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Diego Lopes
Brazil
Ranked #2 · FeatherweightOfficial UFC rankings
28-8-0W-L-D
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 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
- Lobo Gym 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.
- 1812
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Lopes is a finisher with an 86% finish rate. His wins break down as 12 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission and 4 by decision. He puts people to sleep and taps them out in equal measure.
- Recent Form
- Beat Steve Garcia (19-6-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Lost a unanimous decision to Alexander Volkanovski (28-4-0) in round 5. Beat Jean Silva (18-3-0) by KO/TKO in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox stance. Lands 3.79 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy and absorbs 4.65 a minute with 47% defense. Averages 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, stops 69% of takedowns, and attempts 1.3 submissions per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 12 KO/TKO (43%)
- 12 Submission (43%)
- 4 Decision (14%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 86%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
28 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.: 111-22
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1830
- Winvs Steve Garcia19-6-0 · Power Index 1771KO/TKO · R2 · 2:42Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250
- Lossvs Alexander Volkanovski29-4-0 · Power Index 1918Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
- Winvs Jean Silva18-3-0 · Power Index 1867KO/TKO · R2 · 4:48Sep 13, 2025 · Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva
- Lossvs Alexander Volkanovski29-4-0 · Power Index 1918Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Apr 13, 2025 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes
- Winvs Brian Ortega16-5-0 · Power Index 1676Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 15, 2024 · UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili
Fight stats
Stat Diego Lopes Brian Ortega Sig. strikes 106/206 63/195 Takedowns 1/1 0/2 Control time 2:45 0:06 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 29 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 55 32
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.79
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.65
- Striking defense
- 47%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.82
- Takedown accuracy
- 47%
- Takedown defense
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.30