Nick Diaz (26-10, 21) was born in Stockton, California, U.S. on August 2, 1983. At the age of 18 years on August 31, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Wick, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 26, 2003, 20-year old Nick Diaz made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 44 against a 21-year old Jeremy Jackson, winning the fight in the 3rd round via submission.
Diaz' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 at age 38 on September 25, 2021. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins, 6 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Nick Diaz' best fights have been against Marius Žaromskis, Paul Daley, Evangelista Santos, Drew Fickett, Robbie Lawler, Gleison Tibau and K. J. Noons.
Diaz has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38  | Sep 25, 2021 38 years, 1 months 26-10 (21) | 39 years, 6 months 28-15 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
37  | Jan 31, 2015 31 years, 5 months 26-9 (21) | 39 years, 9 months 33-6 (26) | UFC | MD | 5 | NC | NC Overturned by nsac |
36  | Mar 16, 2013 29 years, 7 months 26-9 (21) | 31 years, 9 months 23-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
35  | Feb 4, 2012 28 years, 6 months 26-8 (21) | 27 years, 9 months 27-5 (26) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title Interim |
34  | Oct 29, 2011 28 years, 2 months 26-7 (21) | 32 years, 10 months 16-7-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Apr 9, 2011 27 years, 8 months 25-7 (21) | 28 years, 1 months 26-9-2 (22) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Strikeforce welterweight title |
32  | Jan 29, 2011 27 years, 5 months 24-7 (20) | 33 years, 1 months 18-13 (16) | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended Strikeforce welterweight title |
31  | Oct 9, 2010 27 years, 2 months 23-7 (19) | 27 years, 10 months 10-2 (8) | Strikeforce | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Strikeforce welterweight title |
30  | May 29, 2010 26 years, 9 months 22-7 (19) | 34 years, 9 months 35-10-2 (21) | Dream | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
29  | Jan 30, 2010 26 years, 5 months 21-7 (18) | 29 years, 6 months 14-3 (13) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Strikeforce welterweight title |
28  | Jun 6, 2009 25 years, 10 months 20-7 (17) | 30 years 16-5 (16) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27  | Apr 11, 2009 25 years, 8 months 19-7 (16) | 36 years, 4 months 23-9-2 (15) | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26 | Jul 26, 2008 24 years, 11 months 18-7 (15) | Thomas Denny | EliteXC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25 | Jun 14, 2008 24 years, 10 months 17-7 (14) | Muhsin Corbbrey | EliteXC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24 | May 11, 2008 24 years, 9 months 16-7 (13) | Katsuya Inoue | Dream | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
23 | Nov 10, 2007 24 years, 3 months 15-7 (12) | 24 years, 11 months 5-2 (5) | EliteXC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
22 | Sep 15, 2007 24 years, 1 months 15-6 (12) | Mike Aina | EliteXC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Feb 24, 2007 23 years, 6 months 14-6 (12) | 28 years, 5 months 27-3 (14) | LT | 2 | NC | NC Overturned by nsac | |
20  | Nov 18, 2006 23 years, 3 months 14-6 (12) | 23 years, 4 months 16-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Aug 26, 2006 23 years 13-6 (11) | 23 years, 5 months 17-4-1 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
18 | May 13, 2006 22 years, 9 months 12-6 (10) | Ray Steinbeiss | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Apr 15, 2006 22 years, 8 months 11-6 (10) | 32 years, 8 months 31-2-1 (21) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Feb 4, 2006 22 years, 6 months 11-5 (10) | 23 years, 4 months 23-6 (22) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Nov 5, 2005 22 years, 3 months 11-4 (10) | 23 years, 10 months 13-0 (12) | TUF | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Jun 4, 2005 21 years, 10 months 11-3 (10) | Koji Oishi | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
13  | Feb 5, 2005 21 years, 6 months 10-3 (9) | 25 years, 1 months 24-2 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Aug 21, 2004 21 years 9-3 (8) | 21 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Apr 2, 2004 20 years, 8 months 9-2 (8) | 22 years 8-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
10  | Sep 26, 2003 20 years, 1 months 8-2 (7) | 21 years 6-3 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9 | Jul 19, 2003 19 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | 20 years, 10 months 6-2 (5) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Mar 27, 2003 19 years, 7 months 6-2 (5) | Joe Hurley | WEC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura Won WEC welterweight title |
7  | Dec 14, 2002 19 years, 4 months 5-2 (4) | 26 years, 5 months 4-1 (2) | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
6 | Oct 24, 2002 19 years, 2 months 5-1 (4) | Harris Sarmiento | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
5 | Sep 28, 2002 19 years, 1 months 4-1 (3) | 20 years 4-2 (4) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | Sep 28, 2002 19 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Adam Lynn | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Sep 28, 2002 19 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Blaine Tyler | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2  | Jul 12, 2002 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | 27 years, 10 months 9-6-5 (8) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Aug 31, 2001 18 years 1-0 (1) | Mike Wick | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
