Diego Ferreira

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record11-7 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record108-54-2 (66.7%) across 18 opponents
Last 5 opponents41-27-1 (60.3%) across 5 opponents
Age41
Height5' 9"
Reach74"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.95
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.58
Striking accuracy41%
Striking defense57%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.08
Takedowns landed / attempted33%
Takedown defense58%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.50
Average fight time10 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 4 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-08Billy Quarantillo6-5Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
2025-09-13Alexander Hernandez9-7StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:46Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
2025-01-18Grant Dawson10-1-1GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
2024-05-11Mateusz Rebecki3-0GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 4:51UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2023-05-20Michael Johnson13-14StrikerWKO/TKO R2 1:50UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2021-12-18Mateusz Gamrot2-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 3:26UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-05-08Gregor Gillespie6-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 4:51UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021-02-06Beneil Dariush13-4-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-01-18Anthony Pettis9-8BalancedWSubmission R2 1:46UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
2019-09-07Mairbek Taisumov7-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
2019-02-23Rustam Khabilov9-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
2018-12-08Kyle NelsonUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 1:23UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-02-18Jared Gordon2-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 1:58UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
2016-01-30Olivier Aubin-Mercier3-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
2015-04-04Dustin Poirier8-3Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R1 3:45UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
2014-10-25Beneil Dariush2-1—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-08-30Ramsey Nijem5-3GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 1:53UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto
2014-06-28Colton Smith1-2GrapplerWSubmission R1 0:38UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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