Featherweight

Diego Lopes

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

28-8-0

UFC

7-3-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:42
Fight Completion Rate	65.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.34
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	79-22 (78.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	46-16 (74.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	33-6 (84.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	76.2%
% Time in Control	10.9%
% Time Controlled	12.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.58
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.11
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.52
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.2%
Distance Strike Defense	50.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.13
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.84
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.74
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	9.38
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.95

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 Featherweight field

Diego Lopes 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 Lopes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Strike Differential	-0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.7%
Takedown Defense	74.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	1:38
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	57.1%
Submission % of Wins	14.3%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	11:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%
Takedown Defense	85.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:29

Fight History

WIN

vs. Steve Garcia

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:42

Diego Lopes24/6636%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Steve Garcia47/10445%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	6/32	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Steve Garcia	23/57	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Lopes	18/34	53%	0/0	0:05	1
	Steve Garcia	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—

WIN

vs. Jean Silva

Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva • Sep 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:48

Diego Lopes74/13555%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:40KD 1

Jean Silva43/9147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	43/77	56%	1/1	1:58	—
	Jean Silva	10/20	50%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Diego Lopes	31/58	53%	2/3	0:42	1
	Jean Silva	33/71	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Diego Lopes63/19432%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Alexander Volkanovski158/25961%TD 1/11Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	27/44	61%	1/3	0:58	—

R2	Diego Lopes	16/33	48%	0/0	0:02	1
	Alexander Volkanovski	24/52	46%	0/2	0:20	—

R3	Diego Lopes	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	25/45	56%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Diego Lopes	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	39/57	68%	0/3	0:00	—

R5	Diego Lopes	14/59	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	43/61	70%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Ortega

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Lopes106/20651%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:45

Brian Ortega63/19532%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	29/57	51%	1/1	2:03	—
	Brian Ortega	15/45	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Lopes	22/46	48%	0/0	0:07	—
	Brian Ortega	16/48	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Diego Lopes	55/103	53%	0/0	0:35	—
	Brian Ortega	32/102	31%	0/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Dan Ige

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 • Jun 2024Catchweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Lopes49/10049%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:06

Dan Ige42/7755%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	22/47	47%	0/0	0:23	—
	Dan Ige	9/24	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Diego Lopes	12/16	75%	0/0	3:10	—
	Dan Ige	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Diego Lopes	15/37	41%	1/3	0:33	—
	Dan Ige	25/41	61%	0/0	1:39	—

WIN

vs. Sodiq Yusuff

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:29

Diego Lopes26/3281%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34KD 2

Sodiq Yusuff2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	26/32	81%	0/0	0:34	2
	Sodiq Yusuff	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Pat Sabatini

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:30

Diego Lopes13/1872%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Pat Sabatini7/1258%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	13/18	72%	0/1	0:02	1
	Pat Sabatini	7/12	58%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gavin Tucker

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font • Aug 2023Featherweight

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:38

Diego Lopes0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gavin Tucker0/60%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gavin Tucker	0/6	0%	1/1	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Movsar Evloev

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Lopes37/6954%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

Movsar Evloev88/12968%TD 4/7Ctrl 8:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	17/27	63%	0/0	0:25	—
	Movsar Evloev	16/22	73%	1/2	3:34	—

R2	Diego Lopes	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	39/66	59%	1/1	2:20	—

R3	Diego Lopes	10/18	56%	0/0	0:16	—
	Movsar Evloev	33/41	80%	2/4	2:36	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Joanderson Brito

DWCS 5.1 • Aug 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 0:12

Diego Lopes20/4050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joanderson Brito44/7459%TD 3/4Ctrl 7:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joanderson Brito	25/44	57%	1/2	3:55	—

R2	Diego Lopes	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joanderson Brito	19/30	63%	2/2	3:52	—

R3	Diego Lopes	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joanderson Brito	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

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