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UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Saturday, March 5, 2016 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Nate Diaz def. Conor McGregor Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 2 · 4:12 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Nate Diaz 77/152 · Conor McGregor 61/140 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Nate Diaz 89/169 · Conor McGregor 66/145 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Nate Diaz def. Conor McGregor
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 4:12 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 4:12
R1 R2
Nate Diaz Round 2 Conor McGregor
54 / 90 Sig. strikes 33 / 66
60% Accuracy 50%
63 / 101 Total strikes 34 / 67
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 1
2 Sub. attempts 0
0:47 Control 0:04
12.9 Pace / min 7.9
92% Control share 8%
Nate Diaz
Target head 91% · body 7% · leg 2%
Phase distance 72% · clinch 19% · ground 9%
Conor McGregor
Target head 88% · body 9% · leg 3%
Phase distance 91% · clinch 9% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
77 Nate Diaz sig. strikes
61 Conor McGregor sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+180% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Nate Diaz)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 77 / 152 Sig. strikes 61 / 140
51% Accuracy 44%
89 / 169 Total strikes 66 / 145
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 1
2 Sub attempts 0
1:12 Control 0:39
65 Head 47
9 Body 7
3 Leg 7
Nate Diaz Conor McGregor
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 22-13-0 Record 22-7-0
30 Age 27
6'0" Height 5'9"
76" Reach 74"
Southpaw Stance Southpaw
4.57 Sig. str./min 5.27
1.05 TD / 15 min 0.66
Nate Diaz 15-11 in archive
2 KO/TKO wins
9 Sub wins
73% Finish rate
