Nick Diaz
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Diaz in 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Nicholas Robert Diaz August 2, 1983 Stockton, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight (2001, 2007–2008) Welterweight (2002–2006, 2008–2013, 2024-) Middleweight (2015, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Stockton, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Richard Perez (Boxing) Cesar Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 3rd Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001–2015, 2021- (MMA) 2005 (Boxing) | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Notable relatives | Nate Diaz (brother) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | nickdiaz209 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record from BoxRec | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion and a UFC title challenger. He also notably competed in PRIDE, EliteXC, DREAM, and Shooto. Nick is the older brother of former UFC fighter Nate Diaz, with the pair of brothers being one of the biggest influences in the sport of MMA.