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UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 · Omaha · Nebraska
Result
Nate Diaz def. Josh Neer
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Josh RosenthalDoug Crosby · 29-28Cecil Peoples · 28-29Jeff Mullen · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
Nate DiazRound 3Josh Neer
11 / 24Sig. strikes7 / 13
46%Accuracy54%
34 / 50Total strikes16 / 22
0Knockdowns0
3 / 5Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts1
4:01Control0:26
2.2Pace / min1.4
90%Control share10%
Nate Diaz
Targethead 64% · body 27% · leg 9%
Phasedistance 18% · clinch 0% · ground 82%
Josh Neer
Targethead 86% · body 14% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 14% · clinch 71% · ground 14%
Statistical signals
Output edgeNate Diaz landed 11 significant strikes to 7.Control edgeNate Diaz held 241s of control to 26s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upNate Diaz's significant-strike pace moved +38% from R2 to R3, 2.2 against 1.6 per minute.
- Target shiftNate Diaz's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 64% head with 27% body and 9% leg.
- Phase shiftNate Diaz's ground share of landed strikes moved +69 pts, to 82% on the ground against 18% at distance.
- Grappling pressureNate Diaz attempted 3 more takedowns than in R2, 5 against 2.
- Control swingNate Diaz's control time moved +151s, 241s against 90s.
- Pace downJosh Neer's significant-strike pace moved -36% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 2.2 per minute.
- Phase shiftJosh Neer's ground share of landed strikes moved -31 pts, to 14% on the ground against 14% at distance.
- Control swingJosh Neer's control time moved -153s, 26s against 179s.
- Defensive driftJosh Neer absorbed significant strikes +38% faster than in R2, 2.2 against 1.6 per minute.
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.
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.
Josh Neer
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
40Nate Diaz sig. strikes
26Josh Neer sig. strikes
3rounds observed
-62%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 3 rounds · UFC Stats
40 / 72Sig. strikes26 / 50
56%Accuracy52%
114 / 157Total strikes48 / 74
0Knockdowns0
5 / 11Takedowns4 / 8
0Sub attempts4
7:26Control5:35
21Head20
13Body3
6Leg3
Nate DiazJosh Neer
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
22-13-0Record36-16-1
23Age25
6'0"Height5'11"
76"Reach72"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
4.57Sig. str./min3.29
1.05TD / 15 min1.09
Nate Diaz15-11 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
10Sub wins
80%Finish rate
