Nick Diaz and Takanori Gomi brought their all-action styles together at PRIDE 33 in Las Vegas in 2007. This clip captures the pressure and chaos of their exchange before Diaz caught Gomi in a rare gogoplata. There is a record-book wrinkle: Diaz's submission was later overturned, and the official bout result is a no contest. That does not erase the sequence on the mat, but it matters when telling the story of the fight. via @knockout (PRIDE 33 footage) #NickDiaz #TakanoriGomi #PRIDE33 #Gogoplata #MMAHistory
One of the more memorable sequences in PRIDE history has been circulating again — footage from PRIDE 33 in Las Vegas in 2007, showing Nick Diaz sinking a rare gogoplata on Takanori Gomi. The clip captures the scramble and pressure that defined the fight, though the full story carries an important caveat: the submission victory was later overturned, and the bout officially stands as a no contest.
Diaz, now 43, was already known for his relentless output and unorthodox submission game by the time PRIDE 33 came around. The Stockton native carries a career record of 26-10 and brings one of the more punishing striking paces in the sport's recent history, landing 5.71 significant strikes per minute with 42 percent accuracy. At six-foot-one with a 76-inch reach, he has always had the frame and the jiu-jitsu to threaten opponents in multiple ways, averaging one submission attempt per 15 minutes across his career.
Gomi, nicknamed The Fireball Kid, was one of the most exciting lightweights in the world during the PRIDE era. The Japanese fighter, now 48, holds a career record of 35-14 and fights out of a southpaw stance at five-foot-seven with a 70-inch reach. He lands 3.81 significant strikes per minute and has long been regarded as a relentless pressure fighter capable of finishing bouts on the feet.
Why it matters
- The gogoplata remains one of the rarest finishes in professional MMA, making this sequence a genuine piece of fight history regardless of the official result.
- The no-contest ruling means neither fighter receives a win on record for the bout, a detail that often gets lost when the clip circulates.
- Both fighters were southpaws, adding a stylistic wrinkle to an already high-tempo matchup between two of the era's most aggressive competitors.
