Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Daley

Completed Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Nick Diaz beat Paul Daley by knockout in the main event.
  • Gilbert Melendez beat Tatsuya Kawajiri by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: four knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

ND ✓

Nick Diaz vs Paul Daley

Knockout R1 4:57
PD
TK

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Gilbert Melendez

Knockout R1 3:14
Gilbert Melendez ✓
KJ

Keith Jardine vs Gegard Mousasi

Majority decision R3 5:00
Gegard Mousasi
SA ✓

Shinya Aoki vs Lyle Beerbohm

Submission R1 1:33
LB
HT

Hiroyuki Takaya vs Robert Peralta

Split decision R3 5:00
RP ✓
VZ ✓

Virgil Zwicker vs Brett Albee

Knockout R1 1:46
BA
SA

Saad Awad vs Joe Duarte

Submission R2 2:45
JD ✓
HT ✓

Herman Terrado vs AJ Matthews

Knockout R1 4:16
AM
RP ✓

Rolando Perez vs Edgar Cardenas

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
EC
CR ✓

Casey Ryan vs Paul Song

Submission R1 1:39
PS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Nick Diaz beat Paul Daley by knockout at 4:57 of round one in the main event of Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Daley at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. In the co-main event, Gilbert Melendez beat Tatsuya Kawajiri by knockout at 3:14 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in nine fights. One of the two decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Shinya Aoki, who stopped Lyle Beerbohm at 1:33 of round one, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joe Duarte's submission of Saad Awad, 7 minutes and 45 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 55 minutes of cage time.