Lightweight

Diego Ferreira

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

20-7-0

UFC

11-7-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:00
Fight Completion Rate	66.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.00
% Fights Inside the Distance	61.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	108-54 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	58-36 (61.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	50-18 (73.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	64.6%
% Time in Control	12.3%
% Time Controlled	23.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	34.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.04
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.22
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.82
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.4%
Distance Strike Defense	61.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.43
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.84
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.68
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.40
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.06
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.45

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Diego Ferreira League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Diego Ferreira
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	58.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	1:50
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	45.5%
Submission % of Wins	18.2%
Decision % of Wins	36.4%
Avg Fight Time	10:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	42.1%
Control Time/Fight	1:04

Fight History

WIN

vs. Billy Quarantillo

UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld • Aug 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Ferreira116/23649%TD 4/9Ctrl 2:47

Billy Quarantillo73/20835%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Ferreira	31/65	48%	1/1	1:49	—
	Billy Quarantillo	12/45	27%	0/1	0:06	—

R2	Diego Ferreira	46/97	47%	2/3	0:27	—
	Billy Quarantillo	32/91	35%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Diego Ferreira	39/74	53%	1/5	0:31	—
	Billy Quarantillo	29/72	40%	1/2	1:30	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Hernandez

Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva • Sep 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:46

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

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:51

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

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:50

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

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 3:26

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

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson • May 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:51

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

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy • Jan 2020Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:46

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

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:23

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

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros • Feb 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:58

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

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas • Apr 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:45

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

UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto • Aug 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:53

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

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens • Jun 2014Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 0:38

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com