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Nate Diaz

Fighter profile

Nate Diaz

WW22-14-0P4P #117Div #17
Form
 
7.2
5.0
2.5
7.5
81
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
79
Boxing
79
Kicking
64
Clinch
85
Striking def.
80
Wrestling off.
69
Wrestling def.
73
Ground game
59
Submissions
86
Grappling def.
77
Profile
Age41
Height6'0"
Reach76"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2004
UFC record16-11-0
Last fight2026-05-16
Octagon time337.3 min
Avg fight12.5 min
Career length21y 9m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:17 LW · 10 WW (now)

Striking offense1513
87th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1516
87th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1504
79th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1518
83rd
WW avg 1505
Momentum41
82nd
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 21-14-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
7% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 10 losses
W
19% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
16win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(18%) 2
10 (63%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(82%) 9
Non-UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes1544
Sig. accuracy45%
Sig. attempted3464
Total strikes2487
Total attempted4519
Knockdowns4
Head1146
Body263
Leg135
Distance1132
Clinch342
Ground70

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed1348
Sig. defense53%
KDs absorbed9
Head abs.772
Body abs.246
Leg abs.330
Distance abs.874
Clinch abs.217
Ground abs.257

Grappling · offense

Takedowns18
TD accuracy26%
TD attempted68
Sub att.26
Reversals7
Control time47:18

Grappling · defense

TD defense44%
TDs absorbed55
TD att. faced98
Sub att. faced10
Controlled time97:41

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 27 UFC fights · 337:19 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Nate has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
487W–126Lwin 79.4%div #117/300pct 61st
WinsStrong
274W–73Lwin 79.0%div #103/273pct 63rd
LossesAverage
213W–53Lwin 80.1%div #134/291pct 54th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1581 elodiv #35/300pct 89th
WinsElite
1572 elodiv #35/273pct 88th
LossesElite
1594 elodiv #40/291pct 87th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall67W–27L71.3%
Wins26W–10L72.2%
Losses41W–17L70.7%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Nate, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+7.74u+28.7% ROI

over 27 close-line bets

Average odds
+105

49% implied

As favorite
8W–3L

ROI +8.8%

Avg -189

As underdog
8W–8L

ROI +42.3%

Avg +166

Based on 27 of 27 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.