Featherweight

Diego Nunes

Last fought: Jan 2013

RECORD

Pro

19-7-0

UFC

3-3-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:00
Fight Completion Rate	100.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.00
% Fights Inside the Distance	0.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	28-17 (62.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	3-6 (33.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	25-11 (69.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.4%
% Time in Control	12.5%
% Time Controlled	29.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.48
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.67
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.82
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.2%
Distance Strike Defense	71.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.90
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.86
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	6.57
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.32

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 Nunes 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 Nunes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	55.6%
Takedown Defense	71.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:52
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	69.8%
Control Time/Fight	1:49

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Nik Lentz

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping • Jan 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes18/3256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nik Lentz56/7476%TD 10/21Ctrl 12:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nik Lentz	25/28	89%	5/10	4:24	—

R2	Diego Nunes	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nik Lentz	19/25	76%	1/2	4:14	—

R3	Diego Nunes	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nik Lentz	12/21	57%	4/9	3:32	—

WIN

vs. Bart Palaszewski

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes61/13745%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:51KD 2

Bart Palaszewski37/11931%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	19/30	63%	1/1	4:17	1
	Bart Palaszewski	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Nunes	15/37	41%	2/2	1:20	—
	Bart Palaszewski	13/38	34%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Diego Nunes	27/70	39%	0/3	0:14	1
	Bart Palaszewski	22/75	29%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Dennis Siver

UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva • Apr 2012Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes49/12539%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dennis Siver68/20333%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	18/40	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dennis Siver	21/54	39%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	Diego Nunes	9/38	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dennis Siver	22/70	31%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Diego Nunes	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dennis Siver	25/79	32%	0/3	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes42/9146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:55

Manvel Gamburyan19/5634%TD 2/17Ctrl 3:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	13/25	52%	0/0	0:04	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	8/15	53%	1/5	0:52	—

R2	Diego Nunes	10/20	50%	0/0	0:36	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	6/18	33%	1/5	2:15	—

R3	Diego Nunes	19/46	41%	0/0	0:15	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	5/23	22%	0/7	0:25	—

LOSS

vs. Kenny Florian

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes31/10430%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:19KD 1

Kenny Florian42/11138%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	15/39	38%	1/1	0:47	1
	Kenny Florian	11/37	30%	2/4	0:43	—

R2	Diego Nunes	6/25	24%	1/1	1:05	—
	Kenny Florian	9/24	38%	1/4	2:18	—

R3	Diego Nunes	10/40	25%	0/0	0:27	—
	Kenny Florian	22/50	44%	1/1	1:52	—

WIN

vs. Mike Brown

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes65/11159%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:10

Mike Brown68/11758%TD 4/16Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	18/27	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Brown	35/52	67%	2/7	2:24	—

R2	Diego Nunes	25/45	56%	0/1	0:36	—
	Mike Brown	13/35	37%	1/5	1:01	—

R3	Diego Nunes	22/39	56%	0/0	1:34	—
	Mike Brown	20/30	67%	1/4	1:28	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (5 fights)

WIN

vs. Tyler Toner

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan • Sep 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes20/4445%TD 5/9Ctrl 11:08

Tyler Toner15/3444%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	8/15	53%	1/2	4:17	—
	Tyler Toner	3/6	50%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Diego Nunes	8/12	67%	2/4	3:49	—
	Tyler Toner	4/7	57%	0/0	0:42	—

R3	Diego Nunes	4/17	24%	2/3	3:02	—
	Tyler Toner	8/21	38%	0/0	0:54	—

WIN

vs. Raphael Assuncao

WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus • Jun 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes37/12729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

Raphael Assuncao34/11530%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	16/48	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	8/40	20%	0/1	0:03	—

R2	Diego Nunes	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	14/35	40%	1/3	0:29	—

R3	Diego Nunes	11/44	25%	0/0	0:22	—
	Raphael Assuncao	12/40	30%	1/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. LC Davis

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo • Nov 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes29/5355%TD 2/7Ctrl 4:25

LC Davis51/8858%TD 9/13Ctrl 4:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	5/12	42%	0/1	1:18	—
	LC Davis	12/29	41%	4/5	1:58	—

R2	Diego Nunes	8/12	67%	1/4	2:00	—
	LC Davis	17/29	59%	1/1	0:56	—

R3	Diego Nunes	16/29	55%	1/2	1:07	—
	LC Davis	22/30	73%	4/7	1:55	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dias

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes46/10942%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Rafael Dias18/7524%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	7/22	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dias	3/14	21%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Diego Nunes	23/45	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dias	13/51	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Diego Nunes	16/42	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rafael Dias	2/10	20%	1/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cole Province

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia • Dec 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Nunes50/9453%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:27

Cole Province19/3653%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Nunes	14/28	50%	1/1	0:56	—
	Cole Province	8/16	50%	1/3	1:01	—

R2	Diego Nunes	21/34	62%	0/2	1:49	—
	Cole Province	7/10	70%	1/2	1:09	—

R3	Diego Nunes	15/32	47%	0/0	3:42	—
	Cole Province	4/10	40%	0/2	0:17	—

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