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Diego Ferreira
Country
BrazilRecord
20-7
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
74"
Age
41
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
8 of 12 wins inside the distance · 46th percentile
Stopped in 21% of bouts — 4 of 19 · 34th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
9:50
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
0
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 19 bouts on record, not the full 27-fight career
Strikes & grappling
776 landed from 1951 attempts — 40% accuracy · 42nd percentile
9 landed from 30 attempts — 30% accuracy · 33rd percentile
3 in 17 statted bouts · 25th percentile
9m of 2h 45m fought · 13th percentile
Head 71%
Body 22%
Leg 7%
Of 776 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 17 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 45m of fight time, of the 19 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Billy Quarantillo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Alexander Hernandez | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 3:46 | Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Grant Dawson | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano |
| May 11, 2024 | Mateusz Rębecki | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 4:51 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento |
| May 20, 2023 | Michael Johnson | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Mateusz Gamrot | LOSS | KOKnee | R2 · 3:26 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus |
| May 8, 2021 | Gregor Gillespie | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 4:51 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Beneil Dariush | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Anthony Pettis | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:46 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Mairbek Taisumov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Rustam Khabilov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Kyle Nelson | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 1:23 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Jared Gordon | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros |
| Jan 31, 2016 | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Dustin Poirier | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Beneil Dariush | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Ramsey Nijem | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:53 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto |
| Jun 28, 2014 | Colton Smith | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Danny Salinas | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 · 1:41 | STFC 23: Trevino vs. Dailey |
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alexander Hernandez
KOPunchesR2 · 3:46
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Mateusz Rębecki
KOPunchesR3 · 4:51
Michael Johnson
KOPunchR2 · 1:50
LOSS
KOKneeR2 · 3:26
Gregor Gillespie
KOPunchesR2 · 4:51
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Anthony Pettis
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:46
Mairbek Taisumov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Rustam Khabilov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Kyle Nelson
KOPunchesR2 · 1:23
Jared Gordon
KOPunchR1 · 1:58
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Dustin Poirier
KOPunchR1 · 3:45
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ramsey Nijem
KOPunchR2 · 1:53
Colton Smith
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 0:38
Danny Salinas
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 1:41
How the wins came
Record
20
Wins
7
Losses
0
Draws
9:50
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
0
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Diego Ferreira’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 19 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.