Leon Edwardsvs
Nate Diaz
Leon Edwards def. Nate Diaz (Unanimous Decision)
Welterweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, June 12, 2021
Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States
Leon Edwards defeated Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2, held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Gila River Arena, Glendale.
Tale of the Tape
22-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
22-13-0
0
Win Streak
1
34
Age
41
6'2"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
76"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
2.60
SLpM
4.57
54%
Str. Acc.
45%
2.44
SApM
3.77
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.25
TD Avg.
1.05
37%
TD Acc.
30%
63%
TD Def.
41%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Leon Edwards · 2-3
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Nate Diaz · 2-3
- W
- LUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2Sat, Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC 241: Cormier vs MiocicSat, Aug 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
Common Opponents
Leon Edwards
Nate Diaz
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 27 fights
46.8
Avg sig. strikes
57.2
1.44
Avg takedowns
0.67
3:44
Avg control time
1:45
120
Career high strikes
238
4
Career high TDs
5
Strike Distribution
Leon Edwards
Strike target
Nate Diaz
57%
Head
74%
24%
Body
17%
20%
Leg
9%
Leon Edwards
Strike position
Nate Diaz
75%
Distance
73%
14%
Clinch
22%
11%
Ground
5%
Fight stats
Leon Edwards
Nate Diaz
0
Knockdowns
0
77 of 132
Significant strikes
76 of 162
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
47%
83 of 139
Total strikes
130 of 223
4 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
80%
Takedown accuracy
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0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:59
Control time
1:53
Significant strikes by target
48 of 97
Head
52 of 129
6 of 12
Body
16 of 21
23 of 23
Leg
8 of 12
68 of 118
Distance
66 of 152
4 of 6
Clinch
10 of 10
5 of 8
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 19
Sig. str.
10 of 23
14 of 20
Total str.
19 of 35
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:32
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 30
Sig. str.
13 of 30
18 of 32
Total str.
29 of 49
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:09
Ctrl
0:16
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 15
Sig. str.
3 of 12
17 of 19
Total str.
20 of 29
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:18
Ctrl
0:26
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
18 of 36
Sig. str.
19 of 45
18 of 36
Total str.
20 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:14
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
16 of 32
Sig. str.
31 of 52
16 of 32
Total str.
42 of 64
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:54
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)