We all know Nate Diaz, the American mixed martial artist since his fight on March 5, 2016, against Notorious Conor McGregor in the UFC 196, in which he shocked the world by coming out victorious by submission in the second round.
Professional since 2004, Nate Diaz stats shows up 19 wins out of 30 matches. With his bouts, Nate is estimated to have earned over $4 million in his career and is currently estimated to be enjoying the net worth of $2 million. Well, let's dig out further details of Nate's career, net worth, and earnings.
Well, after 2-years lay off, Nate Diaz's return was announced on August 3, 2018, where he will fight against Dustin Poirier in a Lightweight bout at UFC 230.
Though, after Nate refused to fight for anything less than $20 million, his pay rise is reported to be increased.
I’m not fighting on that show fuk the @ufc
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 3, 2018
As of 2018, Nate has an estimated net worth of $2 million which will probably see his flying net worth if he fights and wins the match at UFC 230.
In his match against Conor McGregor with a net worth of $85 million, he made a sum total of $2.07 million.
Nate is currently 33 years of age and has made 30 octagon appearances, winning 19 of them, and losing 11 matches in total. Probably, this guy is going to rocket the success in future days.
EVENT | DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | EARNINGS |
UFC 202 | August 20, 2016 | Conor McGregor | LOSS | $2,070,000 ($2,000,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $20,000 Reebok sponsorship) |
UFC 196 | March 5, 2016 | Conor McGregor | WIN | $620,000 ($500,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $20,000 Reebok sponsorship) |
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 | December 19, 2015 | Michael Johnson | WIN |
$110,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $20,000 Reebok sponsorship) |
UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic | December 13, 2014 | Rafael dos Anjos | LOSS | $16,000 ($20,000 to show, fined $4,000 for missing weight) |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | November 30, 2013 | Gray Maynard | WIN | $80,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus) |
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez | April 20, 2013 | Josh Thomson | LOSS | $15,000 |
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | December 8, 2012 | Benson Henderson | LOSS | $50,000 |
UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller | May 5, 2012 | Jim Miller | WIN | $147,000 ($41,000 to show, $41,000 win bonus, $65,000 Submission of the Night bonus) |
UFC 141 | December 30, 2011 | Donald Cerrone | WIN |
$149,000 ($37,000 to show, $37,000 win bonus, $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus) |
UFC 135 | September 24, 2011 | Takanori Gomi | WIN | $141,000 ($33,000 to show, $33,000 win bonus, $75,000 Submission of the Night bonus) |
UFC 129 | April 30, 2011 | Rory MacDonald | LOSS | $33,000 |
UFC 125 | January 1, 2011 | Dong Hyun Kim | LOSS | $33,000 |
UFC 118 | August 28, 2010 | Marcus Davis | WIN | $120,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 Fight of the Night bonus) |
UFC 111 | March 27, 2010 | Rory Markham | WIN | $49,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $1,000 from Markham for missing weight) |
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz | January 11, 2010 | Gray Maynard | LOSS | $24,000 |
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard | September 16, 2009 | Melvin Guillard | WIN | $78,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $30,000 Submission of the Night bonus) |
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | June 20, 2009 | Joe Stevenson | LOSS | $45,000 ($20,000 to show, $25,000 Fight of the Night bonus)* |
UFC 94 | January 31, 2009 | Clay Guida | LOSS | $85,000 ($20,000 to show, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus) |
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | September 17, 2008 | Josh Neer | WIN | $70,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $30,000 Fight of the Night bonus) |
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon | April 2, 2008 | Kurt Pellegrino | WIN | $50,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus) |
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | January 23, 2008 | Alvin Robinson | WIN | $70,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $40,000 Submission of the Night bonus) |
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian | September 19, 2007 | Junior Assunção | WIN | $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus) |
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | June 23, 2007 | Manvel Gamburyan | WIN | $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus) |
WEC 24 | October 12, 2006 | Hermes França | LOSS | -- -- -- |
Warrior Cup | August 12, 2006 | Dennis Davis | WIN | -- -- -- |
WEC 21 | June 15, 2006 | Joe Hurley | WIN | -- -- -- |
WEC 20 | May 5, 2006 | Gil Rael | WIN | -- -- -- |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie | March 10, 2006 | Tony Juares | WIN | -- -- -- |
Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | August 27, 2005 | Koji Oishi | LOSS | -- -- -- |
WEC 12 | October 21, 2004 | Alejandro Garcia | WIN | x -- -- -- |
Many of us are not aware that Nate Diaz is the younger brother of former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and WEC Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz.
Nate along with his brother Nick Diaz co-owns martial school named Brazilian jiu-jitsu that is based in California. The school has helped a lot to contribute to his growing net worth.
The Diaz brothers are venturing into the world of entrepreneurship, and have started by auctioning of cigarettes & marijuana and selling of pipes & rolling papers.
Previously signed with World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and Pancrase, the UFC star Nate Diaz holds the record for the highest UFC pay-per-view along with McGregor at UFC 202.
We wish him best and hope to see his throwing power punch soon. Stay tuned.