Melvin Guillard vs Nate Diaz
Melvin Guillard is 32-18-2 (3 NC); Nate Diaz is 22-13-0. Melvin Guillard is 2 years older than Nate Diaz. Nate Diaz has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Melvin Guillard. Nate Diaz is 3" · 8 cm taller than Melvin Guillard. They have met once: Melvin Guillard 0, Nate Diaz 1.
WelterweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Melvin Guillard
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2005Competitor · Tuf
- 2002Champion · State HS152 lb
- —Louisiana Class 5A wrestling MVP (high school). Year not stated by any source.
Nate Diaz
BJJBoxing
- 2012Black belt · BJJCesar Gracie
- —WEC Lightweight ChampionshipWEC
- 2007Champion · The Ultimate Fighterlightweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
68%74%
Head
20%17%
Body
12%9%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Melvin Guillardlast 25 fights
70%15%16%
Nate Diazlast 27 fights
73%22%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Melvin Guillard· from fights outside the UFC Nate Diaz· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.284.58
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melvin Guillard · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.464.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melvin Guillard · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.340.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melvin Guillard · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
67%26%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melvin Guillard · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
65%44%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melvin Guillard · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.201.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melvin Guillard · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersNate Diaz · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.28
Strikes landed / min4.58
2.46
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.00
1.34 / 2.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.80 / 3.1
67%
Takedown accuracy26%
65%
Takedown defence44%
0:37
Control time / fight1:45
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min1.20
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
Melvin Guillard22 UFC fights · 448 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%189/724
15%69/110
12%54/62
Clinch
8%37/72
4%17/20
1%4/4
Ground
17%74/132
1%4/4
0%0/0
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.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Melvin Guillard41 of 59 ended early · 69%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
14 early stoppages have no logged time
Nate Diaz21 of 35 ended early · 60%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Melvin Guillard1-4
- WTerry WigginsRagin FC 3 · Sep 20, 2025TKO · R1 · 0:24 · Welterweight
- LIsaac MorenoFury FC 106 · Jul 18, 2025TKO · R2 · 4:28 · Welterweight
- LJosiah HarrellOhio Combat League 38 · May 17, 2025Submission · R1 · 3:25 · Catchweight
- LTerry House Jr.United Combat League 32 · Oct 18, 2019Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- L
Full record · 62 fightsShow less
- LMaurice JacksonSCL 65: Destination · Feb 10, 2018TKO · R2 · 1:50 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- LBellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani · Jan 27, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- NC
- L
- L
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- NC
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WRonys TorresUFC 109: RELENTLESS · Feb 6, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · Jun 20, 2009SD · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WEric ReganRage in the Cage · Mar 7, 2008DEC
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · Apr 5, 2007Submission · R1 · 0:27 · Lightweight
- W
- WRick DavisUFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie · May 26, 2006TKO · R1 · 1:37 · Lightweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale · Nov 5, 2005TKO · R2 · 2:55 · Welterweight
- WDarrell SmithMississippi Regional · Mar 5, 2005TKO
- WPeter KaljevicMississippi Regional · Mar 5, 2005TKO
- NC
- W
- LSantino DefrancoFight Party · Nov 20, 2004Submission · R1 · 2:33 · Welterweight
- WJason HathawayFight Party · Oct 15, 2004TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Welterweight
- D
- WTBAMississippi Regional · Sep 10, 2004DEC
- LRyan StoutBattle of New Orleans · Jul 10, 2004Submission
- DLee KingBattle of New Orleans · Jun 25, 2004DRAW
- WRich MillerExtreme Challenge · Jun 11, 2004TKO
- W
- LJake ShortMississippi Regional · Mar 5, 2004DEC
- L
- WJustin WiemanFight Party · Aug 2, 2003TKO · Welterweight
- W
- WPaul PurcellMontana Regional · Jun 21, 2003TKO
- W
- WTBABattle of New Orleans · Apr 26, 2003TKO
- WAaron WilliamsMississippi Regional · Apr 25, 2003TKO
- WVictor EstradaBattle of New Orleans · Mar 22, 2003Submission
- WTBABattle of New Orleans · Feb 15, 2003TKO
- WJoe JordanBattle of New Orleans · Jan 18, 2003DEC
- WTBABattle of New Orleans · Dec 21, 2002TKO
- WCalvin MartinBattle of New Orleans · Nov 16, 2002DEC
Nate Diaz2-3
- L
- W
- LUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic · Aug 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 35 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · Nov 30, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:38 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · Dec 8, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · Jun 20, 2009Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · Sep 19, 2007Submission · R1 · 4:10 · Lightweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · Jun 23, 2007Submission · R2 · 0:20 · Ultimate Fighter 5 Lightweight
- L
- WDennis DavisCalifornia Regional · Aug 12, 2006Submission
- WJoe HurleyWEC 21: Tapout · Jun 15, 2006Submission · R2 · 2:03 · Lightweight
- WGilbert RaelWEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem · May 4, 2006TKO · R1 · 3:35 · Lightweight
- WTony JuarezStrikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie · Mar 9, 2006TKO · R1 · 3:23 · Lightweight
- L
- WAlejandro GarciaWEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 · Oct 20, 2004Submission · R3 · 2:17 · Lightweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Melvin GuillardNate Diaz
- LKnockout · ROUND 1 · 2:33Sun, Jul 29, 2018WSubmission · ROUND 1 · 4:27Sat, Sep 24, 2011
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 8, 2014WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 19, 2015
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:16Sat, Aug 11, 2012WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Dec 30, 2011
- LSubmission · ROUND 1 · 3:04Fri, Jan 20, 2012WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 4:09Sat, May 5, 2012
- LSubmission · ROUND 1 · 0:27Thu, Apr 5, 2007LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 20, 2009
Frequently asked questions
Have Melvin Guillard and Nate Diaz ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard (Wed, Sep 16, 2009), where Nate Diaz won by Submission.
What are the records of Melvin Guillard and Nate Diaz?
Melvin Guillard is 32-18-2 (3 NC) and Nate Diaz is 22-13-0.
Who has the longer reach, Melvin Guillard or Nate Diaz?
Nate Diaz has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 71" · 180 cm for Melvin Guillard, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Melvin Guillard or Nate Diaz?
Nate Diaz is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Melvin Guillard stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Melvin Guillard or Nate Diaz?
Melvin Guillard is 43 and Nate Diaz is 41.
Who has more finishes, Melvin Guillard or Nate Diaz?
Melvin Guillard has 24 wins inside the distance (22 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Nate Diaz has 17 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 13 by submission).
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