Fighter profile

Diego Ferreira

Lightweight · UFC record 11-7 · 18 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 8 Aug 2026

Volume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)82

Power74

Striking defense76

Takedown defense69

WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (18 detailed fights; as of Sat 8 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED69.5

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: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 41

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

18 detailed UFC fights · 41 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 8 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.7per round

Striking differential+6.0per round

Takedown attempts0.95per round

Takedown defense58.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate63.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.0
Striking accuracy: 40.8%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.07
Target: head / body / leg: 72.0% / 21.2% / 6.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 78.8% / 6.5% / 14.7%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.95
Takedowns landed per round: 0.32
Takedown accuracy: 33.3%
Takedown defense: 58.2%
Control time per round: 0:32
Submission attempts per round: 0.15
Reversals per round: 0.12

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 11-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 63.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 2 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 3 / 4
Average fight time: 10:49 (over 16 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 Ferreira — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 8 Aug 2026	Billy Quarantillo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
Sat 13 Sep 2025	Alexander Hernandez	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:46	Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 18 Jan 2025	Grant Dawson	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Sat 11 May 2024	Mateusz Rebecki	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:51	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Sat 20 May 2023	Michael Johnson	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:50	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill

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Diego Ferreira — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Dec 2021	Mateusz Gamrot	L	KO/TKO Knee	R2 3:26	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Sat 8 May 2021	Gregor Gillespie	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:51	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Beneil Dariush	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Sat 18 Jan 2020	Anthony Pettis	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:46	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Sat 7 Sep 2019	Mairbek Taisumov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Sat 23 Feb 2019	Rustam Khabilov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Sat 8 Dec 2018	Kyle Nelson	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:23	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Sun 18 Feb 2018	Jared Gordon	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:58	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Sat 30 Jan 2016	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
Sat 4 Apr 2015	Dustin Poirier	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:45	UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Sat 25 Oct 2014	Beneil Dariush	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Sat 30 Aug 2014	Ramsey Nijem	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:53	UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto
Sat 28 Jun 2014	Colton Smith	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 0:38	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens

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