Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
Lightweight★ Submission of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Nate Diaz
United StatesNate Diaz
22-13-0
RESULT

Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 3:06
Kurt Pellegrino
United StatesKurt Pellegrino
“Batman”
16-7-0
Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Nate Diaz defeated Kurt Pellegrino by Submission in round 2 (3:06) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon, held Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

Fight stats

Nate Diaz
Kurt Pellegrino
0
Knockdowns
0
6 of 17
Significant strikes
20 of 34
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
59%
28 of 41
Total strikes
35 of 50
1 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 3
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
1:22
Control time
5:43
Significant strikes by target
0 of 10
Head
19 of 33
2 of 2
Body
1 of 1
4 of 5
Leg
0 of 0
0 of 10
Distance
0 of 4
5 of 6
Clinch
0 of 1
1 of 1
Ground
20 of 29

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 10
Sig. str.
18 of 30
17 of 24
Total str.
30 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:16
Ctrl
3:26
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
1 of 7
Sig. str.
2 of 4
11 of 17
Total str.
5 of 8
1 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
2:17

Frequently asked questions

Who won Nate Diaz vs Kurt Pellegrino?

Nate Diaz defeated Kurt Pellegrino by Submission in round 2 (3:06) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon, held Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

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

Win probability

Nate Diaz 65%35% Kurt Pellegrino

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
6 edges
Kurt Pellegrino
Submission Ace
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

65Power65
58Speed52
73Precision55
81Durability70
96Engine78
58Wrestling96
82Ground97

Biggest edge Kurt Pellegrino, Takedowns +38

Attribute by attribute

Nate Diaz is on the left of every row, Kurt Pellegrino on the right.
76Punch power82
54Kick power48
60Punch speed55
56Kick speed49
73Accuracy55
58Takedowns96
67Ground striking97
97Submissions97
96Chin73
66Body strength66
96Cardio78

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

Tale of the Tape

22-13-0
Record
16-7-0
1824
Power Index rating
1716
1
Win Streak
0
41
Age
47
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.57
SLpM
2.45
45%
Str. Acc.
43%
3.77
SApM
1.94
52%
Str. Def.
63%

Grappling Profile

1.05
TD Avg.
2.90
30%
TD Acc.
54%
41%
TD Def.
69%
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
Kurt Pellegrino · 2-3
  • L
    Patricky Freire
    Bellator 59 · Nov 26, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 0:50 · Lightweight
  • L
    Gleison Tibau
    UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES · Mar 20, 2011
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    George Sotiropoulos
    UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 3, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Fabricio Camoes
    UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · Mar 27, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 4:20 · Lightweight
  • W
    Josh Neer
    UFC 101: DECLARATION · Aug 8, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 12 fights
57.2
Avg sig. strikes
25.3
0.67
Avg takedowns
2.00
1:45
Avg control time
4:51
238
Career high strikes
61
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Nate Diaz
Strike target
Kurt Pellegrino
74%
Head
79%
17%
Body
15%
9%
Leg
6%
Nate Diaz
Strike position
Kurt Pellegrino
73%
Distance
46%
22%
Clinch
11%
5%
Ground
43%