| Nick Diaz | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Diaz in 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Nickolas Robert Diaz[1] August 2, 1983 Stockton, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight (2001, 2007–2008) Welterweight (2002–2006, 2008–2013, 2024-) Middleweight (2015, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Stockton, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Richard Perez (Boxing) Cesar Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 3rd Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001–2015, 2021, 2024- (MMA) 2005 (Boxing) | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relatives | Nate Diaz (brother) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | nickdiaz209 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record from BoxRec | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nickolas Robert Diaz[1] (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional boxer[4] 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.[5] He also notably competed in PRIDE, EliteXC, DREAM, and Shooto.[6] 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.[7][8][9]
- ^ a b "2021 Mixed Martial Arts results" (PDF). boxing.nv.gov.
- ^ UFC 183 Fight Card ufc.com
- ^ UFC 143 Fight Card. Ufc.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2016.
- ^ https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/312079 [bare URL]
- ^ Hiergesell, Dan (September 24, 2021). "Video! Watch Diaz's Strikeforce Rise Ahead Of UFC Return". MMAmania.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ Saxena, Sunderam. "5 forgotten reasons why Nick Diaz is an MMA superstar". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "UFC 266 was everything fighting is supposed to be". ESPN.com. September 26, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Todd. "Eddie Bravo: Nick Diaz Will Go Down as One of the Greatest MMA Fighters Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Why it's impossible to feel great about the return of Nick Diaz". ESPN.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.