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Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz

1145 ELO #49

MMA 22-13-0 · UFC 16-11-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 3 years and 273 days ago

Nate Diaz - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Nate Diaz has 16 wins in the UFC. Nate Diaz lands an average of 4.57 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.05 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1145), and have not fought Nate Diaz before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 0.0 101
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 0.0 147
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 1.0 84
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 1.0 89
Max Griffin 8-11-0 40 1002 1.0 143
Santiago Ponzinibbio 12-8-0 39 1130 2.0 15

Fight Results Breakdown

27
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Tony Ferguson in 2022
Opponent ELO: 1155

Biggest Upset Loss

Josh Thomson in 2013
Your ELO: 1117 · Opponent ELO: 1007 · Favored by 110

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Apr 16 1985
Age
41
Peak ELO
1153
ELO Rank
49 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
671-302-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1061.2
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1047.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.57
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
45%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.77
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.05
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
30%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.3
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Nate Diaz Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2022-09-10 UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson Tony Ferguson SUB Guillotine Choke 4 2:52 Win -
2021-06-12 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Leon Edwards U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2019-11-02 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Jorge Masvidal KO/TKO 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-08-17 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Anthony Pettis U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-08-20 UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Conor McGregor M-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2016-03-05 UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz Conor McGregor SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:12 Win -
2015-12-19 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Michael Johnson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-12-13 UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Rafael Dos Anjos U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-11-30 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale Gray Maynard KO/TKO Punches 1 2:38 Win -
2013-04-20 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Josh Thomson KO/TKO Kick 2 3:44 Loss -
2012-12-08 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Benson Henderson U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2012-05-05 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller Jim Miller SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:09 Win -
2011-12-30 UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Donald Cerrone U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-09-24 UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Takanori Gomi SUB Armbar 1 4:27 Win -
2011-04-30 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields Rory MacDonald U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-01-01 UFC 125: Resolution Dong Hyun Kim U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-08-28 UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 Marcus Davis SUB Guillotine Choke 3 4:02 Win -
2010-03-27 UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Rory Markham KO/TKO Punches 1 2:47 Win -
2010-01-11 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz Gray Maynard S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-09-16 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard Melvin Guillard SUB Guillotine Choke 2 2:13 Win -
2009-06-20 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Joe Stevenson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-01-31 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 Clay Guida S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer Josh Neer S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-04-02 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon Kurt Pellegrino SUB Triangle Choke 2 3:06 Win -
2008-01-23 UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman Alvin Robinson SUB Triangle Choke 1 3:39 Win -
2007-09-19 UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Junior Assuncao SUB Guillotine Choke 1 4:10 Win -
2007-06-23 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale Manvel Gamburyan SUB Injury 2 0:20 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Nate Diaz ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
27 2022-09-10 Tony Ferguson 1155 Win +23 1145
26 2021-06-12 Leon Edwards 1143 Loss -16 1122
25 2019-11-02 Jorge Masvidal 1166 Loss -15 1138
24 2019-08-17 Anthony Pettis 1104 Win +14 1153
23 2016-08-20 Conor McGregor 1131 Loss 0 1139
22 2016-03-05 Conor McGregor 1148 Win +22 1139
21 2015-12-19 Michael Johnson 1091 Win +16 1117
20 2014-12-13 Rafael Dos Anjos 1136 Loss -15 1101
19 2013-11-30 Gray Maynard 1072 Win +20 1116
18 2013-04-20 Josh Thomson 1007 Loss -21 1096
17 2012-12-08 Benson Henderson 1077 Loss -19 1117
16 2012-05-05 Jim Miller 1139 Win +22 1136
15 2011-12-30 Donald Cerrone 1082 Win +15 1114
14 2011-09-24 Takanori Gomi 1001 Win +17 1099
13 2011-04-30 Rory MacDonald 1004 Loss -20 1082
12 2011-01-01 Dong Hyun Kim 1051 Loss -19 1102
11 2010-08-28 Marcus Davis 1101 Win +21 1121
10 2010-03-27 Rory Markham 1004 Win +17 1100
9 2010-01-11 Gray Maynard 1083 Loss 0 1083
8 2009-09-16 Melvin Guillard 1031 Win +20 1083
7 2009-06-20 Joe Stevenson 1056 Loss -17 1063
6 2009-01-31 Clay Guida 1030 Loss 0 1080
5 2008-09-17 Josh Neer 1009 Win 0 1080
4 2008-04-02 Kurt Pellegrino 1034 Win +20 1080
3 2008-01-23 Alvin Robinson 1003 Win +19 1060
2 2007-09-19 Junior Assuncao 1004 Win +20 1041
1 2007-06-23 Manvel Gamburyan 1000 Win +21 1021

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