Nick Diaz
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Nick Diaz is a 26-10-0 knockout artist (2 NC). 84% finish rate.
Nick debuted Mar. 27, 2003 vs Joe Hurley (win). Longest win streak: 11. 19 years active (Mar. 27, 2003–Sep. 25, 2021).
Best wins: Hayato Sakurai (SUB Armbar R1, May. 29, 2010); Paul Daley (KO/TKO Punches R1, Apr. 09, 2011); Drew Fickett (KO/TKO Punches R1, Feb. 05, 2005).
Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC Welterweight champion and a UFC title challenger. He also notably competed in PRIDE, EliteXC, DREAM, and Shooto. Nick is the older brother of former UFC fighter Nate Diaz, with the pair of brothers being one of the biggest influences in the sport of MMA.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 25, 2021 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | L Robbie Lawler | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 0:44 | 0 0 | 150 131 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 31, 2015 | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz | NC Anderson Silva | Overturned | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 77 108 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 16, 2013 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz | L Georges St-Pierre | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 41 105 | 0 9 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 04, 2012 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | L Carlos Condit | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 105 151 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 29, 2011 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | W BJ Penn | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 178 88 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 09, 2011 | Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley | W Paul Daley | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:57 | 1 1 | 44 20 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 29, 2011 | Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Cyborg | W Evangelista Santos | SUB Armbar | 2 | 4:50 | 0 0 | 104 72 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 09, 2010 | Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 | W KJ Noons | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 130 110 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 29, 2010 | DREAM 14 | W Hayato Sakurai | SUB Armbar | 1 | 3:54 | 0 0 | 8 7 | 1 1 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 30, 2010 | Strikeforce - Miami | W Marius Zaromskis | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:38 | 1 1 | 94 26 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 06, 2009 | Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields | W Scott Smith | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 1:41 | 1 0 | 150 22 | 1 1 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 11, 2009 | Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Diaz | W Frank Shamrock | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 3:57 | 1 0 | 65 22 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 26, 2008 | EliteXC - Unfinished Business | W Thomas Denny | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 0:30 | 1 0 | 68 28 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 14, 2008 | EliteXC - Return of the King | W Muhsin Corbbrey | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 3:59 | 0 0 | 76 31 | 2 0 | 2 0 |
| May. 11, 2008 | DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round | W Katsuya Inoue | KO/TKO | 1 | 6:45 | 0 0 | 87 23 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 10, 2007 | EliteXC - Renegade | L KJ Noons | KO/TKO | 1 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 13 19 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 15, 2007 | EliteXC - Uprising | W Mike Aina | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 95 43 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 24, 2007 | PRIDE 33: The Second Coming | NC Takanori Gomi | Overturned | 2 | 1:46 | 0 1 | 64 43 | 0 3 | 1 0 |
| Nov. 18, 2006 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | W Gleison Tibau | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 2:27 | 0 0 | 24 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 |
| Aug. 26, 2006 | UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral | W Josh Neer | SUB Kimura | 3 | 1:42 | 0 0 | 75 25 | 3 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 15, 2006 | UFC 59: Reality Check | L Sean Sherk | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 57 39 | 1 2 | 3 0 |
| Feb. 04, 2006 | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | L Joe Riggs | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 38 51 | 0 3 | 1 0 |
| Nov. 05, 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale | L Diego Sanchez | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 13 41 | 2 5 | 1 1 |
| Jun. 04, 2005 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | W Koji Oishi | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:24 | 1 0 | 25 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 05, 2005 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | W Drew Fickett | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:40 | 0 0 | 13 3 | 0 0 | 1 2 |
| Aug. 21, 2004 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | L Karo Parisyan | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 37 27 | 1 9 | 2 0 |
| Apr. 02, 2004 | UFC 47: It's On! | W Robbie Lawler | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 1:31 | 1 0 | 22 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 26, 2003 | UFC 44: Undisputed | W Jeremy Jackson | SUB Armbar | 3 | 2:04 | 0 0 | 17 9 | 6 0 | 2 0 |
| Mar. 27, 2003 | WEC 6: Return of a Legend | W Joe Hurley | SUB Kimura | 1 | 1:55 | 1 0 | 6 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
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