Diego Ferreira

Statistic	Diego Ferreira
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	57.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	1:45
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	30.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.5

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%
Takedown Defense	39.1%
Control Time/Fight	0:30

LOSS

vs. Alexander Hernandez

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:46 • UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva • Sep 2025

Diego Ferreira23/9823%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Hernandez30/7540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	11/53	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	12/45	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	18/39	46%	0/0	0:12	1

LOSS

vs. Grant Dawson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025

Diego Ferreira41/6167%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

Grant Dawson56/9857%TD 6/11Ctrl 10:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	11/16	69%	0/0	0:00	—
	Grant Dawson	21/31	68%	3/5	3:11	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	17/28	61%	0/0	0:18	—
	Grant Dawson	21/39	54%	1/2	3:44	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	13/17	76%	0/0	0:02	—
	Grant Dawson	14/28	50%	2/4	3:55	—

WIN

vs. Mateusz Rebecki

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:51 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024

Diego Ferreira123/24151%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:12

Mateusz Rebecki52/13738%TD 4/5Ctrl 2:26KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	21/65	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	30/60	50%	0/0	1:16	1

R2	Diego Ferreira	40/79	51%	1/1	0:25	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	16/48	33%	3/4	0:55	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	62/97	64%	2/2	1:47	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	6/29	21%	1/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Michael Johnson

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:50 • UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023

Diego Ferreira30/7142%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Michael Johnson32/5855%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	24/55	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	27/46	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	6/16	38%	0/1	0:01	1
	Michael Johnson	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mateusz Gamrot

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 3:26 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021

Diego Ferreira36/10136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mateusz Gamrot25/5843%TD 4/7Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	18/56	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	14/31	45%	3/3	0:27	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	11/27	41%	1/4	0:38	—

LOSS

vs. Gregor Gillespie

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:51 • UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson • May 2021

Diego Ferreira31/6052%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:06

Gregor Gillespie45/6273%TD 4/8Ctrl 5:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	26/45	58%	0/1	0:58	—
	Gregor Gillespie	10/20	50%	3/5	1:28	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	5/15	33%	0/1	0:08	—
	Gregor Gillespie	35/42	83%	1/3	3:42	—

LOSS

vs. Beneil Dariush

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021

Diego Ferreira54/12145%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:58

Beneil Dariush62/11653%TD 5/15Ctrl 7:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	21/39	54%	0/1	0:06	—
	Beneil Dariush	29/51	57%	1/4	3:06	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	14/24	58%	0/0	0:16	—
	Beneil Dariush	10/22	45%	3/5	3:37	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	19/58	33%	0/0	0:36	—
	Beneil Dariush	23/43	53%	1/6	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Pettis

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:46 • UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy • Jan 2020

Diego Ferreira25/5347%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:54

Anthony Pettis22/4549%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	20/44	45%	2/5	2:24	—
	Anthony Pettis	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	5/9	56%	1/2	1:30	—
	Anthony Pettis	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mairbek Taisumov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019

Diego Ferreira109/32633%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19

Mairbek Taisumov51/16032%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	12/73	16%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mairbek Taisumov	19/53	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	33/108	31%	0/1	0:19	—
	Mairbek Taisumov	18/49	37%	0/2	0:01	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	64/145	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Mairbek Taisumov	14/58	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rustam Khabilov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019

Diego Ferreira83/28429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Rustam Khabilov43/14729%TD 3/12Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	25/80	31%	0/0	0:13	—
	Rustam Khabilov	13/38	34%	1/3	0:32	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	23/97	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rustam Khabilov	17/57	30%	2/3	0:05	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	35/107	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rustam Khabilov	13/52	25%	0/6	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Nelson

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:23 • UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018

Diego Ferreira54/10253%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:28

Kyle Nelson20/5040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	40/75	53%	1/3	2:21	—
	Kyle Nelson	20/49	41%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	14/27	52%	1/1	1:07	—
	Kyle Nelson	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jared Gordon

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:58 • UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros • Feb 2018

Diego Ferreira29/6048%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

Jared Gordon8/1747%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	29/60	48%	0/0	0:18	1
	Jared Gordon	8/17	47%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016

Diego Ferreira65/15243%TD 0/5Ctrl 4:03

Olivier Aubin-Mercier49/9353%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	19/51	37%	0/1	0:20	—
	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	33/75	44%	0/3	0:11	—
	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	26/45	58%	0/3	0:27	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	13/26	50%	0/1	3:32	—
	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	7/16	44%	1/2	0:20	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Poirier

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:45 • UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas • Apr 2015

Diego Ferreira20/5636%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:58

Dustin Poirier24/5048%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	20/56	36%	0/2	0:58	—
	Dustin Poirier	24/50	48%	0/0	0:46	2

LOSS

vs. Beneil Dariush

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014

Diego Ferreira21/8525%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:37

Beneil Dariush32/6847%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	10/47	21%	0/1	0:21	—
	Beneil Dariush	9/29	31%	1/1	1:01	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	1/14	7%	0/0	0:08	—
	Beneil Dariush	11/18	61%	1/3	2:55	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	10/24	42%	0/0	0:08	—
	Beneil Dariush	12/21	57%	1/2	3:57	—

WIN

vs. Ramsey Nijem

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:53 • UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto • Aug 2014

Diego Ferreira25/7036%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46KD 1

Ramsey Nijem18/5831%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	14/53	26%	0/0	0:35	—
	Ramsey Nijem	16/45	36%	2/3	0:49	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	11/17	65%	0/0	0:11	1
	Ramsey Nijem	2/13	15%	0/1	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Colton Smith

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 0:38 • UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens • Jun 2014

Diego Ferreira7/1070%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:10

Colton Smith2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	7/10	70%	1/1	0:10	—
	Colton Smith	2/3	67%	0/0	0:10	—