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Nick Diaz vs Robbie Lawler

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

Meetings on record

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Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler met 2 times (2004, 2021). Robbie Lawler won in 2021 by ko; Nick Diaz won in 2004 by ko.

SOURCE·Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler — 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
Nick DiazRobbie Lawler
—Reach—
73″ (185.4 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
—Reach advantage—
27–10Record30–16
81%Finish rate77%
12Longest unbeaten run8
37Recorded bouts45
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentNick DiazRobbie Lawler
Carlos Condit L W
Scott Smith W W
Chris Lytle W 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.

Nick Diaz

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Mike Wick, 2001, submissionloss v Kuniyoshi Hironaka, 2002, decisionwin v Harris Sarmiento, 2002, koloss v Jeremy Jackson, 2002, kowin v Chris Lytle, 2002, decisionwin v Jeremy Jackson, 2003, submissionwin v Joe Hurley, 2003, submissionloss v Karo Parisyan, 2004, decisionwin v Robbie Lawler, 2004, koloss v Diego Sanchez, 2005, decisionwin v Koji Oishi, 2005, kowin v Drew Fickett, 2005, kowin v Gleison Tibau, 2006, kowin v Josh Neer, 2006, submissionwin v Ray Steinbeiss, 2006, decisionloss v Sean Sherk, 2006, decisionloss v Joe Riggs, 2006, decisionloss v K. J. Noons, 2007, kowin v Mike Aina, 2007, decisionnc v Takanori Gomi, 2007win v Thomas Denny, 2008, kowin v Muhsin Corbbrey, 2008, kowin v Katsuya Inoue, 2008, kowin v Scott Smith, 2009, submissionwin v Frank Shamrock, 2009, kowin v K. J. Noons, 2010, decisionwin v Hayato Sakurai, 2010, submissionwin v Marius Žaromskis, 2010, kowin v B.J. Penn, 2011, decisionwin v Paul Daley, 2011, kowin v Evangelista Santos, 2011, submissionloss v Carlos Condit, 2012, decisionloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2013, decisionnc v Anderson Silva, 2015loss v Robbie Lawler, 2021, kowin v Adam Lynn, no date on recordwin v Blaine Tyler, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2021 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Mike Wick (2001)loss vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka (2002)win vs Harris Sarmiento (2002)loss vs Jeremy Jackson (2002)win vs Chris Lytle (2002)win vs Jeremy Jackson (2003)win vs Joe Hurley (2003)loss vs Karo Parisyan (2004)win vs Robbie Lawler (2004)loss vs Diego Sanchez (2005)win vs Koji Oishi (2005)win vs Drew Fickett (2005)win vs Gleison Tibau (2006)win vs Josh Neer (2006)win vs Ray Steinbeiss (2006)loss vs Sean Sherk (2006)loss vs Joe Riggs (2006)loss vs K. J. Noons (2007)win vs Mike Aina (2007)nc vs Takanori Gomi (2007)win vs Thomas Denny (2008)win vs Muhsin Corbbrey (2008)win vs Katsuya Inoue (2008)win vs Scott Smith (2009)win vs Frank Shamrock (2009)win vs K. J. Noons (2010)win vs Hayato Sakurai (2010)win vs Marius Žaromskis (2010)win vs B.J. Penn (2011)win vs Paul Daley (2011)win vs Evangelista Santos (2011)loss vs Carlos Condit (2012)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2013)nc vs Anderson Silva (2015)loss vs Robbie Lawler (2021)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2021

Robbie Lawler

200020102020win v Saburo Kawakatsu, 2001, kowin v Marco Macera, 2001, kowin v Landon Showalter, 2001, kowin v John Reed, 2001, kowin v Tiki Ghosn, 2002, kowin v Steve Berger, 2002, kowin v Aaron Riley, 2002, decisionwin v Chris Lytle, 2003, decisionloss v Pete Spratt, 2003, koloss v Evan Tanner, 2004, submissionloss v Nick Diaz, 2004, kowin v Jeremy Brown, 2005, submissionwin v Falaniko Vitale, 2005, kowin v Joey Villaseñor, 2006, koloss v Jason Miller, 2006, submissionwin v Falaniko Vitale, 2006, kowin v Murilo Rua, 2007, kowin v Frank Trigg, 2007, kowin v Eduardo Pamplona, 2007, kowin v Scott Smith, 2008, koloss v Jake Shields, 2009, submissionwin v Matt Lindland, 2010, koloss v Renato Sobral, 2010, decisionwin v Melvin Manhoef, 2010, koloss v Tim Kennedy, 2011, decisionloss v Ronaldo Souza, 2011, submissionloss v Lorenz Larkin, 2012, decisionwin v Adlan Amagov, 2012, kowin v Rory MacDonald, 2013, decisionwin v Bobby Voelker, 2013, kowin v Josh Koscheck, 2013, kowin v Johny Hendricks, 2014, decisionwin v Matt Brown, 2014, decisionwin v Jake Ellenberger, 2014, kowin v Rory MacDonald, 2015, koloss v Tyron Woodley, 2016, kowin v Carlos Condit, 2016, decisionloss v Rafael dos Anjos, 2017, decisionwin v Donald Cerrone, 2017, decisionloss v Colby Covington, 2019, decisionloss v Ben Askren, 2019, submissionloss v Neil Magny, 2020, decisionwin v Nick Diaz, 2021, koloss v Bryan Barberena, 2022, kowin v Niko Price, 2023, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2023
2010 2020 win vs Saburo Kawakatsu (2001)win vs Marco Macera (2001)win vs Landon Showalter (2001)win vs John Reed (2001)win vs Tiki Ghosn (2002)win vs Steve Berger (2002)win vs Aaron Riley (2002)win vs Chris Lytle (2003)loss vs Pete Spratt (2003)loss vs Evan Tanner (2004)loss vs Nick Diaz (2004)win vs Jeremy Brown (2005)win vs Falaniko Vitale (2005)win vs Joey Villaseñor (2006)loss vs Jason Miller (2006)win vs Falaniko Vitale (2006)win vs Murilo Rua (2007)win vs Frank Trigg (2007)win vs Eduardo Pamplona (2007)win vs Scott Smith (2008)loss vs Jake Shields (2009)win vs Matt Lindland (2010)loss vs Renato Sobral (2010)win vs Melvin Manhoef (2010)loss vs Tim Kennedy (2011)loss vs Ronaldo Souza (2011)loss vs Lorenz Larkin (2012)win vs Adlan Amagov (2012)win vs Rory MacDonald (2013)win vs Bobby Voelker (2013)win vs Josh Koscheck (2013)win vs Johny Hendricks (2014)win vs Matt Brown (2014)win vs Jake Ellenberger (2014)win vs Rory MacDonald (2015)loss vs Tyron Woodley (2016)win vs Carlos Condit (2016)loss vs Rafael dos Anjos (2017)win vs Donald Cerrone (2017)loss vs Colby Covington (2019)loss vs Ben Askren (2019)loss vs Neil Magny (2020)win vs Nick Diaz (2021)loss vs Bryan Barberena (2022)win vs Niko Price (2023)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2023
Cross-references
Nick Diaz

The full ledger: 37 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

27–10 Robbie Lawler

The same, from the other corner — 45 bouts and the cohort Lawler is ranked inside.

30–16 Every confirmed matchup

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

900 BOUTS
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