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Nick Diaz vs.
Koji Oishi

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

7-7-0 (1 NC) Nick Diaz · UFC
0-2-0 Koji Oishi · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

7-7-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
43
AgeΔ 6.2 yrs
49.2
6'1"
HeightΔ 5"
5'8"
76"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
58.3
Layoff (months)Δ 195.7 mo
254
LNCLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Koji Oishi hunts takedowns — 2.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Nick Diaz is a submission threat — 0.95 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Koji Oishi is wasteful with head shots — only 12% land, vs a 37% Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Nick Diaz

Full career not yet synced for Nick Diaz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Koji Oishi

Full career not yet synced for Koji Oishi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8724.26/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
30.18/min · norm 3.17
7963.89/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
382.32/min · norm 3.06
41.7%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
11.5%norm 44.9%
54.1%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
57.3%norm 55.25%
30.22/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Nick Diaz

Distance 82.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.1%)

Koji Oishi

Distance 92.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Nick Diaz

Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)

Koji Oishi

Head 96.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Diaz L/AAccWelterweight med Oishi L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 658 / 1734 37.9% 38.6% 2 / 24 too few to rate 38.6%
In the clinch 155 / 244 63.5% 67.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 59 / 115 51.3% 67.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 605 / 1691 35.8% 37.2% 3 / 25 12.0% 37.2%
To the body 212 / 307 69.1% 70.7% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 55 / 95 57.9% 82.9% 0 / 1 too few to rate 82.9%

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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Diaz L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Oishi L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 574 / 1290 44.5% 39.0% 20 / 67 29.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 132 / 245 53.9% 68.9% 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 90 / 201 44.8% 68.0% 10 / 11 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 507 / 1389 36.5% 35.6% 24 / 73 32.9% 35.6%
To the body 149 / 179 83.2% 69.6% 14 / 16 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 140 / 168 83.3% 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1434.1% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 2.74/15 · norm 1.27
4962.8% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 63.9%
29:3014.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
5:0531.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
48:443:34 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
5:194:51 per 15 · norm 3:15
130.95/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diaz has more cage time on record.

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