Edwards vs Diaz

Who won Edwards vs Diaz?

Leon Edwards beat Nate Diaz by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main card of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Leon Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Edwards vs Diaz stats

Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Nate Diaz made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Leon Edwards' 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-4-0, while Nate Diaz's came in at 16-11-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a slight advantage in power over Diaz, with a 33% knock out percentage over Diaz's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diaz had a massive advantage over Edwards, boasting a 55% submission rate over Edwards' 17%.

Leon Edwards was the younger man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Diaz. Despite this, Diaz had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 7 months later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 86 to Diaz's 85.

Edwards vs Diaz form

Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Nate Diaz at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

His fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

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Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Diaz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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