Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz

Middleweight · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Saturday, September 25, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Robbie Lawler def. Nick Diaz

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 3 · 0:44 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 0:44

Robbie LawlerRound 3Nick Diaz

10 / 16Sig. strikes6 / 18

63%Accuracy33%

10 / 16Total strikes6 / 18

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:10Control0:00

13.6Pace / min8.2

100%Control share0%

Robbie Lawler

Targethead 60% · body 30% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 90% · clinch 0% · ground 10%

Nick Diaz

Targethead 33% · body 67% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRobbie Lawler landed 10 significant strikes to 6.Striking edgeRobbie Lawler struck at 63% accuracy to 33%.

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

What changed from R2

Target shiftRobbie Lawler's head share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 60% head with 30% body and 10% leg.
Pace downNick Diaz's significant-strike pace moved -44% from R2 to R3, 8.2 against 14.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftNick Diaz's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 33% against 50%.
Target shiftNick Diaz's head share of landed strikes moved -46 pts, to 33% head with 67% 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.

Robbie Lawler

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.

Nick 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

131Robbie Lawler sig. strikes

150Nick Diaz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-44%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Nick Diaz)