51 Facts About Nate Diaz

Nathan Donald Diaz was born on April 16,1985 and is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently a free agent.

Nate Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he fought for over 15 years after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5.

Nate Diaz has the third most UFC bonus awards, with 16 in total.

The son of Melissa and Robert Nate Diaz, he was born of Mexican and Anglo heritage and raised in Stockton, California, with his brother Nick and sister Nina.

Nate Diaz attended Tokay High School and, at the age of 11, he began training in martial arts with his brother, Nick.

Nate Diaz was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5, which exclusively featured lightweights, fighting on Jens Pulver's team.

Nate Diaz won by submission after Gamburyan was forced to tap out in the second round due to the dislocation of his right shoulder as the result of attempting a takedown.

Nate Diaz was given a match with Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13.

Nate Diaz defeated Pellegrino via triangle-choke submission in the second round.

Nate Diaz then defeated veteran Josh Neer by split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 15.

Nate Diaz next fought former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Clay Guida at UFC 94: St Pierre vs Penn 2, losing via split decision.

Nate Diaz met fellow Ultimate Fighter winner and former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion Joe Stevenson at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale.

Nate Diaz won by submission to a guillotine choke at 2:30 of round 2.

Nate Diaz faced Gray Maynard on January 11,2010, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 20, a rematch from when the two met in the semi-finals of the TUF 5 lightweight tournament, which Nate Diaz won.

Nate Diaz made his Welterweight debut on March 27,2010, at UFC 111 against Miletich Fighting Systems product and striking specialist Rory Markham.

At the weigh-ins, Markham weighed in at 177, whereas Nate Diaz weighed in at the Welterweight limit of 171; the fight was changed to a catchweight fight.

Nate Diaz went on to win the fight by TKO in the first round.

Nate Diaz's next fight was again at Welterweight against former professional boxer Marcus Davis on August 28,2010, at UFC 118.

Nate Diaz finished Davis after choking him unconscious with a guillotine choke submission in the final round; the bout earned Fight of the Night honors.

Nate Diaz next faced South Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim, on January 1,2011, at UFC 125.

Nate Diaz fought Rory MacDonald on April 30,2011, at UFC 129.

Nate Diaz was unable to mount much significant offense and lost via unanimous decision.

Nate Diaz defeated former PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi on September 24,2011, at UFC 135 via armbar submission in the first round.

Nate Diaz earned Submission of the Night honors for his performance.

Nate Diaz defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC 141 via unanimous decision in a performance that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.

Nate Diaz was awarded his black belt a month before his fight with fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jim Miller.

Nate Diaz next faced Jim Miller on May 5,2012, at UFC on Fox 3.

Nate Diaz outboxed Miller for the majority of the first two rounds, even dropping Miller with a straight left at the end of the first round.

Nate Diaz faced Benson Henderson on December 8,2012, at UFC on Fox 5 in the main event for the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Three weeks prior to the championship bout, Nate Diaz signed an eight-fight contract with UFC.

Nate Diaz faced former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson on April 20,2013, at UFC on Fox 7.

Nate Diaz lost the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches, during which Nate's brother, Nick Diaz physically threw a towel into the octagon, in an attempt to signal the referee to end the bout.

On May 16,2013, Nate Diaz was suspended by the UFC for violating the UFC's code of conduct by using a homophobic slur on his Twitter page.

Nate Diaz was given additional time to make the lightweight limit, and cut down to 155.2.

Nate Diaz, who seemed unmotivated and annoyed for most of the fight, lost the one-sided fight via unanimous decision.

Nate Diaz was briefly linked to a welterweight bout with Matt Brown on July 11,2015, at UFC 189.

Nate Diaz was set as a replacement to face Conor McGregor on March 5,2016, at UFC 196, filling in for an injured Rafael dos Anjos.

Nate Diaz won the fight via submission in the second round.

At the UFC 202 post-fight press conference, Nate Diaz violated the USADA rule by smoking CBD, Cannabidiol, vape pen within four hours after a fight.

Nate Diaz was not sanctioned as CBD is not considered a PED.

Nate Diaz faced Anthony Pettis in a welterweight bout which served as the co-main event.

Nate Diaz faced Jorge Masvidal on November 2,2019, in the main event of UFC 244.

Nate Diaz was expected to face Leon Edwards on May 15,2021, at UFC 262 in the event's co-headliner, marking the first time a non-main event and non-title bout had been scheduled for 5 rounds.

Nate Diaz won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the fourth round.

Nate Diaz opted to not re-sign with the UFC before the bout with Ferguson, thus making Nate Diaz a free agent once the fight concluded.

Nate Diaz's brother Nick is a professional MMA fighter fighting under UFC.

Nate Diaz has been primarily vegan since he was 18, but admits to eating fish from time to time.

On June 20,2018, it was announced that Nate Diaz's girlfriend had given birth to their daughter.

In September 2022, Nate Diaz announced the news that he was starting his own combat sports promotion company, Real Fight Inc As a result of the attention that Nate Diaz had brought to the city of Stockton, he was presented with a key to the city by the mayor during a Stockton Kings basketball game in December 2022.

In October 2022, Nate Diaz was involved in a brawl backstage at the Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva boxing match and was removed from the event as a result.

Nate Diaz's attorney claimed that he acted in self-defense and he was released on a $10,000 bond.