Nate Diaz
27 UFC Fights | 59% Win Rate | 12 Finishes (75%)
Nate Diaz UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Nate Diaz is 16-11 in the UFC across 27 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 10 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-14, 5-3 of it outside the UFC. Diaz competes at lightweight as a southpaw submission artist, standing 6'0" with a 76" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Mike Perry by knockout in May 2026.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 83rd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (4.6 sig. strikes/min).
Nate Diaz's UFC win rate is 59% (16 of 27 fights), and 75% of those wins came by finish. Diaz averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 27% accuracy and stops 44% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-14
- UFC Record
- 16-11
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 76"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Mike Perry · TKO (Corner Stoppage) · May 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Nate Diaz's Last 5 Fights
Diaz is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Tony Ferguson · Submission · R4 2:52 · UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · Sep 2022
- Loss vs Leon Edwards · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · Jun 2021
- Loss vs Jorge Masvidal · KO/TKO · R3 5:00 · UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · Nov 2019
- Win vs Anthony Pettis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 2019
- Loss vs Conor McGregor · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · Aug 2016
Striking
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Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Nate Diaz vs Average
Nate Diaz lands 19.0 strikes in R1 but 23.6 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Nate Diaz's UFC Fight History
27 UFC fights on record (16-11), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tony Ferguson | Submission | R4 · 2:52 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | 2022-09-10 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | 2021-06-12 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | KO/TKO | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz | 2019-11-02 |
| W | Anthony Pettis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | 2019-08-17 |
| L | Conor McGregor | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | 2016-08-20 |
| W | Conor McGregor | Submission | R2 · 4:12 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | 2016-03-05 |
| W | Michael Johnson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
| L | Rafael Dos Anjos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | 2014-12-13 |
| W | Gray Maynard | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:38 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | 2013-11-30 |
| L | Josh Thomson | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:44 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | 2013-04-20 |
| L★ | Benson Henderson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz | 2012-12-08 |
| W | Jim Miller | Submission | R2 · 4:09 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | 2012-05-05 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | 2011-12-30 |
| W | Takanori Gomi | Submission | R1 · 4:27 | UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage | 2011-09-24 |
| L | Rory MacDonald | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields | 2011-04-30 |
| L | Dong Hyun Kim | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
| W | Marcus Davis | Submission | R3 · 4:02 | UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 | 2010-08-28 |
| W | Rory Markham | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:47 | UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy | 2010-03-27 |
| L | Gray Maynard | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Submission | R2 · 2:13 | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard | 2009-09-16 |
| L | Joe Stevenson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | 2009-06-20 |
| L | Clay Guida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
| W | Josh Neer | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer | 2008-09-17 |
| W | Kurt Pellegrino | Submission | R2 · 3:06 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | 2008-04-02 |
| W | Alvin Robinson | Submission | R1 · 3:39 | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman | 2008-01-23 |
| W | Junior Assuncao | Submission | R1 · 4:10 | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | 2007-09-19 |
| W★ | Manvel Gamburyan | Submission | R2 · 0:20 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale | 2007-06-23 |
How Diaz Ranks at Lightweight
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