// Roster IndexWelterweightDossier · Nate Diaz
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0WELTERWEIGHT

Nate
Diaz

// CALLSIGN"N/A"·UNITED STATES
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
24-14-0
// CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Nate Diaz
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'4"
AGE
41
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Welterweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 38 bouts
WIN
24
LOSS
14
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
63%
24/38 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
83%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM1L STREAK · 2-3
WLLWL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 63% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM ABOVE
4.57
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC BELOW
45%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM BELOW
3.77
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF BELOW
53%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG BELOW
1.05
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC BELOW
31%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF BELOW
42%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
1.29
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (24)
n = 24
KO/TKO · 5
SUB · 15
DEC · 4
5
KO/TKO
21%
15
SUB
63%
4
DEC
17%
// LOSSES (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 1
DEC · 10
3
KO/TKO
21%
1
SUB
7%
10
DEC
71%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
83% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 5 fights
21%
SUBANY ROUND · 15 fights
63%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
17%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER30TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING58CARDIO70AGGRESSION45SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY69
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: TD Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power30
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense20
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking58
NOT ON FILE

Cardio70
NOT ON FILE

Aggression45
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat100
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery69
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking58 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio70 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression45 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery69 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100OCT 2004WOCT 2004LAUG 2005WMAR 2006WMAY 2006WJUN 2006WAUG 2006LOCT 2006WFEB 2007WFEB 2007WFEB 2007WJUN 2007WSEP 2007WJAN 2008WAPR 2008WSEP 2008LJAN 2009LJUN 2009WSEP 2009LJAN 2010WMAR 2010WAUG 2010LJAN 2011LAPR 2011WSEP 2011WDEC 2011WMAY 2012LDEC 2012LAPR 2013WNOV 2013LDEC 2014WDEC 2015WMAR 2016LAUG 2016WAUG 2019LNOV 2019LJUN 2021WSEP 2022LMAY 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 55, SUB R3.
  3. Start, AUG 2005, momentum score 48, DEC R3.
  4. Start, MAR 2006, momentum score 58, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, MAY 2006, momentum score 69, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 79, SUB R2.
  7. Start, AUG 2006, momentum score 88, SUB R1.
  8. Start, OCT 2006, momentum score 81, SUB R2.
  9. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 91, SUB R2.
  10. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  11. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  12. Start, JUN 2007, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  13. Start, SEP 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  14. Start, JAN 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  15. Start, APR 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  16. Start, SEP 2008, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  17. Start, JAN 2009, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  18. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  19. Start, SEP 2009, momentum score 96, SUB R2.
  20. Start, JAN 2010, momentum score 89, DEC R3.
  21. Start, MAR 2010, momentum score 99, KO/TKO R1.
  22. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  23. Start, JAN 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  24. Start, APR 2011, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  25. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  26. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  27. Start, MAY 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  28. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  29. Start, APR 2013, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R2.
  30. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 97, KO/TKO R1.
  31. Start, DEC 2014, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  32. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 97, DEC R3.
  33. Start, MAR 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  34. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  35. Start, AUG 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  36. Start, NOV 2019, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  37. Start, JUN 2021, momentum score 86, DEC R5.
  38. Start, SEP 2022, momentum score 96, SUB R4.
  39. Start, MAY 2026, momentum score 89, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Hill), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 89.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
38/38 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
4
11%
3
8%
1
3%
-
-
8
total
SUB
5
13%
8
21%
2
5%
1
3%
-
16
total
DEC
-
-
11
29%
-
3
8%
14
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 7 of 38 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
37%, fights often go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Gracie Fighter / Nick Diaz Academy - Lodi, CA
Stockton, California
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
STRIKING-FIRST

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No canonical partner links are available for this camp record.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
38 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Mike PerryMay 16, 2026
KO/TKOR2 · 5:00
Most Valuable Promotions - Rousey vs. Carano
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
W
VS Tony FergusonSep 10, 2022
SubmissionR4 · 2:52
UFC 279 - Diaz vs. Ferguson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Leon EdwardsJun 12, 2021
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jorge MasvidalNov 2, 2019
KO/TKOR3 · 5:00
UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
W
VS Anthony PettisAug 17, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Conor McGregorAug 20, 2016
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 202 - Diaz vs. McGregor 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Majority)
W
SubmissionR2 · 4:12
UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Michael JohnsonDec 19, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Gray MaynardNov 30, 2013
KO/TKOR1 · 2:38
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Josh ThomsonApr 20, 2013
KO/TKOR2 · 3:44
UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
L
VS Benson HendersonDec 8, 2012
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

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Welterweight. Professional record 24-14. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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