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Marcus Davis vs Nate Diaz

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Marcus Davis and Nate Diaz met once (2010). Nate Diaz won in 2010 by submission.

SOURCE·Marcus Davis and Nate Diaz — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Marcus DavisNate Diaz
70″ (177.8 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
68″ (172.7 cm)Height72″ (182.9 cm)
+2.95%Reach advantage+5.52%
23–11Record21–14
70%Finish rate81%
12Longest unbeaten run11
35Recorded bouts39
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentMarcus DavisNate Diaz
Melvin Guillard L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Marcus Davis

200020102020loss v Thiago Alves, 2003, decisionwin v Shaun Gay, 2003, kowin v Shaun Gay, 2004, koloss v Nuri Shakir, 2004, submissionloss v Melvin Guillard, 2005, kowin v Renat Myzabekov, 2005, submissionwin v Shonie Carter, 2006, decisionwin v Forrest Petz, 2006, submissionwin v Mike Vaughn, 2006, submissionwin v Jason Hathaway, 2006, kowin v Doug Gordon, 2006, decisionwin v Craig Gunder, 2006, submissionwin v Andy Normington, 2006, submissionwin v Paul Taylor, 2007, submissionwin v Jason Tan, 2007, kowin v Pete Spratt, 2007, submissionwin v Paul Kelly, 2008, submissionloss v Mike Swick, 2008, decisionwin v Jess Liaudin, 2008, koloss v Ben Saunders, 2009, koloss v Dan Hardy, 2009, decisionwin v Chris Lytle, 2009, decisionloss v Nate Diaz, 2010, submissionwin v Jonathan Goulet, 2010, koloss v Chuck O'Neil, 2011, decisionwin v Travis Coyle, 2011, submissionwin v Pete Spratt, 2011, decisionwin v Curtis Demarce, 2011, decisionloss v Jeremy Stephens, 2011, kowin v David Bielkheden, 2012, decisionloss v Alexander Sarnavskiy, 2013, submissionwin v Darrius Heyliger, 2013, decisionnc v Waachiim Spiritwolf, 2013loss v Ryan Sanders, 2014, kowin v Stephen Stengel, 2021, submission
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2021
2010 2020 loss vs Thiago Alves (2003)win vs Shaun Gay (2003)win vs Shaun Gay (2004)loss vs Nuri Shakir (2004)loss vs Melvin Guillard (2005)win vs Renat Myzabekov (2005)win vs Shonie Carter (2006)win vs Forrest Petz (2006)win vs Mike Vaughn (2006)win vs Jason Hathaway (2006)win vs Doug Gordon (2006)win vs Craig Gunder (2006)win vs Andy Normington (2006)win vs Paul Taylor (2007)win vs Jason Tan (2007)win vs Pete Spratt (2007)win vs Paul Kelly (2008)loss vs Mike Swick (2008)win vs Jess Liaudin (2008)loss vs Ben Saunders (2009)loss vs Dan Hardy (2009)win vs Chris Lytle (2009)loss vs Nate Diaz (2010)win vs Jonathan Goulet (2010)loss vs Chuck O'Neil (2011)win vs Travis Coyle (2011)win vs Pete Spratt (2011)win vs Curtis Demarce (2011)loss vs Jeremy Stephens (2011)win vs David Bielkheden (2012)loss vs Alexander Sarnavskiy (2013)win vs Darrius Heyliger (2013)nc vs Waachiim Spiritwolf (2013)loss vs Ryan Sanders (2014)win vs Stephen Stengel (2021)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2021

Nate Diaz

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Alejandro Garcia, 2004, submissionloss v Koji Oishi, 2005, decisionloss v Hermes França, 2006, submissionwin v Dennis Davis, 2006, submissionwin v Joe Hurley, 2006, submissionwin v Gilbert Rael, 2006, kowin v Tony Juares, 2006, kowin v Junior Assunção, 2007, submissionwin v Manny Gamburyan, 2007, kowin v Gray Maynard, 2007, submissionwin v Josh Neer, 2008, decisionwin v Kurt Pellegrino, 2008, submissionwin v Alvin Robinson, 2008, submissionwin v Melvin Guillard, 2009, submissionloss v Joe Stevenson, 2009, decisionloss v Clay Guida, 2009, decisionwin v Marcus Davis, 2010, submissionwin v Rory Markham, 2010, koloss v Gray Maynard, 2010, decisionwin v Donald Cerrone, 2011, decisionwin v Takanori Gomi, 2011, submissionloss v Rory MacDonald, 2011, decisionloss v Dong Hyun Kim, 2011, decisionloss v Benson Henderson, 2012, decisionwin v Jim Miller, 2012, submissionwin v Gray Maynard, 2013, koloss v Josh Thomson, 2013, koloss v Rafael dos Anjos, 2014, decisionwin v Michael Johnson, 2015, decisionloss v Conor McGregor, 2016, decisionloss v Jorge Masvidal, 2019, kowin v Anthony Pettis, 2019, decisionloss v Leon Edwards, 2021, decisionwin v Tony Ferguson, 2022, submissionloss v Jake Paul, 2023win v Jorge Masvidal, 2024loss v Mike Perry, 2026, kowin v Corey Hill, no date on recordwin v Rob Emerson, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2004–2026 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Alejandro Garcia (2004)loss vs Koji Oishi (2005)loss vs Hermes França (2006)win vs Dennis Davis (2006)win vs Joe Hurley (2006)win vs Gilbert Rael (2006)win vs Tony Juares (2006)win vs Junior Assunção (2007)win vs Manny Gamburyan (2007)win vs Gray Maynard (2007)win vs Josh Neer (2008)win vs Kurt Pellegrino (2008)win vs Alvin Robinson (2008)win vs Melvin Guillard (2009)loss vs Joe Stevenson (2009)loss vs Clay Guida (2009)win vs Marcus Davis (2010)win vs Rory Markham (2010)loss vs Gray Maynard (2010)win vs Donald Cerrone (2011)win vs Takanori Gomi (2011)loss vs Rory MacDonald (2011)loss vs Dong Hyun Kim (2011)loss vs Benson Henderson (2012)win vs Jim Miller (2012)win vs Gray Maynard (2013)loss vs Josh Thomson (2013)loss vs Rafael dos Anjos (2014)win vs Michael Johnson (2015)loss vs Conor McGregor (2016)loss vs Jorge Masvidal (2019)win vs Anthony Pettis (2019)loss vs Leon Edwards (2021)win vs Tony Ferguson (2022)loss vs Jake Paul (2023)win vs Jorge Masvidal (2024)loss vs Mike Perry (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2004–2026
Cross-references
Marcus Davis

The full ledger: 35 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

23–11 Nate Diaz

The same, from the other corner — 39 bouts and the cohort Diaz is ranked inside.

21–14 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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