The 10 most overrated fighters in UFC history

#9 Nick Diaz

Nick Diaz is overrated by his huge fanbase

Only a fool would deny that Nick Diaz is – or was, at least – a legitimate elite-level Welterweight both in and outside the UFC, so you simply can’t argue that he’s been overrated at any stage of his career by regular fans.

Unfortunately, he’s been so heavily overrated by other sources that he belongs firmly on this list.

Firstly, he’s one of those rare fighters with legions of online fanboys who seem to feel that he’s never truly lost a fight in his career – even ones that seemed like clear-cut losses such as his fights with Sean Sherk or Diego Sanchez.

His loss to Carlos Condit, which saw Diaz basically outplayed for five rounds, was treated with particular disdain by this crowd.

Secondly, it feels like the UFC itself seems to overrate his skills, more so because he draws in the fans.

He was granted a fair title shot after coming over from StrikeForce and defeating BJ Penn, but lost pretty firmly to Condit and then sat a year out – only to somehow be rewarded with another title shot upon his return.

He lost that one too, beaten comfortably by Georges St-Pierre, but after another year on the shelf he was back in another big fight with Anderson Silva.

Even now, Diaz is still talked about as a title contender at 170lbs despite his last win coming in October 2011 – almost seven years ago!

Diaz was a tremendously skilled fighter in his prime, but simply doesn’t belong in any sort of title discussion these days, and to that end, he’s become firmly overrated by the UFC brass and by his fanbase.