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Ultimate Fight Championship event 279, Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz at Lasvegas Nevada United State

KHAMZAT CHIMAEV total fights are 11,11 wins, 0 Losses, and draw 0. Last fight by
NATE DIAZ  total fights are 34 ,21 wins, 13 Losses, and a draw 0. Last fight by

CHIMAEV vs DIAZ | UFC 279 Countdown

UFC 279 Countdown previews the much anticipated welterweight showdown in the main event, as rising star Khamzat Chimaev looks to stay undefeated when he faces off with Octagon legend Nate Diaz in a matchup you will not want to miss.

UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz

	KHAMZAT CHIMAEV	NATE DIAZ
TALE OF THE TAPE
Wins/Losses/Draws	11-0-0	21-13-0
Average Fight Time	5:35	11:23
Height	6′ 2″	6′ 0″
Weight	170 lbs.	170 lbs.
Reach	75″	76″
Stance	Orthodox	Southpaw
DOB	May 01, 1994	Apr 16, 1985
STRIKING (SIGNIFICANT STRIKES)
	KHAMZAT CHIMAEV	NATE DIAZ
Strikes Landed per Min. (SLpM)	7.89	4.51
Striking Accuracy	59%	45%
Strikes Absorbed per Min. (SApM)	4.30	3.73
Defense	41%	52%
GRAPPLING
	KHAMZAT CHIMAEV	NATE DIAZ
Takedowns Average/15 min.	3.23	1.10
Takedown Accuracy	66%	30%
Takedown Defense	100%	41%
Submission Average/15 min.	2.7	1.3
MOST RECENT FIGHTS (NEWEST FIRST)
	KHAMZAT CHIMAEV	NATE DIAZ
	Win – Burns	Loss – Edwards
	Win – Jingliang	Loss – Masvidal
	Win – Meerschaert	Win – Pettis
	Win – McKee	Loss – McGregor
	Win – Phillips	Win – McGregor

STRIKING (SIGNIFICANT STRIKES)

Skill sets for Strikes Landed per Min

KHAMZAT CHIMAEV has High performance in comparison, NATE DIAZ has Low percentage further difference found NATE DIAZ has a Low -3.38% on average.

Striking Accuracy

Striking Accuracy of KHAMZAT CHIMAEV has 0.59 High performance but NATE DIAZ maintains Low points 0.45 with a difference of -0.14%.

Strikes Absorbed per Min

Strikes Absorbed per Min. (SApM) of KHAMZAT CHIMAEV has High effeciency4.3 then NATE DIAZ and NATE DIAZ manage Low points, with a total difference of -0.57%.

Defense

KHAMZAT CHIMAEV is Low Defense with 0.41 % but if we look over the past performance of NATE DIAZ assert High with total point of 0.52% total difference calculated 0.11%.

GRAPPLING

Takedowns Average/15 min.

Total points of Takedowns Average/15 min. for KHAMZAT CHIMAEV are 3.23 which is High in comparison of NATE DIAZ. But NATE DIAZ maintains Low values 1.1 in Average

Takedown Accuracy

Perfection in takedown for KHAMZAT CHIMAEV is 0.66 which is higher than the NATE DIAZ. NATE DIAZ has a Low point of 0.3% with a total difference of -0.36.

Takedown Defense

Takedown Defense expertise of KHAMZAT CHIMAEV has High points with 1 and NATE DIAZ manages total 0.41 %

Submission Average/15 min.

In Submission Average/15 min., KHAMZAT CHIMAEV earned a High percentage of 2.7 then NATE DIAZ which is managing Low performance with a total difference of -1.4%

Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz Fight Prediction

There are the following categories in which we found KHAMZAT CHIMAEV better than NATE DIAZ

Strikes Landed per Min. (SLpM) 7.89%.
Striking Accuracy 0.59%
Strikes Absorbed per Min. (SApM) 4.3%
Takedown Accuracy 0.66%
Takedown Defense 1%
Submission Average/15 min 2.7%.

There are the following categories in which we found NATE DIAZ better than KHAMZAT CHIMAEV

Defense 0.52%

Is Diaz vs Chimaev fight Cancelled

The scheduled main event of Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev will no longer take place after Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds.

Chimaev and Nate Diaz were contracted for a welterweight bout to headline UFC 279 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The nontitle welterweight limit is 171 pounds and Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds. Diaz was 171 pounds.