Nate Diaz

Nathan Diaz
Data
size	182 cm
Weight	77 kg
nationality	United States
Date of birth	April 16, 1985
place of birth	Stockton
team	Cesar Gracie Fight Team
MMA statistics
Victories	21st
Knockout	4th
task	12
Points	3
Defeats	12
Knockout	2
task	1
Points	9
draw	0

Nathan Donald "Nate" Diaz (born April 16, 1985 in Stockton , California ) is an American MMA welterweight fighter with the UFC . He is of Mexican origin. His brother Nick Diaz was also an MMA fighter.

Athletic career

Diaz began his professional fighter career at the WEC12 in 2004. In 2007 he won the Ultimate Fighter 5 Tournament by defeating Manny Gamburyan in the final. On March 5, 2016, Diaz surprisingly defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 196 in the second round with a "rear naked choke". At UFC 202 on August 20, 2016, McGregor won the rematch against Diaz by a majority decision by the judges. On August 17, 2019, he returned to the Octagon after 3 years and defeated Anthony Pettis on points. Almost 3 months later he fought on November 2, 2019 in Madison Square Garden against Jorge Masvidal for the "BMF" belt, which meant that the fight had to be ended after the third round because of a cut by Nate Diaz and Nate lost the fight.

MMA statistics

Result	Professional record	opponent	date	event	method	round	time
victory	1-0	Alejandro "Alex" Garcia	October 21, 2004	WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3	Task (triangle choke)	3	2:17
defeat	1-1	Koji Oishi	August 27, 2005	Pancrase - 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	2-1	Tony Juarez	March 10, 2006	Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie	TKO (blows)	1	3:23
victory	3-1	Gilbert "The Pitbull" Rael	May 5, 2006	WEC 20 - Cinco de Mayhem	TKO (blows)	1	3:35
victory	4-1	Joe Hurley	June 15, 2006	WEC 21 - Tapout	Task (triangle choke)	2	2:03
victory	5-1	Dennis "Piranha" Davis	August 12, 2006	WC 1 - Warrior Cup	Task (Key Lock)	1	2:00
defeat	5-2	Hermes Franca	October 12, 2006	WEC 24 - Full Force	Task (armbar)	2	2:46
victory	6-2	Manny "The Anvil" Gamburyan	June 23, 2007	UFC The Ultimate Fighter 5 - Finale	Task (injury)	2	0:20
victory	7-2	Junior Assuncao	September 19, 2007	UFC Fight Night 11 - Thomas vs. Florian	Task (guillotine choke)	1	4:10
victory	8-2	Alvin "Kid" Robinson	January 23, 2008	UFC Fight Night 12 - Swick vs. Burman	Task (triangle choke)	1	3:39
victory	9-2	Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino	April 2, 2008	UFC Fight Night 13 - Florian vs. Lauzon	Task (triangle choke)	2	3:06
victory	10-2	Josh "The Dentist" Neer	September 17, 2008	UFC Fight Night 15 - Diaz vs. Neer	Point decision (shared)	3	5:00
defeat	10-3	Clay "The Carpenter" guide	January 31, 2009	UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2	Point decision (shared)	3	5:00
defeat	10-4	Joe "Daddy" Stevenson	June 20, 2009	UFC The Ultimate Fighter 9 - Finale	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	11-4	Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard	September 16, 2009	UFC Fight Night 19 - Diaz vs. Guillard	Task (guillotine choke)	2	2:13
defeat	11-5	Gray "The Bully" Maynard	January 11, 2010	UFC Fight Night 20 - Maynard vs. Diaz	Point decision (shared)	3	5:00
victory	12-5	Rory Markham	March 27, 2010	UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy	TKO (blows)	1	2:47
victory	13-5	Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis	August 28, 2010	UFC 118 - Edgar vs. Penn 2	Technical task (guillotine choke)	3	4:02
defeat	13-6	Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim	January 1, 2011	UFC 125 - Resolution	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
defeat	13-7	Rory "Red King" MacDonald	April 30, 2011	UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	14-7	Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi	September 24, 2011	UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage	Task handle (armbar)	1	4:27
victory	15-7	Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone	December 30, 2011	UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	16-7	Jim "A10" Miller	May 5, 2012	UFC on Fox 3 - Diaz vs. Miller	Task (guillotine choke)	2	4:09
defeat	16-8	Benson "Smooth" Henderson	December 8, 2012	UFC on Fox 3 - Henderson vs. Diaz	Point decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
defeat	16-9	Josh "The Punk" Thomson	April 20, 2013	UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez	TKO (kick in the head & punches)	2	3:44
victory	17-9	Gray "The Bully" Maynard	November 30, 2013	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 18 - Final	TKO (blows)	1	2:38
defeat	17-10	Rafael Dos Anjos	December 13, 2014	UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	18-10	Michael "The Menace" Johnson	19th December 2015	UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2	Point decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
victory	19-10	Conor "The Notorious" McGregor	5th March 2016	UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz	Task (rear-naked choke)	2	4:12
defeat	19-11	Conor "The Notorious" McGregor	20th of August 2016	UFC 202 - Diaz vs. McGregor 2	Point decision (majority decision)	5	5:00
victory	20-11	Anthony "Showtime" Pettis	17th August 2019	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
defeat	20-12	Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal	2nd November 2019	UFC 244: Diaz vs Masvidal	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	5:00

Web links

Commons : Nate Diaz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Diaz at the UFC
• Nate Diaz in the database of Sherdog (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Who is Nate Diaz? 5 things you need to know about the man who beat Conor McGregor , The Mirror, March 6, 2016
2. ↑ UFC 196 in Las Vegas: Submission! Diaz punishes McGregor , spox.com, March 6, 2016