Diego Ferreira
UFC record 11-7-0 · professional record 19-7-0
- Age
- 41 (born Jan 18, 1985)
- Height
- 175 cm (5' 9")
- Reach
- 188 cm (74")
- Leg reach
- 103 cm (41")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 155 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Active
- Style
- MMA
- Gym
- Team Ferreira BJJ- Pharr, TX
- UFC debut
- Jun 28, 2014
- Last fight
- Aug 8, 2026
8 fight-night bonuses: 4 Performance of the Night, 4 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.95
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 40%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.58
- Sig. strike defence
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.08
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- Takedown defence
- 58%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.50
- Knockdowns
- 3
- Sig. strikes landed
- 892
- Takedowns landed
- 13
- Total fight time
- 3h 00m 07s
- Control time
- 22m 10s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Billy Quarantillo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld | Aug 8, 2026 | 0 | 116 | 4 | 0 |
| L | Alexander Hernandez | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 3:46 | UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva | Sep 13, 2025 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Grant Dawson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | Jan 18, 2025 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Mateusz Rebecki | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 3 | 4:51 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | May 11, 2024 | 0 | 123 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Michael Johnson | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | May 20, 2023 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot | KO/TKO · Knee to Body On Ground | 2 | 3:26 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 18, 2021 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Gregor Gillespie | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control | 2 | 4:51 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | May 8, 2021 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Beneil Dariush | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Anthony Pettis | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:46 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Jan 18, 2020 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Mairbek Taisumov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Sep 7, 2019 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Rustam Khabilov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | Feb 23, 2019 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Kyle Nelson | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 2 | 1:23 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Dec 8, 2018 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 1 |
| W | Jared Gordon | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Feb 18, 2018 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader | Jan 30, 2016 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | Apr 4, 2015 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Beneil Dariush | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | Oct 25, 2014 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ramsey Nijem | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:53 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto | Aug 30, 2014 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Colton Smith | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens | Jun 28, 2014 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |