Nate Diaz vs Rory MacDonald prediction

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields · Sunday, 1 May 2011 · Welterweight · main event

Nate Diaz22-14-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 10 SUB, 4 DECUFC debut
vs
Rory MacDonald23-10-1UFC wins: 3 KO, 1 SUB, 5 DECUFC debut

Result: Rory MacDonald by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Nate Diaz vs Rory MacDonald: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Nate DiazTale of the tapeRory MacDonald
22-14-0Record23-10-1
–Nationality–
27UFC fights13
26Age21
183 cmHeight183 cm
193 cmReach193 cm
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
2 / 10 / 4UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC3 / 1 / 5
2 / 0 / 9UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC2 / 0 / 2
4.5Sig. strikes landed per minute3.7
4.0Sig. strikes absorbed per minute2.9
0.8Takedowns per 15 minutes1.7
0.18Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.10

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Nate Diaz: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Rory MacDonald: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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