Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE
Lightweight★ Submission of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Nate Diaz
United StatesNate Diaz
22-13-0
RESULT

Nate Diaz def. Takanori Gomi (Submission)

Submission · Round 1 · 4:27
Takanori Gomi
JapanTakanori Gomi
“The Fireball Kid”
35-14-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Pepsi Center, Denver, United States

Nate Diaz defeated Takanori Gomi by Submission in round 1 (4:27) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE, held Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Pepsi Center, Denver.

Fight stats

Nate Diaz
Takanori Gomi
1
Knockdowns
0
36 of 73
Significant strikes
4 of 23
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
17%
42 of 81
Total strikes
6 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
3
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:23
Control time
0:36
Significant strikes by target
34 of 71
Head
1 of 16
2 of 2
Body
3 of 7
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
34 of 71
Distance
3 of 21
2 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
36 of 73
Sig. str.
4 of 23
42 of 81
Total str.
6 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
3
Sub. att
0
0:23
Ctrl
0:36

Frequently asked questions

Who won Nate Diaz vs Takanori Gomi?

Nate Diaz defeated Takanori Gomi by Submission in round 1 (4:27) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE, held Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Pepsi Center, Denver.

Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Nate Diaz 48%52% Takanori Gomi

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

Nate Diaz
Submission Ace
5 edges
Takanori Gomi
Complete Fighter
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

65Power66
58Speed84
73Precision83
81Durability90
96Engine92
58Wrestling58
82Ground52

Biggest edge Nate Diaz, Submissions +53

Attribute by attribute

Nate Diaz is on the left of every row, Takanori Gomi on the right.
76Punch power63
54Kick power68
60Punch speed95
56Kick speed72
73Accuracy83
58Takedowns58
67Ground striking60
97Submissions44
96Chin86
66Body strength93
96Cardio92

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

22-13-0
Record
35-14-0 (1 NC)
1824
Power Index rating
1835
1
Win Streak
1
41
Age
47
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
Japan

Style Matchup

BJJBoxing
vs
-
Nate Diaz
  • 2012Black belt · BJJ · Cesar Gracie
  • WEC Lightweight Championship · WEC
  • 2007Champion · The Ultimate Fighter · lightweight

Camp Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu / Gracie Fighter · Stockton, US

Takanori Gomi

No background on record

Striking Profile

4.57
SLpM
3.81
45%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.77
SApM
3.52
52%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

1.05
TD Avg.
1.23
30%
TD Acc.
65%
41%
TD Def.
63%
1.30
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Nate Diaz · 2-3
  • L
    Mike Perry
    Rousey vs. Carano · May 16, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jorge Masvidal
    Diaz vs. Masvidal 2 · Jul 6, 2024
    Majority Decision
  • L
    Jake Paul
    Paul vs. Diaz · Aug 5, 2023
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Tony Ferguson
    UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson · Sep 10, 2022
    Submission · R4 · 2:52 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Takanori Gomi · 2-1-2

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 13 fights
57.2
Avg sig. strikes
28.2
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.08
1:45
Avg control time
0:46
238
Career high strikes
130
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Nate Diaz
Strike target
Takanori Gomi
74%
Head
63%
17%
Body
30%
9%
Leg
8%
Nate Diaz
Strike position
Takanori Gomi
73%
Distance
88%
22%
Clinch
9%
5%
Ground
3%