Diego Nunes vs Nik Lentz

Diego Nunes is 25-10-0; Nik Lentz is 30-12-2. Diego Nunes is 1 year older than Nik Lentz. Nik Lentz has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Diego Nunes. Nik Lentz is 2" · 5 cm taller than Diego Nunes. They have met once: Diego Nunes 0, Nik Lentz 1.

Diego Nunes

“The Gun” · 25-10-0

Met once

Nik Lentz

“The Carny” · 30-12-2

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Style & credentials

Diego Nunes

No background on record

Camp · Evolucao Thai

Nik Lentz

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ

—Purple belt · BJJ
2003Bronze · State HSyouth · MSHSL Class AAA, 152 lb
—Bloomington Jefferson High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · -2003
—University of MinnesotaWrestling Folkstyle · 2003-2005

Camp · Sanford MMA

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

41%

Head

60%

27%

Body

25%

32%

Leg

15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Diego Nuneslast 6 fights

69%22%9%

Nik Lentzlast 24 fights

60%20%20%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Diego Nunes Nik Lentz

Strikes landed / min

2.963.44

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Diego Nunes · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersNik Lentz · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.223.25

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Diego Nunes · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersNik Lentz · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.833.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Diego Nunes · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersNik Lentz · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

56%33%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Diego Nunes · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersNik Lentz · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

71%44%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Diego Nunes · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersNik Lentz · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.001.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Diego Nunes · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersNik Lentz · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1503 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.96

Strikes landed / min

3.44

3.22

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.25

0.83 / 1.5

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.30 / 10.0

56%

Takedown accuracy

33%

71%

Takedown defence

44%

1:53

Control time / fight

4:01

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Diego Nunes6 UFC fights · 299 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

26%78/374

12%37/63

26%79/119

Clinch

8%25/50

11%34/38

3%9/9

Ground

9%28/40

2%5/5

1%4/4

Nik Lentz25 UFC fights · 1041 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

39%404/1349

14%148/205

10%107/136

Clinch

7%74/159

8%88/104

4%38/41

Ground

14%150/196

3%30/32

0%2/3

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Diego Nunes21 of 35 ended early · 60%14 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

12 early stoppages have no logged time

Nik Lentz24 of 44 ended early · 55%20 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

15 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Diego Nunes3-2

W
Kiichi Kunimoto
FIRE CAGE FC 1· Feb 22, 2025
TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Welterweight
W
Mauricio Otalora
Cage FS 15· Mar 15, 2024
Submission · R1 · 0:46 · Lightweight
L
Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues
Falcon MMA 2· Nov 4, 2023
Disqualification · R1 · Lightweight
L
Ronys Torres
Centurion FC· May 26, 2023
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Simon Skold
Superior Challenge 19· May 11, 2019
Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Featherweight

Full record · 35 fights

L
Yusuke Yachi
RIZIN 10· May 6, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Corneliu Rotaru Lascar
RXF 29: MMA Allstars 4· Dec 18, 2017
Submission · R3 · 4:45 · Lightweight
W
Michel Ersoy
Superior Challenge 16· Dec 2, 2017
Submission · R2 · 0:54 · Featherweight
W
Radu Mihaita
Magnum FC 2· Jul 22, 2017
TKO · R1 · 0:25 · Lightweight
L
Rasul Mirzaev
Fight Nights Global 51· Sep 25, 2016
TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Featherweight
W
Joachim Hansen
Superior Challenge 11· Nov 29, 2014
TKO · R2 · 1:51 · Featherweight
L
Matt Bessette
Bellator MMA: Bellator 110· Feb 28, 2014
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Patricio Pitbull
Bellator MMA: Bellator 99· Sep 12, 2013
KO · R1 · 1:19 · Featherweight
L
Nik Lentz
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping· Jan 19, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Bart Palaszewski
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot· Oct 5, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Dennis Siver
UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva· Apr 15, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Manvel Gamburyan
UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem· Dec 30, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Kenny Florian
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin· Jun 11, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Mike Brown
UFC 125: RESOLUTION· Jan 1, 2011
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Tyler Toner
WEC 51: Aldo vs Gamburyan· Sep 29, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Raphael Assuncao
WEC 49: Varner vs Shalorus· Jun 19, 2010
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
L.C. Davis
WEC 44: Brown vs Aldo· Nov 17, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Rafael Dias
WEC 42: Torres vs Bowles· Aug 8, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Cole Province
WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia· Dec 2, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Marcelo França
Shooto Brasil· Aug 30, 2008
Submission
W
Henrique Mello
Rio de Janeiro Regional· May 2, 2007
TKO
W
Luciano dos Santos
Santa Catarina Regional· Sep 16, 2006
Submission
W
Jetron Pereira
Storm Samurai· Jan 28, 2006
Submission
W
TBA
Santa Catarina Regional· Nov 26, 2005
Submission
W
TBA
Brazil Regional· May 29, 2005
Submission
W
Jorge Velho
Rio Grande do Sul Regional· Mar 19, 2005
TKO
W
Giovani Diniz
Rio Grande do Sul Regional· Jan 31, 2005
TKO
W
Lindomar Silva
Brazil Regional· Oct 28, 2004
Submission
W
TBA
Brazil Regional· Jul 18, 2004
TKO
W
Jorge Velho
Rio Grande do Sul Regional· May 15, 2004
TKO

Nik Lentz2-3

L
Movsar Evloev
UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2· Jan 24, 2021
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
L
Arnold Allen
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos· Jan 25, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Charles Oliveira
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee· May 18, 2019
TKO · R2 · 2:11 · Lightweight
W
Scott Holtzman
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez· Feb 17, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Gray Maynard
UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor· Oct 6, 2018
TKO · R2 · 1:19 · Lightweight

Full record · 45 fights

L
David Teymur
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs Moraes· Jun 1, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Will Brooks
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura· Nov 19, 2017
Submission · R2 · 2:05 · Lightweight
L
Islam Makhachev
UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie· Feb 11, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Michael McBride
UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem· Sep 10, 2016
TKO · R2 · 4:17 · Lightweight
W
Danny Castillo
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Charles Oliveira
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves· May 30, 2015
Submission · R3 · 1:10 · Featherweight
W
Manvel Gamburyan
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Chad Mendes
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Benavidez 2· Dec 14, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Hacran Dias
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold· May 18, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Diego Nunes
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping· Jan 19, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Eiji Mitsuoka
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II· Aug 11, 2012
TKO · R1 · 3:45 · Featherweight
L
Evan Dunham
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis· Jan 28, 2012
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Mark Bocek
UFC 140: Jones vs Machida· Dec 10, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
NC
Charles Oliveira
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry· Jun 26, 2011
· R2 · 1:48 · Lightweight
W
Waylon Lowe
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis· Mar 26, 2011
Submission · R3 · 2:24 · Lightweight
W
Tyson Griffin
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida· Nov 20, 2010
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Andre Winner
UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2· Aug 28, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Rob Emerson
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi· Mar 31, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
D
Thiago Tavares
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz· Jan 11, 2010
DRAW · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Rafaello Oliveira
UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort· Sep 19, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Nick Walker
Extreme Challenge· May 30, 2009
TKO
W
Drew Fickett
Extreme Beatdown· Mar 21, 2009
DEC
W
Sam Rauch
Extreme Beatdown· Oct 11, 2008
DEC
W
Dan Loman
Brutaal Genesis MMA· Sep 5, 2008
Submission
W
Travis Perzynski
Brutaal Genesis MMA· May 2, 2008
Submission
W
Scotty Bickerstaff
Xtreme Fighting Organization· Feb 23, 2008
TKO
D
Kyle Jensen
Cage Fighting Xtreme· Nov 29, 2007
DRAW
W
Gabe Wallbridge
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Aug 2, 2007
Submission
L
Mark Moreno
X-1 World Events 9· Mar 17, 2007
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Duran Barlow
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Dec 7, 2006
TKO
W
Vern Jefferson
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Sep 6, 2006
TKO
W
Carey Vanier
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Sep 6, 2006
TKO
L
Brian Green
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Aug 2, 2006
Submission
W
Chris Powers
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Jul 24, 2006
TKO
L
Sherron Leggett
Minnesota Regional· Apr 8, 2006
DEC
W
Kenneth Allen
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Feb 1, 2006
Submission
W
Derek Abram
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Dec 5, 2005
Submission
W
Nick Melton
Xtreme Kage Kombat· Oct 10, 2005
TKO
W
Anthony White
Xtreme Kage Kombat· Aug 27, 2005
Submission
W
Jake Hoyer
Ultimate Combat Sports· Jul 30, 2005
Submission

Head-to-Head History

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
Sat, Jan 19, 2013
Nik Lentz
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Diego NunesNik Lentz

WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Dec 30, 2011
Manvel Gamburyan
WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 10, 2014

Frequently asked questions

Have Diego Nunes and Nik Lentz ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping (Sat, Jan 19, 2013), where Nik Lentz won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Diego Nunes and Nik Lentz?

Diego Nunes is 25-10-0 and Nik Lentz is 30-12-2.

Who has the longer reach, Diego Nunes or Nik Lentz?

Nik Lentz has the longer reach: 68" · 173 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Diego Nunes, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Diego Nunes or Nik Lentz?

Nik Lentz is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Diego Nunes stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Diego Nunes or Nik Lentz?

Diego Nunes is 43 and Nik Lentz is 42.

Who has more finishes, Diego Nunes or Nik Lentz?

Diego Nunes has 18 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Nik Lentz has 19 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission).

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