Diego Ferreira
LightweightRecord: 20-7-0
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- Team Team Ferreira BJJ- Pharr, TX
- From Terra Nova, Brazil
- UFC debut Jun 2014
- Active
Height
5'9"
Weight
156 lb
Reach
74"
Leg reach
40.5"
Stance
—
Style
MMA
Age
41
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
41%
Sig. strikes landed
892 of 2,187
Landed per min
4.95
Absorbed per min
3.58
Strike defence
57%
Knockdown avg
0.25
Grappling
Takedown accuracy
3%
Takedowns landed
1 of 39
Takedown defence
58%
Takedowns per 15 min
1.08
Submissions per 15 min
0.50
Avg fight time
10:00
Strikes by target
Head
72%
Body
21%
Leg
7%
Strikes by position
Standing
79%
Clinch
7%
Ground
15%
Wins by method · 4 first-round finishes
KO/TKO
5
Submission
7
Decision
8
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Fights in UFC
18 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Billy Quarantillo | Win | Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Alexander Hernandez | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 3:46 | Noche UFC |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Grant Dawson | Loss | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 311 |
| May 11, 2024 | Mateusz Rębecki | Win | KO/TKO, R3 4:51 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento |
| May 19, 2023 | Michael Johnson | Win | KO/TKO, R2 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Mateusz Gamrot | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 3:26 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus |
| May 7, 2021 | Gregor Gillespie | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 4:51 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Beneil Dariush | Loss | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Anthony Pettis | Win | SUB, R2 1:46 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Mairbek Taisumov | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Rustam Khabilov | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Kyle Nelson | Win | KO/TKO, R2 1:23 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Jared Gordon | Win | KO/TKO, R1 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Dustin Poirier | Loss | KO/TKO, R1 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Beneil Dariush | Loss | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Ramsey Nijem | Win | KO/TKO, R2 1:53 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Colton Smith | Win | SUB, R1 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens |