Leon Edwards vs Nate Diaz — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Leon Edwards vs Nate Diaz

Welterweight · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Saturday, June 12, 2021 · Glendale · Arizona

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Result

Leon Edwards def. Nate Diaz

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanJunichiro Kamijo · 46-49Derek Cleary · 46-49Brad Frank · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Leon EdwardsRound 5Nate Diaz

16 / 32Sig. strikes31 / 52

50%Accuracy60%

16 / 32Total strikes42 / 64

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:54

3.2Pace / min6.2

0%Control share100%

Leon Edwards

Targethead 69% · body 13% · leg 19%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Nate Diaz

Targethead 90% · body 10% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 81% · clinch 19% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeNate Diaz landed 31 significant strikes to 16.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Target shiftLeon Edwards's head share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 69% head with 13% body and 19% leg.
Defensive driftLeon Edwards absorbed significant strikes +63% faster than in R4, 6.2 against 3.8 per minute.
Pace upNate Diaz's significant-strike pace moved +63% from R4 to R5, 6.2 against 3.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftNate Diaz's significant-strike accuracy moved +17 pts, 60% against 42%.
Target shiftNate Diaz's head share of landed strikes moved +22 pts, to 90% head with 10% body and 0% leg.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Leon Edwards

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Nate Diaz

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

77Leon Edwards sig. strikes

76Nate Diaz sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+533%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Nate Diaz)