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Kurt Pellegrino vs Nate Diaz

Kurt Pellegrino is 16-7-0; Nate Diaz is 22-13-0. Kurt Pellegrino is 6 years older than Nate Diaz. Nate Diaz has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Kurt Pellegrino. Nate Diaz is 4" · 10 cm taller than Kurt Pellegrino. They have met once: Kurt Pellegrino 0, Nate Diaz 1.

K
United States
Kurt Pellegrino
“Batman” · 16-7-0
TKOSDUD
Met once
Nate Diaz
United States
Nate Diaz
22-13-0
TKOSUBUD

Style & credentials

Kurt Pellegrino

No background on record

Nate Diaz
BJJBoxing
  • 2012Black belt · BJJCesar Gracie
  • —WEC Lightweight ChampionshipWEC
  • 2007Champion · The Ultimate Fighterlightweight
Camp · Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu / Gracie Fighter · Stockton, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

79%
Head
74%
15%
Body
17%
6%
Leg
9%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Kurt Pellegrinolast 12 fights
46%11%43%
Nate Diazlast 27 fights
73%22%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Kurt Pellegrino Nate Diaz
Strikes landed / min
2.454.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kurt Pellegrino · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.943.77
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kurt Pellegrino · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.901.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kurt Pellegrino · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
54%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kurt Pellegrino · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%41%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kurt Pellegrino · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.801.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kurt Pellegrino · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.45
Strikes landed / min
4.57
1.94
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.77
2.90 / 5.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.05 / 3.5
54%
Takedown accuracy
30%
69%
Takedown defence
41%
4:51
Control time / fight
1:45
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Kurt Pellegrino12 UFC fights · 304 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
38%114/412
5%15/23
4%11/18
Clinch
6%17/35
4%11/14
2%6/6
Ground
36%109/170
7%20/20
0%1/1
Nate Diaz27 UFC fights · 1544 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
59%908/2518
10%152/259
5%72/106
Clinch
11%175/276
7%108/135
4%59/66
Ground
4%63/97
0%3/3
0%4/4

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Kurt PellegrinoNate Diaz

Frequently asked questions

Have Kurt Pellegrino and Nate Diaz ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon (Wed, Apr 2, 2008), where Nate Diaz won by Submission.

What are the records of Kurt Pellegrino and Nate Diaz?

Kurt Pellegrino is 16-7-0 and Nate Diaz is 22-13-0.

Who has the longer reach, Kurt Pellegrino or Nate Diaz?

Nate Diaz has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Kurt Pellegrino, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Kurt Pellegrino or Nate Diaz?

Nate Diaz is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Kurt Pellegrino stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Kurt Pellegrino or Nate Diaz?

Kurt Pellegrino is 47 and Nate Diaz is 41.

Who has more finishes, Kurt Pellegrino or Nate Diaz?

Kurt Pellegrino has 12 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Nate Diaz has 17 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 13 by submission).

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