Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Welterweight★ Fight of the Night + Performance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
Conor McGregor
IrelandConor McGregor
“The Notorious”
22-7-0
RESULT

Nate Diaz def. Conor McGregor (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 4:12
WIN
Nate Diaz
United StatesNate Diaz
22-13-0
Saturday, March 5, 2016
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor by Submission in round 2 (4:12) in the Welterweight main event of UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz, held Saturday, March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Conor McGregor
Nate Diaz
0
Knockdowns
0
61 of 140
Significant strikes
77 of 152
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
66 of 145
Total strikes
89 of 169
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
2
1
Reversals
0
0:39
Control time
1:12
Significant strikes by target
47 of 117
Head
65 of 131
7 of 11
Body
9 of 13
7 of 12
Leg
3 of 8
56 of 133
Distance
62 of 133
3 of 4
Clinch
10 of 12
2 of 3
Ground
5 of 7

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
28 of 74
Sig. str.
23 of 62
32 of 78
Total str.
26 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:35
Ctrl
0:25
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
33 of 66
Sig. str.
54 of 90
34 of 67
Total str.
63 of 101
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
2
0:04
Ctrl
0:47

Betting Odds

Conor McGregor
-430
81% implied win probability
Open: +159Best: -400
Nate Diaz
+332
23% implied win probability
Open: +147Best: +365

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

SportsbookConor McGregorNate Diaz
Bookmaker-465+365
Bovada-400+300

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz?

Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor by Submission in round 2 (4:12) in the Welterweight main event of UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz, held Saturday, March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Conor McGregor 59%41% Nate Diaz

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. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Conor McGregor
Knockout Artist
8 edges
Nate Diaz
Submission Ace
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power65
97Speed58
100Precision73
94Durability81
88Engine96
84Wrestling58
89Ground82

Biggest edge Conor McGregor, Punch speed +40

Attribute by attribute

Conor McGregor is on the left of every row, Nate Diaz on the right.
100Punch power76
92Kick power54
100Punch speed60
94Kick speed56
100Accuracy73
84Takedowns58
94Ground striking67
84Submissions97
95Chin96
93Body strength66
88Cardio96

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

Tale of the Tape

22-7-0
Record
22-13-0
1908
Power Index rating
1842
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
41
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Ireland
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

5.27
SLpM
4.57
49%
Str. Acc.
45%
4.71
SApM
3.77
53%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

0.66
TD Avg.
1.05
55%
TD Acc.
30%
66%
TD Def.
41%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
1.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Conor McGregor · 1-4
  • L
    Max Holloway
    UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • W
    Donald Cerrone
    UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy · Jan 19, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khabib Nurmagomedov
    UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor · Oct 7, 2018
    Submission · R4 · 3:03 · Lightweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 27 fights
39.9
Avg sig. strikes
57.2
0.33
Avg takedowns
0.67
0:55
Avg control time
1:45
164
Career high strikes
238
4
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Conor McGregor
Strike target
Nate Diaz
70%
Head
74%
17%
Body
17%
13%
Leg
9%
Conor McGregor
Strike position
Nate Diaz
77%
Distance
73%
10%
Clinch
22%
13%
Ground
5%