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Rafael Dos Anjos vs Nate Diaz: matchup preview

Data-assisted matchup research · UFC profile statistics

Rafael Dos AnjosNate Diaz
Anjos vs DiazTHE MATCHUP / BY THE NUMBERS

The matchup

Rafael Dos Anjos and Nate Diaz are paired in the provider’s UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic card at Lightweight. This matchup has a supplied result; use the breakdown below for the outcome and available round statistics.

Start with the tape

Rafael Dos Anjos has a supplied overall MMA record of 32–18–0. Nate Diaz has a supplied overall MMA record of 22–13–0. These records describe overall MMA competition and should not be read as UFC-only records. Height, reach and stance give context for the matchup, but none of those figures alone establishes an advantage or predicts a result.

Rafael Dos AnjosTALE OF THE TAPENate Diaz
32–18–0MMA record22–13–0
41Age38
68 inHeight73 in
70 inReach76 in
171 lbWeight171 lb
—StanceSouthpaw
Kings MMA - Huntington Beach, CATeamGracie Fighter / Nick Diaz Academy - Lodi, CA
3.48Sig. strikes / min4.57
3.25Strikes absorbed / min3.77
47.0%Striking accuracy45.0%
60.0%Strike defense53.0%
1.92Takedowns / 15 min1.05
35.6%Takedown accuracy20.0%
55.0%Takedown defense42.0%
0.56Sub. attempts / 15 min1.29
14.37 minAverage fight time11.58 min

How to read the numbers

Significant strikes landed per minute describes a fighter’s recorded striking output, while strikes absorbed per minute describes the opposing output they have taken. Accuracy is a share of attempts, so it should be considered alongside volume and the opponents faced. These are profile aggregates from the source, not measurements taken specifically against this opponent.

Takedowns and submission attempts are expressed per fifteen minutes. That common time basis lets you compare activity, but it does not establish which fighter will control this particular matchup. Takedown accuracy and defense are separate figures: one describes completed attempts, while the other describes resisting the opponent’s attempts. A missing figure remains a dash rather than being treated as zero.

Fight time and the full picture

Average fight time offers context about the length of a fighter’s recorded bouts. It is not a forecast of how long this fight will last. For more context, open each profile’s fight history to review opponents, results, methods and the dates of previous appearances. Those details help keep a rate statistic in perspective.

Open the interactive comparison to change either fighter, or open the bout breakdown for supplied outcomes and round-by-round totals. The event guide covers the listed start and card.

Source: connected Cito UFC fighter and bout feeds. This data-assisted research page refreshes with the feed; it is not a separately reported article. Missing broadcast details and running times are not inferred.