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Diego Ferreira
Brazil
20-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 41
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Fortis MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1769
Scouting Report
- W
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- L
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ferreira is a finisher, with a 60% finish rate. His wins come from 8 decisions, 7 submissions and 5 KO/TKOs. He taps people as often as he puts them to sleep, and still grinds out rounds.
- Recent Form
- Ferreira beat Billy Quarantillo (18-8-0) by unanimous decision in round 3. Before that, he lost to Alexander Hernandez (19-9-0) by KO/TKO in round 2, and to Grant Dawson (24-3-1) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'9" with a 74" reach. He lands 4.95 significant strikes a minute at 41% accuracy, and absorbs 3.58. Strike defense sits at 57%. He shoots 1.08 takedowns per 15 minutes with 58% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (25%)
- 7 Submission (35%)
- 8 Decision (40%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 60%
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
20 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 107-45-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1779
- Winvs Billy Quarantillo18-8-0 · Power Index 1692Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 8, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld
Fight stats
Stat Diego Ferreira Billy Quarantillo Sig. strikes 116/236 73/208 Takedowns 4/9 1/3 Control time 2:47 1:48 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 31 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 46 32 Round 3 sig. strikes 39 29 - Lossvs Alexander Hernandez19-9-0 · Power Index 1769KO/TKO · R2 · 3:46Sep 13, 2025 · Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva
Fight stats
Stat Diego Ferreira Alexander Hernandez Sig. strikes 23/98 30/75 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:12 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 18 - Lossvs Grant Dawson24-3-1 · Power Index 1875Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 19, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano
Fight stats
Stat Diego Ferreira Grant Dawson Sig. strikes 41/61 56/98 Takedowns 0/0 6/11 Control time 0:20 10:50 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 21 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 21 Round 3 sig. strikes 13 14 - Winvs Mateusz Rębecki21-5-0 · Power Index 1857KO/TKO · R3 · 4:51May 11, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento
- Winvs Michael Johnson25-20-0 · Power Index 1700KO/TKO · R2 · 1:50May 20, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill
Fight stats
Stat Diego Ferreira Michael Johnson Sig. strikes 30/71 32/58 Takedowns 0/2 0/0 Control time 0:01 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 27 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 5
Career Stats
Based on 18 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.95
- Striking accuracy
- 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.58
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.08
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- Takedown defense
- 58%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.50