Diego Ferreira

OctagonStats Rating 1566

11-7-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach74" (188 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJan 18, 1985

Age41

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.95

Str. Acc40%

SApM3.58

Str. Def57%

TD Avg1.08

TD Acc33%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.5

Recent form

W L L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

18 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

5 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate64%

Times finished57%

StreakW1

Best streak6

Avg fight10:00

Octagon time3h 0m

Opp win%73%

ActiveJun. 28, 2014 – Aug. 08, 2026 (13y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Diego Ferreira is a 20-7-0 striker. 63% finish rate.

Diego debuted Jun. 28, 2014 vs Colton Smith (win). Longest win streak: 6. 13 years active (Jun. 28, 2014–Aug. 08, 2026).

Best wins: Mairbek Taisumov (U-DEC R3, Sep. 07, 2019); Rustam Khabilov (U-DEC R3, Feb. 23, 2019); Mateusz Rebecki (KO/TKO Punches R3, May. 11, 2024).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Aug. 08, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld	W Billy Quarantillo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	116 73	4 1	0 0
Sep. 13, 2025	Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva	L Alexander Hernandez	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:46	0 1	23 30	0 0	0 0
Jan. 18, 2025	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	L Grant Dawson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	41 56	0 6	0 0
May. 11, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento	W Mateusz Rebecki	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:51	0 1	123 52	3 4	0 0
May. 20, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill	W Michael Johnson	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:50	1 0	30 32	0 0	0 0
Dec. 18, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus	L Mateusz Gamrot	KO/TKO Knee	2	3:26	0 0	36 25	0 4	0 0
May. 08, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson	L Gregor Gillespie	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:51	0 0	31 45	0 4	0 0
Feb. 06, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	L Beneil Dariush	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	54 62	0 5	0 0
Jan. 18, 2020	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy	W Anthony Pettis	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:46	0 0	25 22	3 0	1 0
Sep. 07, 2019	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier	W Mairbek Taisumov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	109 51	0 0	0 0
Feb. 23, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos	W Rustam Khabilov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	83 43	0 3	1 0
Dec. 08, 2018	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega	W Kyle Nelson	KO/TKO Punches	2	1:23	0 0	54 20	2 0	1 0
Feb. 18, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros	W Jared Gordon	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:58	1 0	29 8	0 0	0 0
Jan. 30, 2016	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader	W Olivier Aubin-Mercier	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	65 49	0 1	0 0
Apr. 04, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas	L Dustin Poirier	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:45	0 2	20 24	0 0	0 0
Oct. 25, 2014	UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2	L Beneil Dariush	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 32	0 3	0 0
Aug. 30, 2014	UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto	W Ramsey Nijem	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:53	1 0	25 18	0 2	2 0
Jun. 28, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens	W Colton Smith	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	0:38	0 0	7 2	1 0	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.