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Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi

Nick Diaz is 26-10-0 (2 NC); Takanori Gomi is 35-14-0 (1 NC). Takanori Gomi is 5 years older than Nick Diaz. Nick Diaz has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Takanori Gomi. Nick Diaz is 6" · 15 cm taller than Takanori Gomi. Nick Diaz and Takanori Gomi have never fought each other.

Nick Diaz
26-10-0 (2 NC)
Loss · TKONo contestLoss · Unanimous Decision
Never fought
Takanori Gomi
“The Fireball Kid” · 35-14-0 (1 NC)
Win · KnockoutNo contest · No ContestNo contest · No Contest
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Style & credentials

Nick Diaz

No background on record

Camp · Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Takanori Gomi

No background on record

Camp · Kugayama Rascal

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

71%
Head
63%
25%
Body
30%
4%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Nick Diazlast 14 fights
74%19%
Takanori Gomilast 13 fights
88%9%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Nick Diaz Takanori Gomi
Strikes landed / min
4.264.11
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nick Diaz · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersTakanori Gomi · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.894.74
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nick Diaz · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersTakanori Gomi · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.030.17
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nick Diaz · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersTakanori Gomi · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%25%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nick Diaz · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersTakanori Gomi · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nick Diaz · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersTakanori Gomi · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nick Diaz · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersTakanori Gomi · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.26
Strikes landed / min
4.11
3.89
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.74
1.03 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.17 / 0.7
34%
Takedown accuracy
25%
63%
Takedown defence
60%
2:06
Control time / fight
0:46
1.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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

Nick Diaz15 UFC fights · 872 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55%483/1444
15%134/210
5%41/80
Clinch
8%68/137
8%74/93
1%13/14
Ground
6%54/110
0%4/4
0%1/1
Takanori Gomi13 UFC fights · 367 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
57%211/708
25%90/149
6%23/35
Clinch
3%10/15
5%17/18
1%5/5
Ground
2%9/11
1%2/2
0%0/0

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

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Frequently asked questions

Have Nick Diaz and Takanori Gomi ever fought?

No. Nick Diaz and Takanori Gomi have never fought each other.

What are the records of Nick Diaz and Takanori Gomi?

Nick Diaz is 26-10-0 (2 NC) and Takanori Gomi is 35-14-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Nick Diaz or Takanori Gomi?

Nick Diaz has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Takanori Gomi, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Nick Diaz or Takanori Gomi?

Nick Diaz is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Takanori Gomi stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Nick Diaz or Takanori Gomi?

Takanori Gomi is 48 and Nick Diaz is 43.

Who has more finishes, Nick Diaz or Takanori Gomi?

Nick Diaz has 21 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Takanori Gomi has 20 wins (14 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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