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Nate Diaz vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Dec 13, 2014
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Nate Diaz · decision, 3 rounds
 
Nate
Diaz
Lightweight
Record
17-9
UFC
12-7
Age
29
Height
6'0"
Reach
76"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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DiazDos Anjos
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Rafael
Dos Anjos
Lightweight
Record
22-7
UFC
11-5
Age
30
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Nate DiazRafael Dos Anjos
Significant strikes13 of 10477 of 119
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 02 of 2
Control time0:007:47
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

18
14
Round 1
19
11
Round 2
■ Nate Diaz ■ Rafael Dos Anjos

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Dec 2012 · Henderson landed 3.8 more a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Aug 2014 · landed 3.2 more significant strikes a minute
Donald Cerrone
Nate Diaz
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2011 · landed 9.5 more significant strikes a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Aug 2013 · Cerrone landed 0.1 more a minute
Clay Guida
Nate Diaz
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2009 · even on significant strikes
Rafael Dos Anjos
Lost · submission, round 3
Aug 2010 · Guida landed 0.2 more a minute

Other fights that night

Alistair Overeem def. Stefan Struve KO/TKO, round 1 (4:13) —— —— —— —— Ian Entwistle def. Anthony Birchak submission, round 1 (1:04) —— —— —— —— Ben Saunders def. Joe Riggs submission, round 1 (0:57) —— —— —— —— Bryan Barberena def. Joe Ellenberger KO/TKO, round 3 (3:24) —— —— —— —— Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Claudia Gadelha decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— David Michaud def. Garett Whiteley decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Drew Dober def. Jamie Varner submission, round 1 (1:52) —— —— —— —— Henry Cejudo def. Dustin Kimura decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Matt Mitrione def. Gabriel Gonzaga KO/TKO, round 1 (1:59) —— —— —— —— John Moraga def. Willie Gates submission, round 3 (4:06) —— —— —— —— Junior Dos Santos def. Stipe Miocic decision, 5 rounds —— —— —— ——