Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rafael Dos Anjos
BrazilRafael Dos Anjos
32-17-0
RESULT

Rafael Dos Anjos def. Nate Diaz (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Nate Diaz
United StatesNate Diaz
22-13-0
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States

Rafael Dos Anjos defeated Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic, held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Footprint Center, Phoenix. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-27, Rafael Dos Anjos won the decision.

Fight stats

Rafael Dos Anjos
Nate Diaz
0
Knockdowns
0
77 of 119
Significant strikes
13 of 104
65%
Sig. strike accuracy
13%
129 of 175
Total strikes
51 of 145
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
7:47
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
46 of 81
Head
12 of 98
5 of 9
Body
1 of 5
26 of 29
Leg
0 of 1
37 of 66
Distance
12 of 103
1 of 2
Clinch
1 of 1
39 of 51
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 49
Sig. str.
9 of 61
36 of 62
Total str.
14 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:41
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
30 of 42
Sig. str.
4 of 39
34 of 47
Total str.
10 of 45
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:44
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
22 of 28
Sig. str.
0 of 4
59 of 66
Total str.
27 of 34
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:22
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato
#AnjosDiaz
1109
2108
3109
Total3026
Marcos Rosales
#AnjosDiaz
1109
2108
3109
Total3026
Glenn Trowbridge
#AnjosDiaz
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

14
Anjos
-
0
Diaz
●30-26 Anjos×6●30-27 Anjos×5●30-25 Anjos×3
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

92%
Anjos
8%
Diaz
119 fan scorecards submitted
●30-26 Anjos30.3%●30-25 Anjos27.7%●30-24 Anjos17.6%●30-27 Anjos13.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
60%
Anjos
R2
63%
Anjos
R3
53%
Anjos

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Rafael Dos Anjos vs Nate Diaz?

Rafael Dos Anjos defeated Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic, held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Footprint Center, Phoenix. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-27, Rafael Dos Anjos won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Rafael Dos Anjos vs Nate Diaz?

The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-27, Rafael Dos Anjos won the decision.

Was Rafael Dos Anjos vs Nate Diaz a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 92% of 119 fan cards scored it for Rafael Dos Anjos; 100% of 14 media scores picked Rafael Dos Anjos.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Rafael Dos Anjos 47%53% 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.

Rafael Dos Anjos
Complete Fighter
9 edges
Nate Diaz
Submission Ace
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power65
95Speed58
94Precision73
95Durability81
95Engine96
90Wrestling58
94Ground82

Biggest edge Rafael Dos Anjos, Kick power +42

Attribute by attribute

Rafael Dos Anjos is on the left of every row, Nate Diaz on the right.
94Punch power76
96Kick power54
93Punch speed60
96Kick speed56
94Accuracy73
90Takedowns58
95Ground striking67
93Submissions97
97Chin96
93Body strength66
95Cardio96

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

Tale of the Tape

32-17-0
Record
22-13-0
1824
Power Index rating
1846
0
Win Streak
1
41
Age
41
5'8"
173 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.48
SLpM
4.57
47%
Str. Acc.
45%
3.23
SApM
3.77
60%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

1.95
TD Avg.
1.05
35%
TD Acc.
30%
54%
TD Def.
41%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
1.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rafael Dos Anjos · 1-4
  • L
    Geoff Neal
    UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:30 · Welterweight
  • L
    Mateusz Gamrot
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos Anjos · Aug 12, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Bryan Barberena
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 4, 2022
    Submission · R2 · 3:20 · Welterweight
  • L
    Rafael Fiziev
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R5 · 0:18 · 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 36 fights · 27 fights
50.6
Avg sig. strikes
57.2
1.89
Avg takedowns
0.67
3:48
Avg control time
1:45
172
Career high strikes
238
9
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Rafael Dos Anjos
Strike target
Nate Diaz
58%
Head
74%
24%
Body
17%
18%
Leg
9%
Rafael Dos Anjos
Strike position
Nate Diaz
67%
Distance
73%
18%
Clinch
22%
15%
Ground
5%