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Diego Lopes
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Diego Lopes

Featherweight · UFC record 7-3 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sun 14 Jun 2026

Power StrikerSubmission Hunter

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)76
Power89
Striking defense62
Takedown defense83
WrestlingProvisional measure77

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sun 14 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED86.3
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING72.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
180 cm (5'11")
Reach
183 cm (6'0")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
31

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 26 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sun 14 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.8significant, per round
Strikes absorbed21.1per round
Striking differential-3.3per round
Takedown attempts0.58per round
Takedown defense74.2%of attempts stopped
Finish rate71.4%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
17.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round
21.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-3.3
Striking accuracy
47.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
47.2%
Knockdowns per round
0.23
Target: head / body / leg
72.3% / 12.1% / 15.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
69.3% / 7.4% / 23.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.58
Takedowns landed per round
0.27
Takedown accuracy
46.7%
Takedown defense
74.2%
Control time per round
0:30
Submission attempts per round
0.31
Reversals per round
0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
7-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
71.4%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
4 · 1 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered
6 / 0
Average fight time
11:21 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Diego Lopes — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sun 14 Jun 2026Steve GarciaWKO/TKO PunchesR2 2:42UFC Freedom 250
Sat 31 Jan 2026Alexander VolkanovskiLU-DECR5 5:00UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Sat 13 Sep 2025Jean SilvaWKO/TKO PunchesR2 4:48Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 12 Apr 2025Alexander VolkanovskiLU-DECR5 5:00UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Sat 14 Sep 2024Brian OrtegaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
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Diego Lopes — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 29 Jun 2024Dan IgeWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
Sat 13 Apr 2024Sodiq YusuffWKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:29UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Sat 11 Nov 2023Pat SabatiniWKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:30UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Sat 5 Aug 2023Gavin TuckerWSUB Triangle ArmbarR1 1:38UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
Sat 6 May 2023Movsar EvloevLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

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