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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Georges St-Pierre won · U-DEC R5
Elo1491
Georges St-Pierre
Elo1408
Nick Diaz

Georges St-PierrevsNick DiazUFC Prediction Result

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz · Saturday, March 16, 2013Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Official fight result

Georges St-Pierre won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupGeorges St-Pierre: WrestlervsNick Diaz: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Georges St-Pierre wins(89.0%)

Actual result: Georges St-Pierre wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Georges St-Pierre at -545 American odds

+$18 profit

$118 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Georges St-Pierre enters on a 5-fight win streak.
  • Georges St-Pierre has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Georges St-Pierre has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Nick Diaz (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Georges St-Pierre
Red Corner
VS
Nick Diaz
Blue Corner
-545
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+465
(18%)
1491
Elo
1408
45
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
6'1"
193.04 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Georges St-PierreW5 streak
oldest →
W
vs Josh Koscheck · Dec 10
W
vs Jake Shields · Apr 11
W
vs Carlos Condit · Nov 12
W
vs Johny Hendricks · Nov 13
W
SUBvs Michael Bisping · Nov 17
latest
Nick DiazL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs BJ Penn · Oct 11
L
vs Carlos Condit · Feb 12
L
KOvs Robbie Lawler · Sep 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Georges St-PierreMetricNick Diaz
3.78
Strikes / min
5.71
1.40
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
72%
Strike defense
59%
4.16
TDs / 15 min
1.28
83%
Takedown defense
60%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.38evenly matched on net striking+1.87

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1574 vs 1501Strikes55.2 vs 50.3Takedowns4.0 vs 1.2Sub Atts1.16 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs -0.1
Georges St-PierreNick Diaz

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Georges St-Pierre(7 fights)Nick Diaz(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +82.7|Blue -82.7
Recent Form
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Striker Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -287.0|Blue +287.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Georges St-PierreTargetNick Diaz

By target zone

69
56% acc · 66%
Head
19
19% acc · 46%
22
81% acc · 21%
Body
19
66% acc · 46%
14
82% acc · 13%
Leg
3
38% acc · 7%

By position

62
58% acc · 59%
Distance
24
21% acc · 59%
11
92% acc · 10%
Clinch
17
74% acc · 41%
32
65% acc · 30%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

5
Georges St-Pierre rounds
0
even
0
Nick Diaz rounds
Round 1Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns3
Control4:50
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns1
Control3:17
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns2
Control1:29
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns2
Control2:12
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 5Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns1
Control1:56
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:36Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
105 / 167
Sig Strikes
41 / 136
63.6%
Sig Str %
27.4%
210 / 285
Total Strikes
80 / 176
9 / 16
TDs
0 / 0
66%
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
13:44
Ctrl Time
0:36

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nick Diaz1 / 46 / 90 / 00
1Georges St-Pierre12 / 2154 / 683 / 30
2Nick Diaz3 / 2018 / 350 / 00
2Georges St-Pierre18 / 2941 / 581 / 10
3Nick Diaz15 / 4217 / 440 / 00
3Georges St-Pierre28 / 5440 / 672 / 50
4Georges St-Pierre24 / 3138 / 462 / 50
4Nick Diaz11 / 3817 / 440 / 01
5Nick Diaz11 / 3222 / 440 / 00
5Georges St-Pierre23 / 3237 / 461 / 20

Georges St-Pierre

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights7

Nick Diaz

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights4