Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nate Diaz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Dong Hyun Kim
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nate Diaz
Distance 83.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
Dong Hyun Kim
Distance 54.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 33.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nate Diaz
Head 83.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)
Dong Hyun Kim
Head 85.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Diaz L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Kim L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1132 / 2883 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 155 / 470 | 33.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 342 / 477 | 71.7% | 67.3% | 84 / 106 | 79.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 70 / 104 | 67.3% | 69.1% | 185 / 289 | 64.0% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1146 / 2891 | 39.6% | 35.0% | 327 / 740 | 44.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 263 / 397 | 66.2% | 69.1% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 135 / 176 | 76.7% | 81.9% | 53 / 68 | 77.9% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Diaz L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Kim L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 874 / 2115 | 41.3% | 38.9% | 201 / 646 | 31.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 217 / 324 | 67.0% | 68.6% | 142 / 214 | 66.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 257 / 420 | 61.2% | 68.0% | 34 / 50 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 772 / 2096 | 36.8% | 35.1% | 189 / 636 | 29.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 246 / 365 | 67.4% | 68.1% | 109 / 166 | 65.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 330 / 398 | 82.9% | 81.5% | 79 / 108 | 73.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diaz has more cage time on record.