 23.9% | 35.6% | 772 / 2096 | 36.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 73 / 107 | 68.2% | 69.6% | 246 / 365 | 67.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 88 / 104 | 84.6% | 82.2% | 330 / 398 | 82.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diaz has more cage time on record.